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The Book of Mormon ^[1] is one of the sacred texts of the Latter Day Saint movement. It is regarded by most, if not all, Latter Day Saint groups as divinely revealed and is named after the prophet–historian Mormon who, according to the text, compiled most of the book. It was published by the founder of the LDS movement, Joseph Smith, Jr., in March 1830 in Palmyra, New York, USA. Many religions and spiritual movements believe that their sacred texts (or scriptures) are the Word of God, often feeling that the texts are wholly divine or spiritually inspired in origin. ... The Latter Day Saint movement (a subset of Restorationism) is a group of religious denominations and adherents who follow at least some of the teachings and revelations of Joseph Smith, Jr. ... A Latter Day Saint is an adherent of the Latter Day Saint movement, a group of denominations tracing their heritage to the teachings of Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Mormon (ËˆmÊŠÉ¹.moÊŠn) is the prophet in The Book of Mormon after whom the book is named. ... Joseph Smith redirects here. ... Palmyra is a town in Wayne County, New York, USA. The population was 7,672 at the 2000 census. ...

Along with the Bible, the Book of Mormon is esteemed as part of the canon of sacred scripture by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Community of Christ, and other churches that claim Joseph Smith as their founder. In 1982, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints added the subtitle Another Testament of Jesus Christ to its editions of the book to help clarify and emphasize its purpose.^[2] For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (disambiguation). ... RLDS redirects here. ...

Origin of the Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon was first published by Joseph Smith, Jr. in March 1830 in Palmyra, New York. According to Smith's written account, the book is a translation of gold plates which contained the writings of prophets in ancient Meso-America between approximately 600 BC and AD 400. The plates were buried by Moroni, the last of these prophets, at a hill called Cumorah. Smith said that on September 22, 1827 he received the plates from an angel named Moroni and was directed to translate them using two stones called the Urim and Thummim that were deposited with the plates. In addition to Smith's account, eleven others signed affidavits that they had seen the gold plates for themselves. Their written testimonies are known as The Testimony of Three Witnesses^[3] and The Testimony of Eight Witnesses.^[4] These affidavits are published as part of the introductory pages to the Book of Mormon.^[5] Book of Mormon (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints edition) The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of Mormonism first published in Palmyra, New York, USA, in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... In the Latter Day Saint movement, the Urim and Thummim (also called Interpreters) were a set of seer stones bound by silver bows into a set of spectacles, that founder Joseph Smith, Jr. ... A monument to the Three Witnesses at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... The Eight Witnesses were one of the two groups of witnesses who signed a statement (reprinted in the Book of Mormon) stating that they had seen the golden plates which Joseph Smith, Jr. ...

Critics of the Book of Mormon claim that the book was either the original creation of Joseph Smith (with or without the assistance of one or more of his associates) or was based on a prior work such as View of the Hebrews. Unresolved issues of the book's historicity and the lack of supporting archaeological evidence have led some adherents to adopt the position that the Book of Mormon may have been the creation of Joseph Smith, but that it was nevertheless divinely inspired.^[6]

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Content

Purpose and Organization

The book's purpose, as stated on its title page, is "to show the remnant of the House of Israel what great things the Lord has done for their fathers" and to convince "Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself to all nations."^[7]

The format of the Book of Mormon is a compilation of smaller "books". Each of the books is named after the prophet or leader who is named within the text as the author. The Book of Mormon is composed of the following books:

The book's sequence is primarily chronological based on the narrative content of the book. Exceptions include the Words of Mormon and the Book of Ether. The Words of Mormon contains editorial comment by Mormon. The Book of Ether is presented as the narrative of an earlier group of people to have come to America before the immigration described in First Nephi. The books of First Nephi through Omni are written in first-person narrative, as are Mormon and Moroni. The remainder of the Book of Mormon is written in third-person historical narrative, compiled and abridged by Mormon (with Moroni abridging the Book of Ether). The First Book of Nephi (pronounced ) is the first book of the Book of Mormon. ... The Second Book of Nephi (pronounced nee-fie) is the second book of the Book of Mormon. ... The Book of Jacob is the third book of the Book of Mormon. ... The Book of Enos is the fourth book of the Book of Mormon. ... The Book of Jarom is one of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. ... The Book of Omni is one of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. ... The Words of Mormon is one of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. ... The Book of Mosiah is one of the books which make up the Book of Mormon. ... The Book of Alma is one of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. ... The Book of Helaman is one of the books of the Book of Mormon. ... Third Nephi is one of the books of the Book of Mormon. ... Fourth Nephi is one of the books of the Book of Mormon. ... The Book of Mormon is the name of a book, or division, in The Book of Mormon. ... The Book of Ether is one of books that make up the Book of Mormon. ... For people and places also called Moroni, see Moroni The Book of Moroni is the last of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. ...

