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Secondary Core Message of the Book of Mormon: Avoiding the Nephite Disease
The Book of Mormon opens with the impending destruction of a mighty nation and people, the Jews at Jerusalem in 600 BC, and closes with the vivid description of the total destruction of another civilization - the Nephites in the Promised Land of the Americas a 1,000 years later. Scattered between the 531 pages of the book are numerous examples of the kinds of mistakes these people made that led to their final war of extermination in 385 AD. The compilers of the Nephite record make a special plea to the future inhabitants living in the Promised Land, to avoid making the same mistakes they made, otherwise, they stand to suffer the same fate as the Nephites had suffered.
Come Unto Christ
"The major mission of the Book of Mormon, as recorded on its title page, is "to the convincing of the Jew and
Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the eternal God, manifesting himself unto all nations." President Ezra Taft Benson
Jesus Christ in the Book of Mormon
"The main purpose of the Book of Mormon is to convince all people "that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God,
manifesting himself unto all nations" (title page). Through the spiritual experiences of its writers, many of whom were
prophets and eyewitnesses of Christ's glory, the Book of Mormon communicates clear, personal knowledge that
Jesus Christ lives. It explains his mission from the Creation to the Final Judgment, and expresses his pure and
atoning love for all mankind." Encyclopedia of Mormonism
The Book of Mormon: An Overview
The Prophet Joseph Smith called the Book of Mormon "the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of
our religion" and said that a person "would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book"
(TPJS, p. 194), for it contains the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ (D&C 20:8-9). To members of The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Book of Mormon forms the doctrinal foundation of the Church and speaks
the word of God to all the world." Encyclopedia of Mormonism
The Nature of God in the Book of Mormon
Dr. Robert L. Millett discusses what the Book of Mormon reveals about the nature of each member of the godhead
and the relationships among them. Dr. Millet focuses especially on the preeminent role of Jesus Christ in the Book
of Mormon as both Father and Son and as Eternal God
Biblical Prophecies About The Book of Mormon
"Latter-day Saints believe that the coming forth of the Book of Mormon as an instrument in God's hand for bringing
his latter-day work to fruition was revealed to biblical prophets such as Isaiah and Ezekiel " Encyclopedia of
Mormonism
The True Points of My Doctrine
Noel B. Reynolds explains what the Book of Mormon teaches about the six-point formula or message of the gospel
(about what men must do if they will be saved.)
Allegory of Zenos
"The Allegory of Zenos (Jacob 5) is a lengthy, prophetic declaration made by Zenos, a Hebrew prophet, about the
destiny of the house of Israel." Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Book of Mormon Religious Teachings And Practices
"Most of the Book of Mormon is about a group of Israelites who were guided by prophets, had the doctrines and
ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ, but lived the Law of Moses until the coming of Christ." Encyclopedia of
Mormonism