Not just the Bible

Mormons believe that God not only dealt with the middle-eastern people in ancient days, but also with the people of the Americas. Just as the Jews had prophets whose prophecies were recorded and passed down through the ages, so did the people in the Americas. The prophets and political leaders of those people kept records that were buried in the ground and preserved by God to come forth to the world at a later date. Today those records are available to us, known as the Book of Mormon.


The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ is an abridgment of the records kept concerning two nations, the Nephites (knee'-fights) and the Lamanites (lay'-meh-nights), made by the prophet-historian named Mormon. He was one of the last of the Nephites who were eventually wiped out by the Lamanites, who are ancestors to the American Indians.

Nephites and Lamanites are the descendants of the family of Lehi (lee'-high), a prophet who was led from Jerusalem to live in the Americas. They are also mixed with the Mulekites (myew'-leh-kites), descendants of Mulek who is the son of King Zedekiah from the Bible. The Mulekites were also led to the Americas, but were already living there when Lehi's family arrived.

The highlight of the Book of Mormon is when Jesus Christ comes to visit the Nephites after his death and resurrection. The main purpose of the Book of Mormon is to persuade the reader to believe in Christ, but it also serves to support the Bible and teach the word of God.

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