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Book of Mormon
Origin Cumorah Golden plates Joseph Smith Emma Smith Oliver Cowdery Sidney Rigdon David Whitmer Martin Harris Lucy Harris Book of Mormon witnesses Three Witnesses Eight Witnesses Spalding–Rigdon theory
Peoples Jaredites Nephites Amalekites Amlicites Zoramites Lamanites Anti-Nephi-Lehies Amulonites
Persons Aaron Abinadi Abish Ammon Angel Moroni Alma the Elder Alma the Younger Akish Amaleki (scribe) Amaleki (explorer) Amalickiah Aminadab Ammoron Ammah Amulek Brother of Jared Captain Moroni Cezoram Coriantumr (last Jaredite king) Coriantumr (Nephite dissenter) Coriantumr (son of Omer) Enos Ether Gazelem Gideon Helaman Ishmael Jacob Jared Jaredite kings Joseph King Benjamin King Noah King Mosiah I King Mosiah II Laban Lachoneus Laman and Lemuel Lamoni Lehi Limhi Mormon Moroni Moron Moronihah Mulek Nephi Nehor Omner Omni Paanchi Sam Sariah Samuel the Lamanite Shiz Teancum Three Nephites Zedekiah Zeezrom Zeram, Amnor, Manti, and Limher Zeniff Zenock
Books First Nephi Second Nephi Book of Jacob Book of Enos Book of Jarom Book of Omni Words of Mormon Book of Mosiah Book of Alma Book of Helaman Third Nephi Fourth Nephi Book of Mormon Book of Ether Book of Moroni
Geography List Ammonihah Angola Ani-Anti Antiparah Bountiful Cumeni Cumorah Jershon Moron Nahom River Sidon Valley of Alma Valley of Nimrod Waters of Mormon Zarahemla
Analysis Anachronisms Archaeology Book of Mormon and the King James Bible Criticism Historical authenticity Genetics Killing of Laban Linguistics Limited geography model Mosiah priority
Objects Liahona Plates of Nephi Record of the Nephites
Adaptations List of Book of Mormon Videos How Rare a Possession The Book of Mormon Movie Passage to Zarahemla Translations
Other Book of Mormon Historic Publication Site Curelom and cumom Deseret Engraved metal plates Gadianton robbers Lost 116 pages Monetary system Native Americans and Mormonism Pacific Islanders and Mormonism Skin color and Mormonism Urim and Thummim Reformed Egyptian Record of Zeniff Great and abominable church Secret combination Solomon Chamberlin Tree of life vision Two thousand stripling warriors
Outline of the Book of Mormon

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Book of Mormon:

The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421.^[1][2] It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith as The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi.

What "type" of thing is the Book of Mormon?[edit]

The Book of Mormon can be described as all of the following:

• Scripture –
  • Revelation (Latter Day Saints) –
    • Standard works –
      • Latter Day Saint movement and engraved metal plates –
        • Literature –
          • Book –

Books of the Book of Mormon[edit]

• Small Plates of Nephi
  • First Book of Nephi
  • Second Book of Nephi
  • Book of Jacob
  • Book of Enos
  • Book of Jarom
  • Book of Omni
  • Words of Mormon
• Mormon's abridgment of
  the Large Plates of Nephi
  • Book of Mosiah
  • Book of Alma
  • Book of Helaman
  • Third Nephi
  • Fourth Nephi
  • Book of Mormon
  • Book of Ether
  • Book of Moroni

Historicity of Book of Mormon[edit]

• Historicity of the Book of Mormon
  • Archaeology and the Book of Mormon
  • Linguistics and the Book of Mormon
  • Book of Mormon anachronisms
  • Genetics and the Book of Mormon
  • Limited geography model
  • Proposed Book of Mormon geographical setting

Origin of Book of Mormon[edit]

• Origin of the Book of Mormon
  • Golden plates
  • Book of Mormon witnesses
  • Three Witnesses
  • Eight Witnesses
  • Angel Moroni
  • Anthon Transcript
  • Reformed Egyptian
  • Spalding–Rigdon theory of Book of Mormon authorship
  • The Book of Mormon and the King James Bible
  • View of the Hebrews
  • Lost 116 pages
  • Mosiah priority

Book of Mormon witnesses[edit]

Main article

• Book of Mormon witnesses

Three Witnesses

• Three Witnesses
• Oliver Cowdery
• Martin Harris (Latter Day Saints)
• David Whitmer
• Church of Christ (Whitmerite)

Eight Witnesses

• Eight Witnesses
• Christian Whitmer
• Jacob Whitmer
• Peter Whitmer Jr.
• John Whitmer
• Hiram Page
• Joseph Smith Sr.
• Hyrum Smith
• Samuel H. Smith (Latter Day Saints)

Another Witness

• Mary Whitmer

Prophets and People[edit]

Prophets[edit]

• List of Book of Mormon prophets
  • Lehi
  • Nephi
  • Jacob
  • Enos
  • Jarom
  • Omni
  • Abinadom
  • Amaleki
  • King Benjamin
  • Mosiah
  • Abinadi
  • Alma the Elder
  • Alma the Younger
  • Sons of Mosiah
  • Omner
  • Himni
  • Amulek
  • Zeezrom
  • Helaman
  • Shiblon
  • Helaman II
  • Nephi
  • Lehi
  • Samuel the Lamanite
  • Nephi
  • Timothy
  • Nephi, son of Nephi the Disciple
  • Mathoni
  • Mathonihah
  • Kumen
  • Kumenonhi
  • Shemnon
  • Amos
  • Amos II
  • Ammaron
  • Mormon
  • Moroni
  • Brother of Jared
  • Ether

