Bad Men in the Book of Mormon
"For he put down all the priests that had been consecrated by his father, and consecrated new ones in their stead, such as were lifted up in the pride of their hearts. Yea, and thus they were supported in their laziness, and in their idolatry, and in their whoredoms, by the taxes which _______ had put upon his people;
Who was King Noah?
Mosiah 11:5-6
"And [these people] all cried with one voice, saying: . . . we know of their surety and truth, because of the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually. And we ourselves . . . [through] the manifestations of his Spirit, have great views of that which is to come; and were it expedient we could prophesy of all things."
Who were the people of King Benjamin?
Mosiah 5:2-3
"And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God."
What is Mosiah 2:17?
“He said there was a book deposited, written upon _________, giving an account of the former inhabitants of this continent, and the source from whence they sprang.“
What are the gold plates?
JS-H 1:34
This man held the keys of the treasury where the brass plates were kept.
Who was Zoram?
1 Ne 4:20
“Ye look forward and say that ye see a remission of your sins. But behold, it is the effect of a frenzied mind; and this derangement of your minds comes because of the traditions of your fathers, which lead you away into a belief of things which are not so.”
Who was Korihor?
Alma 30:16
These people prayed to the Father "for that which they most desired; and they desired that the Holy Ghost should be given unto them. . . . and they were filled with the Holy Ghost and with fire."
Who were the Nephites at the time of the Savior's appearance?
3 Ne 19:9-13
“And my soul hungered; and I kneeled down before my Maker, and I cried unto him in mighty prayer and supplication for mine own soul; and all the day long did I cry unto him; yea, and when the night came I did still raise my voice high that it reached the heavens.”
What is Enos 1:4?
“He had on a loose robe of most exquisite whiteness. It was a whiteness beyond anything earthly I had ever seen; nor do I believe that any earthly thing could be made to appear so exceedingly white and brilliant.”
Who is the Angel Moroni?
JS-H 1:31
Many essential truths were contained on the plates of brass, including the five books of Moses, which gave an account of the creation of the world and also of Adam and Eve, who were our first parents; And also a record of the Jews from the beginning, . . . And it came to pass that my father, Lehi, also found upon the plates of brass a genealogy of his fathers; wherefore he knew that he was a descendant of _______;
Who was Joseph?
1 Nephi 5:11-14
“. . . he was a man of cunning device and a man of many flattering words, that he led away the hearts of many people to do wickedly; yea, and to seek to destroy the church of God, and to destroy the foundation of liberty which God had granted unto them,
Who was Amalickiah?
Alma 46:10
"for [Ammon] knew that _______ was under the power of God; he knew that the dark veil of unbelief was being cast away from his mind . . . and they did all declare unto the people the selfsame thing--that their hearts had been changed; that they had no more desire to do evil."
Who was King Lamoni and his whole household?
Alma 19:6-33
"And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him; yea, even as with the prophets of old, whom they had cast out, and stoned, and slain; and they also sought his life, that they might take it away. But behold, I, . . . will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance."
What is 1 Nephi 1:20?
“And also to the convincing of the ______ and ________ that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself unto all nations."
What are the Jew and the Gentile?
Title Page of the Book of Mormon
Lehi and his family sojourned in the wilderness for the space of eight years, where Nephi was commanded by the Lord to build a ship at this place.
What is called Bountiful?
1 Ne 17:4-6
“And he also testified unto the people that all mankind should be saved at the last day, and that they need not fear nor tremble, but that they might lift up their heads and rejoice; for the Lord had created all men, and had also redeemed all men; and, in the end, all men should have eternal life.”
Who was Nehor?
Alma 1:4
This DAY is well known amongst the saints when Peter testifies of Jesus' resurrection. "There appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were filled with the Holy Ghost. . . ."
What is the Day of Pentecost?
Acts 2:1-4
"For, said he, I have repented of my sins, and have been redeemed of the Lord; behold I am born of the Spirit. And the Lord said unto me: Marvel not that all mankind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues and people, must be born again; yea, born of God, changed from their carnal and fallen state, to a state of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming his sons and daughters; And thus they become new creatures; and unless they do this, they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God."
What is Mosiah 27:24-27?
“Also, that there were two stones in silver bows--and these stones, fastened to a breastplate, constituted what is called the ______________ --deposited with the plates;”
What is the Urim and Thummim?
JS-H 1:35
Nephi was compelled to preach to his brethren several chapters from the prophet Isaiah expressly for the purpose of likening "all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning." Which two chapters of Isaiah did Nephi quote in his writings?
What were chapters 48 and 49 of Isaiah?
(See 1 Nephi 20 & 21)
“And ye have led away much of this people that they pervert the right way of God, and keep not the law of Moses which is the right way; and convert the law of Moses into the worship of a being which ye say shall come many hundred years hence. And now behold, I, _______, declare unto you that this is blasphemy; for no man knoweth of such things; for he cannot tell of things to come. And after this manner did (he) contend against me.”
Who was Sherem?
Jacob 7:7
"And Aminadab said unto [these people]: You must repent, and cry unto the voice, even until ye shall have faith in Christ, . . . and when ye shall do this, the cloud of darkness shall be removed from overshadowing you, . . . they were as if in the midst of a flaming fire . . . and they were filled with that joy which is unspeakable and full of glory."
Who were the 300 Nephite and Lamanite dissenters?
Helaman 5:41-44
"Behold, great and marvelous are the works of the Lord. How unsearchable are the depths of the mysteries of him; and it is impossible that man should find out all his ways. And no man knoweth of his ways save it be revealed unto him; wherefore, brethren, despise not the revelations of God.”
What is Jacob 4:8?
Martin Harris desired to view the plates and be a witness to their authenticity, but was held back by what weakness of his?
What is pride?
D&C 5:23-24
Nephi beheld in vision the formation of a great Gentile nation. He also beheld a book that was carried forth among them--the record of the Jews, which contained many of the prophecies of the holy prophets and covenants of the Lord. It was a record "like unto the engravings which are upon the plates of brass." Name two distinct differences between the brass plates and this record.
1) Plates of brass contained more of the prophecies and covenants of the Lord.
2) Many of the plain and precious parts of the book were removed by this great and abominable church.
1 Ne 13:23-29