The version published by the LDS Church is known as The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. In addition to the main body of the work, it contains the following:

A monument to the Three Witnesses at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... The Eight Witnesses were one of the two groups of witnesses who signed a statement (reprinted in the Book of Mormon) stating that they had seen the golden plates which Joseph Smith, Jr. ...

Chronology

The following dates, people, and authors are identified within the Book of Mormon. A more detailed description is available on a Book of Mormon chronology chart produced by the LDS Church ^[9]. This chronology outlines the major events in the history of the Book of Mormon, according to the text. ...

The books from 1 Nephi to Omni are described as being from "the small plates of Nephi". This account begins in ancient Jerusalem around 600 BC, at roughly the same time as the Book of Jeremiah in the Bible. It tells the story of Lehi, his family, and several others as they are led by God from Jerusalem shortly before the fall of that city to the Babylonians in 586 BC. They travel across the Arabian peninsula, and then to the promised land (the Americas) ^[10] by ship. These books recount the group's dealings from approximately 600 BC to about 130 BC. During this time, the community split into two main groups, the Nephites and the Lamanites, and grew into separate sizable civilizations that war with each other. For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... The Book of Jeremiah, or Jeremiah (×™Ö´×¨Ö°×žÖ°×™Ö¸×”×•Ö¼ YirmÉ™yÄhÅ« in Hebrew), is part of the Hebrew Bible, Judaisms Tanakh, and later became a part of Christianitys Old Testament. ... Lehi is a prophet in the Book of Mormon. ... This article is about the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... According to the Book of Mormon, the Nephites are a people descended from or associated with Nephi, a prophet who, according to the text, left Jerusalem at the urging of God in 600 BC[1] and traveled with his family to the Western Hemisphere, arriving in the Americas circa 589... According to the The Book of Mormon, a Lamanite is a member of one of four main groups described in the book. ...

Following this section is the Words of Mormon. This small book, said to be written in AD 385 by Mormon, is a short introduction to the books of Mosiah, Alma, Helaman, 3 Nephi, and 4 Nephi. These books are described as being abridged from a large quantity of existing records called "the large plates of Nephi" that detailed the nation's history from the time of Omni to Mormon's own life. The book of 3 Nephi is of particular importance within the Book of Mormon because it contains an account of a visit by Jesus from heaven to the Americas sometime after his resurrection at Jerusalem and ascension. During his American ministry, he repeated much of the same doctrine and instruction given in the Gospels of the Bible and established an enlightened, peaceful society which endured for several generations, but which eventually broke into warring factions again. Mormon is the name of the prophet in The Book of Mormon after whom the book is named. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas in an equal-area projection The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... A diagram of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre based on a german documentary, claimed to be the site of Calvary and the Tomb of Jesus. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... For the genre of Christian-themed music, see gospel music. ... For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ...

The book of Mormon is an account of the events during Mormon's life. Mormon received the charge of taking care of the records that had been hidden, once he was old enough. Mormon writes an account of the wars, his leading of portions of the Nephite army, and his retrieving and caring for the records. Mormon eventually is killed, after he hands down the records to his son Moroni.

Moroni then makes an abridgment (called Ether) of a record from a previous people called the Jaredites. The account describes a group of families led from the Tower of Babel ^[11] to the Americas, headed by a man named Jared and his brother. The Jaredite civilization is presented as existing on the American continent long before Lehi's family arrived in 600 BC, beginning about 2500 BC,^[12] and it was much larger and more developed. In the Book of Mormon, specifically the Book of Ether, the Jaredites are described as the descendants of Jared and his brother. ... This article is about the Biblical story. ... In the book of Ether in the Book of Mormon, Jared was the name of the primary anscestor of the Jaredites. ... Mahonri Moriancumer is the brother of Jared in the account in the Book of Ether (Chapters 1 - 6), part of the Book of Mormon. ... The Jaredites are a people written of in the Book of Mormon, principally in the Book of Ether. ...