People[edit]

• List of Book of Mormon people
  • Aaron (Lamanite)
  • Aaron (Nephite)
  • Abinadom
  • Abish (Book of Mormon)
  • Aha (Book of Mormon)
  • Akish
  • Amaleki
  • Amaleki (Book of Mormon explorer)
  • Amalickiah
  • Amaron
  • Aminadab
  • Aminadi
  • Amlici
  • Ammah (Book of Mormon)
  • Ammaron
  • Ammon (Book of Mormon explorer)
  • Ammon (Book of Mormon missionary)
  • Ammoron
  • Amoron
  • Amos, son of Amos
  • Amos, son of Nephi
  • Amulek
  • Amulon
  • Antiomno
  • Antionah
  • Antionum
  • Antipus
  • Cezoram
  • Gazelem
  • Gid (Book of Mormon)
  • Gideon (Book of Mormon)
  • Helaman, son of Helaman
  • Himni
  • Ishmael (Book of Mormon)
  • Jared (founder of Jaredites)
  • Joseph (Book of Mormon)
  • King Mosiah I
  • King Mosiah II
  • King Noah
  • Laban (Book of Mormon)
  • Lachoneus
  • Laman and Lemuel
  • Lamoni
  • Limhi
  • Moron (Book of Mormon)
  • Captain Moroni
  • Moronihah
  • Mulek
  • Nehor
  • Omner
  • Omni (Book of Mormon record keeper)
  • Paanchi (Book of Mormon)
  • Pahoran
  • Sam (Book of Mormon)
  • Sariah
  • Shiblon
  • Shiz
  • Sons of Mosiah
  • Teancum
  • Zedekiah
  • Zeezrom
  • Zeniff
  • Zenos
  • Zeram, Amnor, Manti, and Limher
• Book of Mormon rulers
• Jaredite kings

Groups[edit]

• List of Book of Mormon groups
  • Amlicites
  • Amalekites
  • Amulonites
  • Anti-Nephi-Lehies, or People of Ammon
  • Gadianton robbers
  • Gentile
  • Ishmaelites
  • Jaredites
  • King-men
  • Lamanites
  • Mulekites
  • Nephites
  • Order of the Nehors
  • Stripling Warriors
  • Zarahemla
  • Zeniff, People of
  • Zoramites

Places[edit]

• List of Book of Mormon places
  • City of Aaron
  • Ablom
  • Plains of Agosh
  • Wilderness of Akish
  • Valley of Alma
  • City of Ammonihah
  • Hill Amnihu
  • Land of Amulon
  • Angola
  • Ani-Anti
  • Land of Antionum
  • Antiparah
  • Mount Antipas
  • Boaz
  • City of Bountiful (Book of Mormon)
  • Hill Comnor
  • City of Cumeni
  • Cumorah
  • Desolation
  • Land of first inheritance
  • Lehi-Nephi
  • Valley of Lemuel
  • Waters of Mormon
  • Land of Moron
  • Nahom
  • Narrow neck of land
  • Narrow strip of wilderness
  • City of Nephi
  • Land northward
  • Hill Shim
  • River Sidon
  • Land Southward
  • Zarahemla

Book of Mormon words and phrases[edit]

• Curelom and cumom
• Deseret (Book of Mormon)
• God Loveth His Children
• Great and abominable church
• Liahona (Book of Mormon)
• Parable of the Olive Tree
• Record of the Nephites
• Secret combination (Latter Day Saints)
• Three Nephites
• Tree of life vision

• Plan of salvation (Latter Day Saints)
  • Spirit world (Latter Day Saints)

Book of Mormon artifacts[edit]

• The Joseph Smith Papers
• Latter Day Saint movement and engraved metal plates
• List of plates in Mormonism
• List of references to seer stones in the Latter Day Saint movement history
• Lost 116 pages
• Urim and Thummim (Latter Day Saints)

Organizations that study the Book of Mormon[edit]

• Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
• FAIR (Faithful Answers, Informed Response)
• Interpreter Foundation
• John Whitmer Historical Association
• Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
• Religious Studies Center

Publications about the Book of Mormon[edit]

• Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
• International Journal of Mormon Studies
• Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
• Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
• Mormon Studies Review (journal)
• Studies of the Book of Mormon (book of essays)
• Sunstone (magazine)

Book of Mormon scholars[edit]

• Paul R. Cheesman
• Terryl Givens
• Grant Hardy
• Brent Metcalfe
• Hugh Nibley
• Daniel C. Peterson
• B. H. Roberts
• Janne M. Sjödahl
• Royal Skousen
• John L. Sorenson
• Sidney B. Sperry
• Dan Vogel

Films about the Book of Mormon[edit]

• LDS Church films
  • How Rare a Possession
  • Book of Mormon Videos
• LDS cinema
  • The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The Journey
  • Passage to Zarahemla

See also[edit]

• Index of articles related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Outline of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Outline of Joseph Smith
• Reformed Egyptian

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• Kern, K.C. (2007). "Book of Mormon Online". Book of Mormon Online. Book of Mormon Central.
• Bruno Hare, John. "Book of Mormon". www.sacred-texts.com. Internet Sacred Text Archive.

External links[edit]

Interactive reading[edit]

• Book of Mormon Online

Historic versions[edit]

• Facsimile of the 1830 edition
• RLDS 1908 Book of Mormon^{[permanent dead link]} (RLDS chapters and numbering)
• The Book of Mormon; An Account Written By the Hand of Mormon Upon Plates Taken From the Plates of Nephi. From the Collections at the Library of Congress

Videos[edit]

• Book of Mormon's channel on YouTube