Read "The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction" by Terryl L. Givens available from Rakuten Kobo. [Above: The Hill of Cumorah (color added -presumably as it was in Smith's day), from "Church History in the Fullness of Times," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1989: Sandra Tanner. One came from Jerusalem in 600 B.C. So begins the first book in the Book of Mormon, as the prophet Nephi brings us through the wilderness to a promised land where his family fractures rather than flourishes. Have you ever wondered why surveys show more believers do not attend church regularly than those who do? ), Now that the students have a better understanding of the importance of the keystone in an arch, ask them again how the Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion. If we can become mathematicians by studying math books and scientists by studying science books, what can we become if we study and apply the teachings of the Book of Mormon?

With over 140 million copies in print, and serving as the principal proselytizing tool of one of the world's fastest growing faiths, the Book of Mormon is undoubtedly one of the most influential religious texts produced in the western world. “There are three ways in which the Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion. ." Read this week's KnoWhy connected with the Come Follow Me curriculum, and watch a video elucidating an insight in this week's scripture reading. Church leaders in our day have also encouraged us to act on this promise by doing what Moroni has asked, which this week's episode of the Sunday on Monday s tudy group explains is to: The spirit of reverence will increase; mutual respect and consideration for each other will grow. A keystone is the central stone in an arch. With over 140 million copies in print, and serving as the principal proselytizing tool of one of the world''s fastest growing faiths, the Book of Mormon is undoubtedly one of the most influential religious texts produced in the western world. Read this week's KnoWhy connected with the Come Follow Me curriculum, and watch a video elucidating an insight in this week's scripture reading. Those who have published books under the most careful and favorable circumstances, have, to their dismay, found errors, typographical and mechanical, some of which occurred after the final examination of proof has been made. On September 21, 1823, the same Moroni, then a glorified, resurrected being, appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith and instructed him relative to the ancient record and its destined translation into the English language. Adam Smith, "Introduction" Excerpt gospeldoctrine.com 1) The Book of Mormon contains, as does the Bible, the fullness of the everlasting gospel. After Mormon completed his writings, he delivered the account to his son Moroni, who added a few words of his own and hid up the plates in the Hill Cumorah. It puts forth the doctrines of the gospel, outlines the plan of salvation, and tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come. Sensing the precariousness of wickedness, as well as trusting in the Lord’s continuous generosity, are strong Book of Mormon themes pertinent at the beginning of the twenty-first century. So it could probably be said that it was written under his direction - or something like that. Or maybe you felt as though you could improve. According to Smith, the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called “reformed Egyptian” on golden plates and it should be of similar importance as the Bible. "Taking the Book of Mormon on its own terms, Terryl Givens offers a complex, reverent analysis of a powerful epic history." Introduction The coming forth of the Book of Mormon, foretold by ancient prophets, began with an angelic visitation in 1823 to 17-year-old Joseph Smith. The Title Page of the Book of Mormon declares that its purpose, like that of the Bible, is for “the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that JESUS is … 1 In The Book of Mormon we find wonderful details about what church is supposed to be like, and how it should be run. Mormon 8:2 And now it came to pass that after the great and tremendious battle at Cumorah, behold, the Nephites which had escaped into the country southward were hunted by the Lamanites until they were all destroyed.

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