The book of Moroni then details the final destruction of the Nephites and the idolatrous state of the remaining society. He adds a few spiritual insights and mentions some important doctrinal teachings, then closes with his testimony and an invitation to pray to God for a confirmation of the truthfulness of the account. The Adoration of the Golden Calf by Nicolas Poussin Idolatry is a major sin in the Abrahamic religions regarding image. ... In law and in religion, testimony is a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter. ... For other uses, see Prayer (disambiguation). ...

Major themes

Another Testament of Christ

The central event of the Book of Mormon is the visitation of the resurrected Jesus to the Nephites around AD 34, shortly after his ministry in Galilee.^[13] Many of the writers in the book teach about Jesus. There are 239 chapters in the Book of Mormon and 233 include Jesus Christ in some way^[14]. Look up Resurrection in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Galilee (disambiguation). ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ...

An angel prophesied to Nephi that Jesus' birth would be 600 years from the time he and his family left Jerusalem.^[15] Many prophets in the Book of Mormon, beginning with Lehi and Nephi, saw in visions the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus,^[16] and were told his name.^[17] At the time of King Benjamin, the Nephite believers were called "the children of Christ".^[18] The faithful members of the church at the time of Captain Moroni (73 BC) were called "Christians" by their enemies, because of their belief in Jesus Christ.^[19] For nearly 200 years after Jesus' appearance at the temple in the Americas,^[20] the land was filled with peace and prosperity because of the people's obedience to his commandments.^[21] Mormon worked to convince the faithless people of his time (AD 360) of Christ. Moroni buried the plates with faith in Christ.^[22] Many other prophets in the book also wrote of the reality of the Messiah. In The Book of Mormon, Nephi, the son of Lehi, is a prophet and founder of the Nephite people. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... For other senses of this word, see Prophet (disambiguation). ... Lehi refers to: Lehi, a prophet in the Book of Mormon Lehi, a city in Utah Lehi, a Zionist paramilitary group in Palestine/Israel Lehi, a location in southwest Palestine/Israel Lehi, a traditionally Mormon agricultural neighborhood in northern Mesa, Arizona This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... King Benjamin (BoM Arabic ملك بنيامين Maliki Banyāmīn) was a king from the Book of Mormon, the son of Mosiah I, and the second Nephite king of Zarahemla. ... The Book of Mormon, a book of scripture held sacred by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Mormons more generally, presents Captain Moroni (BoM Arabic موروني Mūrūnī) as a righteous Nephite military commander, who lived around 100 B.C. Captain Moroni is often erroneously confused with... The Salt Lake Temple is the most well-known Mormon Temple. ... Mormon is the name of the prophet in The Book of Mormon after whom the book is named. ... Bern Switzerland Temple Statue of Angel Moroni Moroni [mÉ”rounai], according to the Book of Mormon, was the last Nephite prophet and military commander who lived in North America in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. ... An 1893 engraving depicting Joseph Smiths description of receiving artifacts from the angel Moroni. ... In Judaism, the Messiah (Hebrew: , Standard Tiberian ; Aramaic: , ; Arabic: , ; the Anointed One) at first meant any person who was anointed with oil on rising to a certain position among the ancient Israelites, at first that of High priest, later that of King and also that of a prophet. ...

Many doctrinal teachings

The following teachings are considered especially important in the Book of Mormon:

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Religious significance

Role of the Book of Mormon in Mormonism

Role within the LDS Church

Church members officially regard the Book of Mormon as the "most correct" book of scripture, in that "a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than any other book."^[37] Joseph Smith told of receiving a revelation condemning the "whole church" for treating the Book of Mormon and the former commandments lightly^[38]--"former commandments" being understood to mean the Holy Bible. The importance of studying the Book of Mormon in addition to the Bible has been stressed by every church president since Joseph Smith.

