The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. The ultimate list of lds classics every mormon should read. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Some major book of mormon figuressuch as captain moroni, ammon, pahoran, and nephihahare omitted from the list because they had prominent roles only in secular and military history. If you want to know if joseph smith was a true prophet, read the book of mormon, which he claimed. Prophet from november 23, 1918 to may 14, 1945 27 years george albert smith prophet from may 21, 1945 to april 4, 1951 6 years david o.
This article lists the presidents of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church. We have tons of great book of mormon study helps and resources here at. It is the word of god and, like the bible, gives us guidance and inspiration in our daily lives. They believe that a prophet of god currently leads the. The book of mormon resembles the bible in its length and complexity and in its division into books named for individual prophets. Top 40 inspirational book of mormon scriptures the lifey app. She knew that heavenly father was telling her through the holy ghost that the book of mormon was true and that joseph smith was a prophet. Yea, verily, verily i say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever. In elijah and moses case, translation allowed them to perform something special during the ministry of christ, for which they needed physical bodies. In his video, he will be referencing the murder of the prophet, joseph smith, who was called to translate the ancient scripture plates so that we could read them today the book of mormon. Along the right side the prophets are listed in the order they appear in books of the old testament and book of mormon to make it easy to correlate the book order to the timeline. One of my favorite passages is in 3 nephi chapters 1119, where the resurrected lord appears to the people and teaches his gospel. Because lehi was a prophet and brought with him the scriptures available at the time, the people knew of god and his gospel.
This information, wrote moroni, addressing himself to us who today occupy this land, cometh unto you, o ye gentiles now, gentiles is the term used by the book of mormon prophets to refer to the present inhabitants of america and to the peoples of the old world from which they came. List of presidents of the church of jesus christ of latter. He testifies of the saviors divinity and teaches his gospel. Our book of mormon study guide is our alltime best seller and is designed to help you dig into. How does prophecy shape the book of mormons content and. Introduction concerning this record the prophet joseph smith said.
As one book of mormon prophet foresaw it, god is sending laborers into the vineyard one final time, and then cometh the season and the end. Dec 30, 2019 explore kstar22s board book of mormon prophets, followed. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. The lord sent many prophets to tell the people to repent, or jerusalem would be destroyed. Distinct personal profiles emerge when the words of the following ten book of mormon prophets are identified and compared. A scriptural insight from the book of mormon one of my alltime favorite scriptures in the book of mormon is 3 nephi 19.
Mckay prophet from april 9, 1951 to january 18, 1970 19 years joseph fielding smith prophet from january 23, 1970 to july 2, 1972 2 years harold b. Hugh nibley, the prophetic book of mormon salt lake city and provo, ut. Share your favorite verse form the book of mormon and why its your favorite. There are certain books that have risen to the top and have stayed extremely relevant to readers over the years. Members of the mormon church believe that the lord still uses prophets to guide us. We all know biblical verses can send a wrong meaning when taken out of context, and the book of mormon is no different.
Just like prophets found in the bible and the book of mormon, additional scripture, todays prophet is a witness of jesus christ. Lee prophet from july 7, 1972 to december 26, 1973 1 year. Ten testimonies of jesus christ from the book of mormon. Mormon is allegedly a prophet historian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism. It also identifies which group of hebrew and christian scriptures the book comes from major prophets, minor prophets, the writings and the book of mormon. The book of mormon is a compilation of several books written by ancient prophets. Moroni wandered alone and abridged the jaredite history. It relates the history of a group of hebrews who migrated from jerusalem to america about 600 bce, led by a prophet, lehi. It should be noted that welch was trying, in his own words, to capture hugh nibleys vision and understanding of the book of mormon s prophetic nature. Many readers of the book of mormon naturally assume that joseph smith translated its books in the order that we find them today, that is, beginning with the title page, and then translating 1 nephi 1. Favorite general conference talks by mormon prophets.
