Book of Mormon

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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,
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Mormon

Mormon (pronounced /ˈmɔrmən/) is the narrator and namesake of the Book of Mormon. The book portrays him as a prophet-historian and a member of a tribe of...

Moroni

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