BY JOHN SCOTT JESUS CHRIST VISITS THE AMERICAS,  The Story OF THE BOOK OF What happens in the ? Use these pictures to learn about the prophets and stories in this marvel- ous book of scripture.

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The Book of Mormon begins Lehi sent his sons back to The Lord gave Lehi a compass The Lord told Nephi to build with a prophet named Lehi. get the scriptures written on called the Liahona to guide a boat to take Lehi’s family He warned the wicked people brass plates. These plates had his family through the to the promised land. Nephi in Jerusalem to repent, but the history of their ancestors wilderness to the promised obeyed his father and the the people didn’t listen. The and other things the Lord land. (See 1 Nephi 16.) Lord, but Laman and Lemuel Lord told Lehi to take his had told them to write. Lehi did not. (See 1 Nephi 17.) family, including his wife, and Nephi took good care Sariah, and their sons— of these plates. They also Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and wrote on metal plates what Nephi—into the wilderness. happened to their family. (See 1 Nephi 1–2.) (See 1 Nephi 3–5.)

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Laman and Lemuel continued to disobey their father and the Lord. Their descendants After Lehi and Nephi died, are known as the Lamanites. other people, such as Nephi’s Nephi continued to obey brother Jacob, were in charge Lehi and his family sailed to his father and the Lord. of writing important teach- Enos prayed to be forgiven the promised land on the boat His descendants are called ings and events on the plates. of his sins, and he was they built. (See 1 Nephi 18.) . (See 2 Nephi 4–5.) (See Jacob 1.) forgiven. (See Enos 1.)

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King Benjamin built a tower A wicked king named Noah Alma escaped from King Alma’s son Alma the to teach his people the gospel. had the prophet Noah’s court, taught other Younger was not obedient. (See Mosiah 2–6.) put to death. But Abinadi’s people about the gospel, He and his friends, the sons teachings converted one of and baptized them. (See of Mosiah, were wicked. Noah’s priests named Alma. Mosiah 18.) Then an told them to (See Mosiah 11–17.) repent. Alma and the sons of Mosiah repented and spent the rest of their lives preaching the gospel. (See Mosiah 27–28.) BY WALTER RANE; BY WALTER IT REACHED THE HEAVENS, I DID RAISE MY VOICE THAT MANN © 1988; BY PAUL NEPHI WRITING ON THE GOLD PLATES, RANE; ME WITH MUCH HARSHNESS, BY WALTER LEHI AND HIS PEOPLE ARRIVE IN THE PROMISED LAND, BY ARNOLD FRIBERG © 1951 IRI; THEY DID TREAT NEPHI REBUKING HIS REBELLIOUS BROTHERS, BY ARNOLD FRIBERG © 1951 IRI; RANE; LEHI AND THE LIAHONA, BY JOSEPH BRICKEY; BY WALTER I DID OBEY THE VOICE OF SPIRIT, SMITH; NEAR THE RED SEA, BY GARY FROM LEHI TRAVELING DETAIL CASEY; BY ROBERT PHOTO ILLUSTRATION LEFT: RIGHT: MUSEUM OF CHURCH HISTORY RANE COURTESY BY WALTER RANE; PAINTINGS ALMA ARISE, BY WALTER RANE; FROM ABINADI APPEARING BEFORE KING NOAH, BY ARNOLD FRIBERG © 1951 IRI; COME INTO THE FOLD OF GOD, WALTER RANE; DETAIL OF YOUR GOD, BY WALTER IN THE SERVICE

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Mosiah’s son Ammon converted many Lamanites wrote the A Lamanite prophet named after Ammon defended King title of liberty and fought led an army of Samuel prophesied that Lamoni’s flocks and won to defend the liberty of his 2,000 righteous young men. Jesus Christ would soon be his trust. (See Alma 17–19.) people. (See Alma 46; 48.) (See Alma 53; 56–58.) born. (See Helaman 13–16.)

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A 10-year-old boy named Before Mormon died, he Before Moroni died, he Heavenly Father and Jesus Mormon was chosen to write gave the plates to his son buried the plates in a place Christ visited on the plates when he grew Moroni. Moroni was a called . About 1,400 and told him that none of older. At age 24 he began general in the army. He was years after Moroni buried the churches were true and combining the most impor- the last Nephite to survive the plates, a 14-year-old boy complete. Joseph would tant stories from all the a great battle between the named Joseph Smith prayed help restore the true Church records onto a set of metal Lamanites and the Nephites. to know which church was of Jesus Christ. (See Joseph plates. (See Mormon 1.) (See Mormon 6; 8.) right. (See Joseph Smith— Smith—History 1:17–20.) History 1:5–16.)

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After His Resurrection, He visited the righ- teous Nephites and Far away in Bethlehem, Lamanites. He taught Jesus Christ was born. He them His gospel, taught His gospel, healed healed them, and and blessed people, and set blessed them, just as up His Church. Then He was He had in the land crucified and resurrected. around Jerusalem. (See 3 Nephi 1; 8–10.) (See 3 Nephi 11–28.)

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Moroni visited Joseph Smith When Joseph Smith was 21, Through the power of God, and told him about the he went to the Hill Cumorah Joseph Smith translated buried plates. When Joseph and got the plates from the the writing on the plates. Smith got older, he would place where Moroni had He published this transla- get the plates and translate buried them. (See Joseph tion. It is called the Book them. (See Joseph Smith— Smith—History 1:59.) of Mormon. (See title page History 1:27–54.) and introduction to the Book of Mormon.) ◼ JOSEPH SMITH TRANSLATING THE BOOK OF THE ANGEL MORONI APPEARS TO JOSEPH SMITH, BY TOM LOVELL © 2003 IRI; CUMORAH’S HILL, JON MCNAUGHTON; SMITH TRANSLATING © 1995; CHRIST AND THE BOOK OF MORMON CHILDREN, BY DEL PARSON HE IS RISEN, BY DEL PARSON; SAMUEL THE MUSEUM; OF CHURCH HISTORY BY ARNOLD FRIBERG, COURTESY TWO THOUSAND YOUNG MEN GO TO BATTLE, MUSEUM; OF CHURCH HISTORY RANE, COURTESY BY WALTER AMMON DEFENDS THE FLOCKS OF KING LAMONI, BY ARNOLD FRIBERG © 1951 IRI; COME FORTH, BY DEL PARSON © 1996 IRI MORMON, BY DEL PARSON LEFT: LEFT: II, BY WALTER BY TOM LOVELL © IRI; THE DESIRES OF MY HEART THE PLATES, MUSEUM; MORONI BURYING OF CHURCH HISTORY RANE, COURTESY BY TOM LOVELL © IRI; I EVEN REMAIN ALONE, WALTER LAMANITE PROPHESIES, BY ARNOLD FRIBERG © 1951 IRI; MORMON ABRIDGING THE PLATES, RANE; RIGHT:

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