My top 10 favorite book of mormon scriptures in honor of beginning to read the book of mormon again this year, i have compiled a list of my 10 favorite scriptures from the book of mormon. He did not put his things in order and died before serving. Much of the book of mormon is a nephite record, so most of the prophets are nephites. They multiplied and eventually split into two groups. King benjamin in the mormon book book of mormon online. The book of mormon testifies of jesuss ministry in the americas following his resurrection. Before writing or teaching about the book of mormon, it is essential to read itall of it, straight through, in order to see the information in context. King noahs betrayal family home evening lessons tall watchtower like king noahs may have been see more. It was the same way she felt as she read the book of mormon. This spiralbound songbook has 24 arrangements for vocal duets and piano that are some of the past and current prophets favorite hymns. Specifically, the book of mormon was prepared for our day so that we would learn and grow by readings the words of ancient prophets in the americ. There have been seventeen prophets of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
The second video is one of my very favorite testimonies of the book of mormon, shared by elder holland, an apostle of the lord. That testament and culminating witness, that new covenant offered to the children of men but once more, is the message of the book of mormon. The record later translated as the book of mormon was recorded by many ancient prophets and mostly handed down from father to son to continue the recording and the protection of the book. A lthough the old and new testament are full of prophets and the mention of prophets, although the lord has always used prophets to bear testimony of him and his word and will, most christians do not believe prophets live today. The book of mormon prophets explain that moses was translated, and three of the book of mormon apostles were also translated. Book of mormon stories chapter 1 lehi becomes a prophet. Through revelation, they learned of jesus christ even before he was born. Here you can learn more about the book of mormon here is a link to a message given by president ezra taft benson entitled. And it was noised abroad among the people immediately, before it was yet dark, that the multitude had seen jesus, and that he had ministered unto them, and that he would also show himself on the morrow unto the multitude. Lindseys favorite gospel topic to learn about the prophet of the restoration, joseph smith. It is pretty hard to whittle it down to just 10, but here they are.
The book of mormon sisters podcast was started in 2018 by two sisterin laws, hailee and lindsey ardmore. Book of mormon sisters a journey through the book of mormon. It may be surprising to learn that the books from the small plates of nephi 1 nephi through words of mormon almost certainly came last in the translation process. It has long been assumed that a poor wayfaring man of grief was one of joseph smiths favorite hymns. He married us in the salt lake temple many years ago. Timeline of book of mormon and old testament prophets 800. The old testament, new testament and book of mormon is a library of gods dealings with holy prophets that believed in him and wrote their testimonies about him to help others.
This scripture from early in the book of mormon helps to outline the book s commitment to preaching of the lord jesus christ. We have compiled this page as an easy place to find what we offer. Wed like to introduce our ultimate list of mustread lds classics. Or is the book of mormon the word of god only in the sense that god inspired joseph smith to write it. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept. Will you read, pray and ask god if the book of mormon, is gods word.
Lindsey is married to husband derek, and they have one daughter and a puppy. Mormon deposited all the plates except the plates of mormon, which he gave to his son moroni. Several prophets, who lived in the ancient americas, wrote of jesus christ in the mormon book of scripture called the book of mormon another testament of jesus christ. Featuring book of mormon scenes, this picture game book is guaranteed to keep kids entertained as they look for their favorite scripture heroes and hidden objects in the colorful illustrations. The book of mormon is a book of holy scripture that as you read, you will be able to feel the influence of gods holy spirit testifying of its truthfulness. The arrangements include when first the glorious light of truth love at home a poor wayfaring man of grief god moves in a mysterious way how great thou art i need thee every hour abide with me. Lds, mormon prophets, mormon talks, mormons being that its conference weekend, i thought id share some of my favorite conference talks from various lds leaders throughout the years and how theyve affected me for good. Mormons sustain the president of the church as prophet, seer, and revelator. Childrens lds books religious books for kids, activity.
The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 600 bc to ad 421. Moreover, in many cases, the attributes and functions of jesus christ emphasized by each book of mormon prophet correspond closely with the personal circumstances and experiences of these prophets. The book of mormon is changing the lives of people all. Favorite general conference talks by mormon prophets october 5, 2008 in latterday saints tags. See more ideas about book of mormon prophets, book of mormon and scripture study. The list of mormon prophets in order of succession.
King benjamins speech is probably my favorite part of the book of mormon. Other apostles went in his place and served the mission he was called to. The included persons have served as president of the church and prophet, seer, and revelator of the lds church. Final battle between the nephites and lamanites at cumorah. List of prophets of the church of jesus christ of latter. I told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book. Nelson, find out the favorite hymns of the prophets. Why did a prophet of god recommend a book published by the john birch society, and who deleted the recommendation from the record. Send for a free book of mormon one of the simplest ways to get a free book of mormon is to order it online from one of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints official websites. Search for nephi, moroni, and other hidden prophets and characters from the scriptures in this fun picture game book. The book of mormon favorite verses showing 111 of 11. The book of mormon is a record of the ancient people of the americas that had the gospel of jesus christ just as the ancient israelites that accepted jehovah in the. It isnt an easy task to pare down the list of books written by prophets, apostles, and historians about the church.
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