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Inside the Book of Mormon
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Who translated the Book of Mormon from the Gold Plates?

Joseph Smith

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Who appeared to Joseph Smith and told him about the existence of the golden plates containing the Book of Mormon on Sept. 21, 1823.

Angel Moroni

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What language were the golden plates originally written in?

Reformed Egyptian

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What language was the first non-English edition of The Book of Mormon published in?

It was published in Danish in 1851

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Who wrote the Title Page of the book of Mormon and what was is written on?

Moroni wrote it on the Gold Plates. 

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Who Played a key role in helping Joseph Smith finance the first edition of the Book of Mormon?

Martin Harris

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What happened to the first 116 pages of the Book of Mormon?

Martin Harris lost them.

200

How many sub-books are in the Book of Mormon?

15

200

How many copies of the Book of Mormon were first printed in 1830?

5,000 copies

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Who is the main character in the Book of Mormon?

Jesus Christ

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How many witnesses, besides Joseph Smith, signed a statement testifying to having seen the Book of Mormon?

11

There are 3 witnesses and 8 witnesses. 

300

Where were the gold plates burried?

Hill Cumorah

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How many copies of the Book of Mormon have been distributed?  

200 million

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How many of the 3 witnesses were excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

All 3, David Whitmere was the only one who did not get re-baptized

300

What is the major purpose of the Book of Mormon?

To bring people to Christ, and then have people join His church. 

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Who helped as a scribe in the translation of the Book of Mormon?

Martin Harris, Oliver Cowdrey, and Emma Smith

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When was the first english copy of the Book of Mormon printed?

1830

400

How many languages is the Book of Mormon translated into?

113 

92 with full translations of the scriptural volume and 21 include selections from the book.

400

How many different names or titles of Jesus Christ are there in the Book of Mormon?

100

400

Which character in the Book of Mormon is described here? I was born of goodly parents, my father was a prophet. I was commanded to build a boat and was laughed at by my brothers.

Nephi

500

After seeing the gold plates in the stone box, what did Joseph Smith do?

He left them there and then returned to the same spot the following year. 

500

The gold plates were buried in a nearby hill in Ontario County, New York, but how did Joseph Smith know exactly where to dig?

He recognized where to dig from a vision showing the place.

500

How many references to Jesus Christ are in The Book of Mormon?

3,925! 

That is 1 every 1.7 verses

500

After Joseph Smith brought the gold plates home, how did people react when he told them about the plates?

They persecuted him, his family, and tried to steal the plates. 

500

In Mosiah 4:30 we read, "But this much I can tell you, that if ye do not watch yourselves, and your _______, and your _______, and your ________, and observe the commandments of God, and continue in the faith of what ye have heard concerning the coming of our Lord, even unto the end of your lives, ye must perish. And now, O man, remember, and perish not." What are the three things that we must watch

Thoughts, words, an deeds