It has all the characteristics of an abridgment;
It meets all the requirements of the circumstances in the matter of names, originality in names, differences between Jaredite and Nephite names, and the custom of Hebrew peoples with reference to names;
Its governments are in harmony with the political principles of the age in which those governments are said to have existed;
The events to which importance is given are such as would be expected from the character of its writers;
The complexity of its structure is in harmony with the theory of its origin;
It meets the requirements in originality of structure, manner of coming forth, theory of peopling America, the nativity of its peoples, accounting for Christian truths in America, and in its doctrines;
Its prophecies, so many and important, so far as the wheels of time have brought them due, are fulfilled, and others are in course of fulfillment;
It deals with subjects worthy of God to reveal, and important for man to know;
It has an atmosphere about it, a spirit, that bears witness of its truth.