The Book of Mormon’s significance was reiterated in the late 20th century by Ezra Taft Benson, Apostle and 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In an August 2005 Ensign message, then LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley challenged each member of the church to reread the Book of Mormon before year's end.^[39] The book’s importance is commonly stressed at the twice-yearly general conference and at special devotionals by general authorities. Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 â€“ May 30, 1994) was President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985 until his death. ... In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church. ... For other uses, see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (disambiguation). ... Ensign is an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Gordon Bitner Hinckley (born June 23, 1910) has been the fifteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since March 12, 1995. ... In Mormonism, a general conference is a meeting open to all members of a particular Latter Day Saint denomination. ... In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a general authority is a member of a select body of approximately 100 men with administrative and ecclesiastical authority in the church. ...

Role within the Community of Christ Church

The Community of Christ views the Book of Mormon as an additional witness of Jesus Christ and publishes two versions of the book through its official publishing arm, Herald House. The Authorized Edition is based on the original printer's manuscript and the 1837 Second Edition (or Kirtland Edition) of the Book of Mormon. Its content is similar to the Book of Mormon published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but the versification is different. Community of Christ also publishes a 1966 "Revised Authorized Edition" which attempts to modernize some of the language. Herald House or Herald Publishing House is the publishing division of the Community of Christ in Independence, Missouri. ... For other uses, see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (disambiguation). ...

In 2001, Community of Christ President W. Grant McMurray reflected on increasing questions about the Book of Mormon: "The proper use of the Book of Mormon as sacred scripture has been under wide discussion in the 1970s and beyond, in part because of long-standing questions about its historicity and in part because of perceived theological inadequacies, including matters of race and ethnicity."^[40]

At the 2007 Community of Christ World Conference, President Stephen M. Veazey ruled out of order a resolution to "reaffirm the Book of Mormon as a divinely inspired record". He stated that "while the Church affirms the Book of Mormon as scripture, and makes it available for study and use in various languages, we do not attempt to mandate the degree of belief or use. This position is in keeping with our longstanding tradition that belief in the Book of Mormon is not to be used as a test of fellowship or membership in the church."^[41]

Moroni's Promise

The book invites the reader to make a personal investigation into its truthfulness. The final chapter states that anyone who wants to know if the message of the Book of Mormon is true should ask God. It promises that God will give them an undeniable sign of its truthfulness.^[42] This is often referred to as Moroni's Promise. Moronis Promise generally refers to a promise made in the Book of Mormon by the prophet Moroni. ...

Historicity

Critics of the Book of Mormon's historicity focus on several major issues. Main article: Book of Mormon The question of whether the Book of Mormon is an actual historical work or a work of fiction has long been a source of contention between between members of the Latter Day Saint movement, who are likely to view the work as a history, and...

Editions

The Book of Mormon is now published by the following: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1672x2204, 566 KB) Summary photo by user Ricardo630 The Book of Mormon English Missionary Edition Soft Cover The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Book of Mormon Metadata This... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1672x2204, 566 KB) Summary photo by user Ricardo630 The Book of Mormon English Missionary Edition Soft Cover The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Book of Mormon Metadata This... For other uses, see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (disambiguation). ...

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Changes to original text

Church critics claim that the original versions of the Book of Mormon contained substantial evidence that Joseph Smith fabricated the Book of Mormon^[49]^[50] and that the church has revised the Book of Mormon to remove this evidence.^[51] The Tanners have documented almost 4,000 changes in the Book of Mormon between the 1830 edition and modern editions.^[52] These revisions include wording changes such as "King Benjamin" to "King Mosiah".^[53], adding the phrase "or out of the waters of baptism"^[54], and correction of spelling and grammatical errors. The contention is that many of the changes were systematic and are signs of fabrication. Jerald D. Tanner (June 1, 1938â€”October 1, 2006) and Sandra McGee Tanner have been prominent critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ...

