Outline of the Book of Mormon
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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:
Books of the Book of Mormon[edit]
- Small Plates of Nephi
- Mormon's abridgment of
the Large Plates of Nephi
Historicity of Book of Mormon[edit]
Origin of Book of Mormon[edit]
Book of Mormon witnesses[edit]
- Main article
- 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
Prophets and People[edit]
Prophets[edit]
- List of Book of Mormon prophets
- Lehi
- Nephi
- Jacob
- Enos
- Jarom
- Omni
- Amaron
- Chemish
- 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
- Mahonri Moriancumer
- 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
- Chemish
- Gazelem
- Gid (Book of Mormon)
- Gideon (Book of Mormon)
- Hagoth
- 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
- Korihor
- 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
- Zoram
- 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
- Hagoth, People of
- Ishmaelites
- Jaredites
- King-men
- Lamanites
- Lemuelites
- 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
- Rameumptom
- Record of the Nephites
- Secret combination (Latter Day Saints)
- Three Nephites
- Tree of life vision
- Ziff (Book of Mormon)
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]
- Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
- Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
- FAIR (Faithful Answers, Informed Response)
- Interpreter Foundation
- Religious Studies Center
Publications about the Book of Mormon[edit]
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
- Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
- Studies of the Book of Mormon (book of essays)
- Sunstone (magazine)
- Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
- International Journal of Mormon Studies
- Mormon Studies Review (journal)
Book of Mormon scholars[edit]
- Paul R. Cheesman
- Terryl Givens
- Grant Hardy
- Hugh Nibley
- Daniel C. Peterson
- B. H. Roberts
- Janne M. Sjödahl
- Royal Skousen
- John L. Sorenson
- Sidney B. Sperry
Films about the Book of Mormon[edit]
List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement[edit]
- Main article
- List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement
- Original church within movement
- Church of Christ
- Churches that separated from Smith's organization prior to 1844
- Pure Church of Christ
- True Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- Lineage of Brigham Young
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- LDS-derived churches upholding polygamy after the Manifesto of 1890
- Council of Friends
- Latter Day Church of Christ (Kingston Group)
- Apostolic United Brethren (AUB)
- Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS)
- Church of the Firstborn of the Fulness of Times (LeBaron order)
- Church of Jesus Christ in Solemn Assembly
- Church of the First Born of the Lamb of God (Ervil LeBaron)
- Church of the New Covenant in Christ
- Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Peterson Group)
- School of the Prophets
- Centennial Park
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Kingdom of God (Naylor group)
- True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days (TLC)
- The Church of the Firstborn and the General Assembly of Heaven
- Church of Jesus Christ (Original Doctrine) Inc. (Blackmore Group)
- Left-of-center LDS-derived churches
- The Church of Zion (Godbeites)
- United Order Family of Christ
- Restoration Church of Jesus Christ
- Additional churches claiming lineage through Brigham Young and/or founded in the U.S. Intermountain West
- Church of the Potter Christ
- Church of the Firstborn (Morrisite)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Gibsonite)
- Kingdom of Heaven
- Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Most High
- Order of Enoch
- Third Convention
- House of Aaron
- Zion's Order, Inc.
- Perfected Church of Jesus Christ of Immaculate Latter-day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ (Bullaite)
- Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ
- Reorganized Church and other followers of Joseph Smith III ("Josephites")
- Community of Christ (formerly the RLDS)
- Church of the Christian Brotherhood
- Church of Jesus Christ Restored
- Church of Jesus Christ (Toneyite)
- Independent RLDS / Restoration Branches
- Church of Jesus Christ Restored 1830
- Church of Christ
- Church of Jesus Christ (Zion's Branch)
- Lundgren Group
- Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- Followers of Granville Hedrick ("Hedrickites")
- Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
- Church of Christ (Fettingite)
- Church of Christ at Halley's Bluff
- Church of Christ (Restored)
- Church of Christ With the Elijah Message
- Church of Christ (Hancock)
- Church of Christ
- Church of Israel
- The Church of Christ With the Elijah Message, The Assured Way of the Lord, Inc.
- Followers of Sidney Rigdon or William Bickerton ("Bickertonites")
- Church of Jesus Christ of the Children of Zion
- The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
- Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
- Primitive Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
- Followers of Alpheus Cutler ("Cutlerites")
- Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)
- True Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)
- Restored Church of Jesus Christ
- Followers of James J. Strang ("Strangites")
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)
- Holy Church of Jesus Christ
- Church of Jesus Christ (Drewite)
- True Church of Jesus Christ Restored
- Spontaneous or unknown lineage
- Independent Latter Day Saint congregations in Nigeria
- Independent Latter Day Saint congregations in Ghana
- Apostolic Divine Church of Ghana
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]
- ^ Gordon B. Hinckley, "Praise to the Man" Archived 2012-06-08 at the Wayback Machine, 1979-11-04.
- ^ Church Educational System (1996, rev. ed.). Book of Mormon Student Manual (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), ch. 6.
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]
Historic versions[edit]
- Facsimile of the 1830 edition
- RLDS 1908 Book of Mormon (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