A Book of Mormon List- from President Nelson

The Book of Mormon is:

• Another testament of Jesus Christ. Its major writers—Nephi, Jacob, Mormon, Moroni—and its translator, Joseph Smith, were all eyewitnesses of the Lord.
• A record of His ministry to people who lived in ancient America.
• True, as attested by the Lord Himself.

The Book of Mormon affirms:

• The individual identity of Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ.
• The necessity of the Fall of Adam and the wisdom of Eve, that men might have joy.

The Book of Mormon refutes notions that:

• Revelation ended with the Bible.
• Infants need to be baptized.
• Happiness can be found in wickedness.
• Individual goodness is adequate for exaltation (ordinances and covenants are needed).
• The Fall of Adam tainted mankind with “original sin.”

The Book of Mormon fulfills biblical prophecies that:

• “Other sheep” shall hear His voice.
• God will do “a marvelous work and a wonder,” speaking “out of the dust.”
• The “stick of Judah” and the “stick of Joseph” will become one.
• Scattered Israel will be gathered “in the latter days” and how that will be done.
• The land of inheritance for the lineage of Joseph is the Western Hemisphere.

The Book of Mormon clarifies understanding about:

• Our premortal existence.
• Death. It is a necessary component of God’s great plan of happiness.
• Postmortal existence, which begins in paradise.
• How the resurrection of the body, reunited with its spirit, becomes an immortal soul.
• How our judgment by the Lord will be according to our deeds and the desires of our hearts.
• How ordinances are properly performed: for example, baptism, sacrament, conferring the Holy Ghost.
• The Atonement of Jesus Christ.
• The Resurrection.
• The important role of angels.
• The eternal nature of priesthood.
• How human behavior is influenced more by the power of the word than the power of the sword.

The Book of Mormon reveals information previously unknown:

• Baptisms were performed before Jesus Christ was born.
• Temples were built and used by people in ancient America.
• Joseph, 11th son of Israel, foresaw the prophetic role of Joseph Smith.
• Nephi (in 600–592 BC) foresaw the discovery and colonizing of America.
• Plain and precious parts of the Bible have been lost.
• The Light of Christ is given to each person.
• The importance of individual agency and the need for opposition in all things.
• Warnings about “secret combinations.”

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Scripture-man encourages you to use this list in your reading of the scriptures: is, affirms, refutes, fulfills, clarifies, & reveals information previously unknown.