Supporters of the Book of Mormon maintain that correctness refers only to the content, notably the doctrine. Since Joseph Smith later made corrections to the text of the Book of Mormon, on both copies of the manuscript (the original and the copy prepared for the printer) and in later editions, he did not consider the book to be an infallible translation as it first appeared in print. The Book of Mormon itself indicates that it may contain errors made by the men who wrote it.^[55] The vast majority of the changes noted by the Tanners have been discussed in official Church publications including the Ensign, Improvement Era, Millennial Star and Times and Seasons, and are consistent with early pre- and post-publication edits made by Joseph Smith. Some corrections were made due to earlier print or copy errors, or changes in punctuation.^[56] Ensign is an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... The New Era is an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... The Millennial Star was the longest continually published magazine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, being printed from 1840 until 1970. ... The Times and Seasons was a nineteenth-century Latter Day Saint periodical published monthly or twice-monthly at Nauvoo, Illinois, from November 1839 to February 15, 1846. ...

Since 1989, the LDS Church's Brigham Young University has been publishing a critical text edition in four volumes. Volumes 1 and 2, published in 2001, contain transcriptions of all the text variants of the English editions of the Book of Mormon, from the original manuscript up to the newest editions.^[57] Volume 4, which is being published in parts, contains a critical analysis of all the text variants. Volume 3, not yet published, will describe the history of all the English-language texts from Joseph Smith to today.^[58] , Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah, is a private coeducational school completely owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church) and run under the auspices of its Church Educational System. ...

Non-English translations

The complete Book of Mormon has been translated into 80 languages. Selections of the Book of Mormon have been translated into an additional 27 languages. In 2001, the LDS church reported that all or part of the Book of Mormon was available in the native language of 99% of Latter-day Saints and 87% of the world's total population.^[59] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... These tables show all the translations of the Book of Mormon. ... A Latter-day Saint is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and should not to be confused with the different, though similar term Latter Day Saint. ...

Translations into languages without a tradition of writing (e.g., Cakchiqel, Tzotzil) are available on audio cassette.^[60] Translations into American Sign Language are available on videocassette and DVD. It has been suggested that ASL Grammar be merged into this article or section. ...

Typically, translators are members of the LDS Church who are employed by the church and translate the text from the original English. Each manuscript is reviewed many times before it is approved and published.^[61]

In 1998, the LDS Church stopped translating selections from the Book of Mormon. The church announced that each new translation it approves will be a full edition.^[62]

