KEY FIGURES
This prophet was commanded by the Lord to build a ship to cross the great waters to the promised land.
Who is Nephi?
This first book in the Book of Mormon details Lehi's family leaving Jerusalem.
What is 1 Nephi?
This event, early in the Book of Mormon, saw Nephi return to Jerusalem to obtain a brass record from Laban.
What is obtaining the plates of brass (or slaying Laban)?
The Book of Mormon is subtitled "Another Testament of Jesus Christ," emphasizing this central figure.
Who is Jesus Christ?
This wilderness tool, described as a round ball of curious workmanship, guided Lehi's family.
What is the Liahona?
This son of Lehi was known for his righteousness and for keeping the plates of Nephi.
Who is Nephi?
This book contains the story of Ammon serving King Lamoni and the conversion of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies.
What is Alma?
This is the name given to the Nephites who made a covenant to lay down their weapons of war and never take them up again.
Who are the Anti-Nephi-Lehies (or the people of Ammon)?
This principle, taught extensively by Alma, emphasizes a change of heart and turning away from sin.
What is repentance?
These are the primary records from which the Book of Mormon was translated.
What are the gold plates?
This wicked man, also a prophet's son, was visited by an angel and converted to the gospel.
Who is Alma the Younger?
This book features the accounts of Enos praying all day.
What is Enos?
This specific event involved Alma the Younger and the sons of Mosiah being struck dumb and powerless by an angel due to their rebellion.
What is the angelic visitation to Alma the Younger and the sons of Mosiah?
This core principle allows all of God's children to choose between good and evil, a central theme in Lehi's teachings to Jacob.
What is agency?
This land, often mentioned as the land of their first inheritance after crossing the ocean, was where Lehi's family settled.
What is the Land of First Inheritance (or Promised Land)?
This military commander famously led the Nephite armies against the Lamanites with his title of liberty.
Who is Captain Moroni?
This book, named after its author, includes the account of the resurrected Christ's visit to the Americas.
What is 3 Nephi?
This final major battle saw the complete destruction of the Nephite nation by the Lamanites.
What is the battle at Cumorah?
Moroni encourages readers to pray about the Book of Mormon with a "sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ" to gain a testimony of its truth through this power.
What is the power of the Holy Ghost (or the Spirit)?
This hill in upstate New York is where the gold plates were buried by Moroni and later retrieved by Joseph Smith.
What is Cumorah?
This last prophet in the Book of Mormon buried the records in the hill Cumorah.
Who is Moroni?
This short book contains Moroni's final exhortations, including the promise that reading with a sincere heart and real intent will reveal its truth.
What is Moroni?
This miraculous event, taking place after the resurrection of Christ, included the appearance of Jesus to the Nephites and His ministering among them for an extended period.
What is Christ's visit to the Nephites (or the Savior's ministry among the Nephites)?
This essential gospel ordinance is taught and performed by Jesus Christ during His visit to the Nephites.
What is baptism?
This ancient city, often referred to in Alma, was known for its wickedness before being destroyed by fire.
What is Ammonihah?