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The Book of Mormon describes a number of individuals unique to its narrative as prophets. Here, the prophets included are those who, according to the narrative, inherited the plates of Nephi and who otherwise are called prophets within the text. Also included are the high priests mentioned and the missionaries.
In the Book of Mormon, Moroni is the son of Mormon. [ 1] Moroni shares a name with Captain Moroni, a much earlier Book of Mormon figure, of whom Mormon wrote highly. [ 2] Moroni works under his father, the commander in chief of a Nephite army, who battles against the Lamanites. Upon the Nephites' defeat at Cumorah, Moroni goes into hiding to ...
t. e. According to Latter Day Saint belief, the golden plates (also called the gold plates or in some 19th-century literature, the golden bible) [ 1] are the source from which Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon, a sacred text of the faith. [ 2] Some accounts from people who reported handling the plates describe the plates as weighing ...
Lehi (Book of Mormon prophet) According to the Book of Mormon, Lehi ( / ˈliːhaɪ / LEE-hy) [ 1] was a prophet who lived in Jerusalem during the reign of King Zedekiah (approximately 600 BC). [ 2] In First Nephi, Lehi is rejected for preaching repentance and he leads his family, including Sariah, Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi, into the wilderness.
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith is a nonfiction book by author Jon Krakauer, first published in July 2003.He investigated and juxtaposed two histories: the origin and evolution of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and a modern double murder committed in the name of God by brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who subscribed to a fundamentalist version ...
Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thousands of followers by the time of his death fourteen years later. The religion he founded is followed to the present ...
Mormon / ˈmɔːrmən / is believed by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be a prophet-historian and a member of a tribe of indigenous Americans known as the Nephites, one of the four groups (including the Lamanites, Jaredites, and Mulekites) described in the Book of Mormon as having settled in the ancient Americas .
Aaron4, Lamanite king (c. AD 330) Abinadi, Nephite prophet sent to people of Lehi-Nephi - converted Alma 1 (c. 150 BC) Abinadom, son of Chemish, Nephite historian, and Nephite warrior. Abish, Lamanite woman, servant of Lamoni's wife. Aha, Nephite military officer (c. 80 BC) Ahah, son of Seth 2, Jaredite king.