Outline of the Book of Mormon

Overview of and topical guide to the Book of Mormon

Part of a series on the

Book of Mormon

Origin

* Cumorah
* Golden plates
* Joseph Smith
* Emma Smith
* Oliver Cowdery
* Sidney Rigdon
* David Whitmer
* Martin Harris
* Lucy Harris
* Book of Mormon witnesses
* Three Witnesses
* Eight Witnesses
* Spalding–Rigdon theory

Peoples

* Jaredites
* Nephites
* Amalekites
* Amlicites
* Zoramites
* Lamanites
* Anti-Nephi-Lehies

Persons

* Aaron
* Abinadi
* Abish
* Ammon
* Angel Moroni
* Alma the Elder
* Alma the Younger
* Akish
* Amaleki (scribe)
* Amaleki (explorer)
* Amalickiah
* Aminadab
* Ammoron
* Ammah
* Amulek
* Brother of Jared
* Captain Moroni
* Cezoram
* Coriantumr (last Jaredite king)
* Coriantumr (Nephite dissenter)
* Coriantumr (son of Omer)
* Enos
* Ether
* Gazelem
* Gideon
* Helaman
* Ishmael
* Jacob
* Jared
* Jaredite kings
* Joseph
* King Benjamin
* King Noah
* King Mosiah I
* King Mosiah II
* Laban
* Lachoneus
* Laman and Lemuel
* Lamoni
* Lehi
* Limhi
* Mormon
* Moroni
* Moron
* Moronihah
* Mulek
* Nephi
* Nehor
* Omner
* Omni
* Paanchi
* Sam
* Sariah
* Samuel the Lamanite
* Shiz
* Teancum
* Three Nephites
* Zedekiah
* Zeezrom
* Zeram, Amnor, Manti, and Limher
* Zeniff
* Zenock

Books

* First Nephi
* Second Nephi
* Book of Jacob
* Book of Enos
* Book of Jarom
* Book of Omni
* Words of Mormon
* Book of Mosiah
* Book of Alma
* Book of Helaman
* Third Nephi
* Fourth Nephi
* Book of Mormon
* Book of Ether
* Book of Moroni

Geography

* List
* Ammonihah
* Ani-Anti
* Antiparah
* Bountiful
* Cumeni
* Cumorah
* Jershon
* Moron
* Nahom
* River Sidon
* Valley of Alma
* Valley of Nimrod
* Waters of Mormon
* Zarahemla

Analysis

* Anachronisms
* Archaeology
* Book of Mormon and the King James Bible
* Criticism
* Historical authenticity
* Genetics
* Killing of Laban
* Linguistics
* Limited geography model
* Mosiah priority

Objects

* Liahona
* Plates of Nephi
* Record of the Nephites
* Urim and Thummim

Adaptations

* List of Book of Mormon Videos
* How Rare a Possession
* The Book of Mormon Movie
* Passage to Zarahemla
* Translations

Other

* Book of Mormon Historic Publication Site
* Curelom and cumom
* Deseret
* Engraved metal plates
* Gadianton robbers
* Lost 116 pages
* Monetary system
* Native Americans and Mormonism
* Pacific Islanders and Mormonism
* Skin color and Mormonism
* Urim and Thummim
* Reformed Egyptian
* Record of Zeniff
* Great and abominable church
* Secret combination
* Solomon Chamberlin
* Tree of life vision
* Two thousand stripling warriors

* Outline of the Book of Mormon

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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.

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

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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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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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

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### Prophets

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* List of Book of Mormon prophets
* Lehi
* Nephi
* Jacob
* Enos
* Jarom
* Omni
* 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

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* 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
* Gazelem
* Gid (Book of Mormon)
* Gideon (Book of Mormon)
* 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
* 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
* Book of Mormon rulers
* Jaredite kings

### Groups

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* List of Book of Mormon groups
* Amlicites
* Amalekites
* Amulonites
* Anti-Nephi-Lehies, or People of Ammon
* Gadianton robbers
* Gentile
* Ishmaelites
* Jaredites
* King-men
* Lamanites
* Mulekites
* Nephites
* Order of the Nehors
* Stripling Warriors
* Zarahemla
* Zeniff, People of
* Zoramites

## Places

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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

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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
* Record of the Nephites
* Secret combination (Latter Day Saints)
* Three Nephites
* Tree of life vision

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

## Book of Mormon artifacts

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* 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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By Study and Also By Faith, a documentary video about the Maxwell Institute.

* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

## See also

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* 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

* Latter Day Saint movement portal

## References

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1. ^ Gordon B. Hinckley, "Praise to the Man" Archived 2012-06-08 at the Wayback Machine, 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

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* Kern, K.C. (2007). "Book of Mormon Online". Book of Mormon Online. Book of Mormon Central.
* Bruno Hare, John. "Book of Mormon". www.sacred-texts.com. Internet Sacred Text Archive.

## External links

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### Interactive reading

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* Book of Mormon Online

### Historic versions

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* Facsimile of the 1830 edition
* RLDS 1908 Book of Mormon[permanent dead link] (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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