In the history of Joseph Smith, the prophet, written by his mother, there is a quotation made from Joseph's own history, in which he describes the appearance of the messenger to him on the night of the 21st of September, 1823. Joseph says that the messenger told him that his name was Nephi. Bro. Orson [Pratt] puts a foot-note to the name of Nephi in the extract published in Mother Smith's book, and substitutes the name of Moroni therefor, and refers to several of our works to substantiate the correction. There is really no discrepancy in the history about these names. It was Moroni who delivered the sacred records and Urim and Thummim to Joseph; but Nephi also visited him. We have carefully examined the record, and find the mistake is in Bro. Orson and not in the history; at least we cannot find it there.