Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon was published by Joseph Smith, Jr, in March 1930 in Palmyra, New York, USA. Latter-day saints (Mormons) believe that Joseph Smith translated the contents of the book from golden plates by use of "seer stones" called the Ummim and Thummin. The purpose of the book is to represent "another testimony of Jesus Christ" as it describes the history of the Nephites, an ancient people in the Americas originating from Jerusalem. Jesus Chr... More

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  • The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ,
  • The Book of Mormon

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Mormon

Mormon ( /ˈmɔrmən/) is believed by followers of Mormonism to have been the narrator of much of the Book of Mormon, a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint...

Moroni

Moroni ( /məˈroʊnaɪ/), according to the Book of Mormon, was the last Nephite prophet, historian, and military commander who lived in North America in the late...

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