Witnesses
The number of 19th century witnesses whose testimony is shared in The Book of Mormon
12 (Three Witnesses, Eight Witnesses, Joseph Smith)
The primary writer who abridged The Book of Mormon records
Mormon
To whom is The Book of Mormon written to primarily?
The Laminates
The different sources that the Gold Plates were compiled from
Plates of Nephi, Plates of Mormon, Plates of Ether, Plates of Brass
Joseph Smith let this group of witnesses hold the plates
The Eight Witnesses
The crowning event in The Book of Mormon is the ministry of this person
Jesus Christ
The Book of Mormon is compared to this feature of an arch
Keystone
Who finished writing The Book of Mormon before hiding it?
Moroni
This group of witnesses were shown the plates by an angel
The Three Witnesses
If everyone was like ______ "the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever...and the devil would never have power over the children of men."
Moroni (Captain)
Why is the Book of Ether included in The Book of Mormon?
To show unto the remnant of the house of Israel what great things the Lord hath done for their fathers; and that they may know the covenants of the Lord, that they are not cast off forever—And also to the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself unto all nations
The approximate year that Moroni hid the Gold Plates
AD 421
The date Joseph Smith received the plates
September 22, 1827
The number of ship builders in The Book of Mormon
2 (Nephi1 and the brother of Jared)
Gaining a witness of the Book of Mormon is important because you will also come to know what?
1. Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world
2. Joseph Smith is His revelator and prophet in these last days
3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the Second Coming of the Messiah.
The Nephite record starts in the year ______ and ends in the year _____
600 BC, 421 AD
The number of years between Joseph Smith learning about The Book of Mormon and being able to bring the plates home
4
The last living person of the Jaredites
Coriantumr
What are four of the purposes identified in the Introduction to The Book of Mormon?
1. Puts forth the doctrines of the gospel,
2. Outlines the plan of salvation
3. Tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come.
4. Witnesses that Jesus Christ is the Son of God
5. Witnesses that all who come unto Christ and obey the laws and ordinances of the gospel will be saved
6. Enable a person to get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts than by any other book
Where did the two great civilizations in The Book of Mormon originally live?
Jerusalem, the Tower of Babel (the Plain of Shinar)