Notes

^ Originally, The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi; the latest LDS Church version is entitled The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
^ The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Newsroom. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
^ Testimony of Three Witnesses
^ Testimony of Eight Witnesses
^ Joseph Smith—History 1:60
^ Grant H. Palmer. 2002. An Insider's View of Mormon Origins. Salt Lake City, Signature Books.
Brent Lee Metcalfe, ed. 1993. New Approaches to the Book of Mormon: Explorations in Critical Methodology. Salt Lake City: Signature Books.
^ Book of Mormon Title Page
^ Many of the chapter headings were written by Bruce R. McConkie, an Apostle
^ http://lds.org/gospellibrary/materials/BofMChart000.pdf
^ 1 Nephi 18
^ http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ether/1 See verse 3
^ Sacred Sites: Searching for Book of Mormon Lands. by Joseph L. Allen Published: October 2003 p.8
^ See 3 Nephi 11 to 3 Nephi 26
^ Book of Mormon Discussions 1 Nephi Chapter 1 mp3 at [1]
^ See 1 Nephi 10:4, 1 Nephi 19:8; See also 3 Nephi 1
^ 1 Nephi 11
^ Mosiah 3:8
^ Mosiah 5:7
^ Alma 46:13-15
^ 4 Nephi 22-23
^ 4 Nephi 1
^ See Book of Mormon Title page
^ See John 10:16 in the King James Version of the Bible
^ 3 Nephi 15:13-24, 3 Nephi 16:1-4, 2 Nephi 29:7-14
^ Isaiah 29:4
^ 2 Nephi 26:15-16
^ 1 Nephi 2:20; 1 Nephi 13:30; 2 Nephi 1:5; 2 Nephi 10:19; Jacob 5:43; Ether 1:38-42; Ether 2:7,10-15; Ether 9:20; Ether 10:28; Ether 13:2.
^ 1 Nephi 2:20; 1 Nephi 4:14; 2 Nephi 1:20; 2 Nephi 4:4; Jarom 1:9; Omni 1:6; Mosiah 1:7; Mosiah 2:22,31; Alma 9:13; Alma 36:1,30; Alma 37:13; Alma 38:1; Alma 48:15,25; Helaman 3:20; Helaman 5:20,22.
^ 2 Nephi 2:27
^ Mosiah 3:19; Mosiah 27:25; Alma 22:15-18; Moroni 10:34
^ 2 Nephi 2:25
^ 1 Nephi 11:22-23; 1 Nephi 8:12
^ Alma 11:42-45; Alma 40:11-23
^ 2 Nephi 9:30; Mosiah 4:26; Mosiah 18:8
^ Mosiah 2:17
^ 2 Nephi 26:33
^ History of the Church, 4:461; see also Additional Information at http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=bbd508f54922d010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=b10cd75ccbae7110VgnVCM100000176f620a____
^ http://scriptures.lds.org/dc/84/54-57#54; see also http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=0ca63219c786b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1
^ Gordon B. Hinckley (August 2005). A Testimony Vibrant and True. Ensign. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
^ McMurray, W. Grant, "They "Shall Blossom as the Rose": Native Americans and the Dream of Zion," an address delivered February 17, 2001, accessed on Community of Christ website, September 1, 2006 at http://www.cofchrist.org/docs/NativeAmericanConference/keynote.asp
^ Andrew M. Shields, "Official Minutes of Business Session, Wednesday March 28, 2007," in 2007 World Conference Thursday Bulletin, March 29, 2007. Community of Christ, 2007
^ Moroni 10:3-5
^ Citing the lack of specific New World geographic locations to search, Michael D. Coe, a prominent Mesoamerican archaeologist and Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Yale University, writes (in a 1973 volume of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought): "As far as I know there is not one professionally trained archaeologist, who is not a Mormon, who sees any scientific justification for believing [the historicity of The Book of Mormon], and I would like to state that there are quite a few Mormon archaeologists who join this group".
^ Does Archaeology Support the Book of Mormon
^ Lyle Campbell. 1979. "Middle American languages," The Languages of Native America: Historical and Comparative Assessment. Ed. Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun. Austin: University of Texas Press. Pages 902-1000.
Lyle Campbell. 1997. American Indian Languages: The Historical Linguistics of Native America. Oxford University Press.
Jorge Súarez. 1983. The Mesoamerican Indian Languages. Cambridge University Press.
^ Martha J. Macri. 1996. "Maya and Other Mesoamerican Scripts," The World's Writing Systems. Ed. Peter T. Daniels & William Bright. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pages 172-182.
^ for example, Frederika A. Kaestle and David Glenn Smith. 2001. "Ancient Mitochondrial DNA Evidence for Prehistoric Population Movement," American Journal of Physical Anthropology 115:1-12.
^ Experience Press
^ Abanes, Richard (2003). One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church. Thunder's Mouth Press, 59-80. ISBN 1568582838.
^ Tanner, Jerald and Sandra (1987). Mormonism - Shadow or Reality?. Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 50-96. ISBN 9993074438.
^ Criticism of changes to Book of Mormon.
^ 3913 Changes in The Book of Mormon Jerald and Sandra Tanner
^ Mosiah 21:28; Tanner, Jerald and Sandra (1987). Mormonism - Shadow or Reality?. Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 90. ISBN 9993074438.
^ Tanner, Jerald and Sandra (1987). Mormonism - Shadow or Reality?. Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 91. ISBN 9993074438.
^ Title Page; 1 Nephi 19:6; Jacob 1:2; 7:26; Mormon 8:1, 17; 9:31-33; 3 Nephi 8:2; Ether 5:1
^ Skousen 2001
^ Skousen May 2001;Skousen January 2001;Skousen March 2001
^ Skousen 2004;Skousen 2005;Skousen 2006
^ "Taking the Scriptures to the World", Ensign, July 2001, 24
^ Welcome
^ "Translation Work Taking Book of Mormon to More People in More Tongues," Ensign, Feb. 2005, 75–76
^ "Translation Work Taking Book of Mormon to More People in More Tongues", 6 February 2005

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Links to the text of the Book of Mormon

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