Outline of the Book of Mormon

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to the Book of Mormon

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.

## Contents

* 1 What type of thing is the Book of Mormon?
* 2 Books of the Book of Mormon
* 3 Historicity of Book of Mormon
* 4 Origin of Book of Mormon
* 5 Book of Mormon witnesses
* 6 Prophets and People
* 6.1 Prophets
* 6.2 People
* 6.3 Groups
* 7 Places
* 8 Book of Mormon words and phrases
* 9 Book of Mormon artifacts
* 10 Organizations that study the Book of Mormon
* 11 Publications about the Book of Mormon
* 12 Book of Mormon scholars
* 13 Films about the Book of Mormon
* 14 List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement
* 15 See also
* 16 References
* 17 Further reading
* 18 External links
* 18.1 Interactive reading
* 18.2 Historic versions
* 18.3 Videos

## What type of thing is the Book of Mormon?

The Book of Mormon can be described as all of the following:

* Scripture -
* Revelation (Latter Day Saints) -
* Standard works -
* Latter Day Saint movement and engraved metal plates -
* Literature -
* Book -

## Books of the Book of Mormon

* Small Plates of Nephi
* First Book of Nephi
* Second Book of Nephi
* Book of Jacob
* Book of Enos
* Book of Jarom
* Book of Omni
* Words of Mormon
* Mormon's abridgment of
the Large Plates of Nephi
* Book of Mosiah
* Book of Alma
* Book of Helaman
* Third Nephi
* Fourth Nephi
* Book of Mormon
* Book of Ether
* Book of Moroni

## Historicity of Book of Mormon

* Historicity of the Book of Mormon
* Archaeology and the Book of Mormon
* Linguistics and the Book of Mormon
* Book of Mormon anachronisms
* Genetics and the Book of Mormon
* Limited geography model
* Proposed Book of Mormon geographical setting

## Origin of Book of Mormon

* Origin of the Book of Mormon
* Golden plates
* Book of Mormon witnesses
* Three Witnesses
* Eight Witnesses
* Angel Moroni
* Anthon Transcript
* Reformed Egyptian
* Spalding–Rigdon theory of Book of Mormon authorship
* The Book of Mormon and the King James Bible
* View of the Hebrews
* Lost 116 pages
* Mosiah priority

## Book of Mormon witnesses

Main article

* Book of Mormon witnesses

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

* Mary Whitmer

## Prophets and People

### Prophets

* 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
* Brother of Jared
* Ether

### People

* 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

* 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

Proposed map of the lands and sites of the Book of Mormon

* 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

Book of Mormon and the King James Bible.

* 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)

* Plan of salvation (Latter Day Saints)
* Spirit world (Latter Day Saints)

## Book of Mormon artifacts

* 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

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* Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
* FAIR (Faithful Answers, Informed Response)
* Interpreter Foundation
* John Whitmer Historical Association
* Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
* Religious Studies Center

## Publications about the Book of Mormon

* Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
* International Journal of Mormon Studies
* Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
* Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
* Mormon Studies Review (journal)
* Studies of the Book of Mormon (book of essays)
* Sunstone (magazine)

## Book of Mormon scholars

* Paul R. Cheesman
* Terryl Givens
* Grant Hardy
* Brent Metcalfe
* Hugh Nibley
* Daniel C. Peterson
* B. H. Roberts
* Janne M. Sjödahl
* Royal Skousen
* John L. Sorenson
* Sidney B. Sperry
* Dan Vogel

## Films about the Book of Mormon

* LDS Church films
* How Rare a Possession
* Book of Mormon Videos
* LDS cinema
* The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The Journey
* Passage to Zarahemla

## List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement

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

* 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

1. ↑ Gordon B. Hinckley, "Praise to the Man" , 1979-11-04.
2. ↑ 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

* Kern, K.C. (2007). "Book of Mormon Online". Book of Mormon Central. https://bookofmormon.online/home.
* Bruno Hare, John. "Book of Mormon". Internet Sacred Text Archive. https://www.sacred-texts.com/mor/bom.htm.

## External links

### Interactive reading

* Book of Mormon Online

### Historic versions

* 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

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