When a prophet speaks for god, it is as if god were speaking. Prophet, theologian, historian religious studies center. In the first book of the book of mormon, first nephi, lehi and nephi lead their family out of jerusalem, and across. Mormon was a nephite prophet, military leader, and record keeper in the book of mormon.
The book of mormon prophets most often made reference to god or the lord without any indication of whether elohim or jehovah was intended. This record of prophets teaching the inhibitants of ancient america includes numerous accounts of fathers coursecorrecting children who have. A twohundredyear era of peace followed that visit of christ. One of the most powerful and impressive of these is found in nephis prophetic discourse regarding the baptism of christ in 2 nephi 31. He is best known as the leader of the 2,000 stripling soldiers.
The last fatherson relationship studied is god the father and jesus christ, the son. Clark discuss the principles of family teaching and learning found in the book of mormon, such as setting a righteous example, praying for children, praising obedient children, and, especially, teaching children with the scriptures, with tenderness, with repetition, and with. The book of mormon is the main piece of holygodgiven writ that distinguishes mormonism from catholicism and the. For example, zechariahs grandfather, iddo, was also a prophet. Throughout the book of mormon we find examples of many prophets who testified of jesus christ. Book of mormon genealogy chart lehi a descendant of joseph through manasseh laban sariah. He says taught him somewhat in all his learning 1 nephi 1. Facts the mormon church doesnt want you to know 4mormon. When lehi ate the fruit, he says, he thought of his family.
The mormon religion was officially founded in 1830 when the book of. Helaman named his sons after nephi and lehi so that when they reflected upon their own names, they would have a desire to do that which is good helaman 5. This record of prophets teaching the inhibitants of ancient america includes numerous accounts of fathers coursecorrecting children who have strayed from the full gospel of jesus christ as the savior. Joseph smith said that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book, history of the church, vol. The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. As the book of mormon reveals, zedekiah had a son named mulek, who survived the destruction of jerusalem and his fathers death omni 1. Both nephi and jacob had kept the record previously. Instead, they believe the father, son and holy ghost are three. The importance of names among book of mormon prophets can also help us recognize the significance of taking upon us the name of christ. Much of the book of mormon is a nephite record, so most of the prophets are nephites. Book of mormon, 1837, page 582 the joseph smith papers. Here, the prophets included are those who, according to the narrative, inherited the plates of nephi and who otherwise are called prophets within the text. Martin harris acted as joseph smiths scribe from 12 april to 14 june 1828, and at the end of this period they had written out 116 pages. The lds church considers joseph smith, who founded mormonism, a prophet.
One passage says that the book of mormon shall establish the truth of the bible and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the lamb of god is the son of the eternal father, and the savior of the world. It also helped me to look at the book of mormon prophets and other individuals in the book. The book says that mormon eventually passed all of the records on to his son moroni. Lehi and nephi, father and son, were book of mormon prophets. Book of mormon prophets taught that jesus fulfilled a number of roles and could therefore rightly carry many titles.
According to mormons record in the book of mormon, he was born in about ad 311 to a father whose name was also mormon, but was named. The doctrine of god the father in the book of mormon. Enos was given charge of the record by his father, jacob, son of lehi and brother of nephi. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1995. Mormon ends his mortal ministry with his stirring testimony of jesus and leaves his lifes work, his abridgment of the large plates of nephi, the book of mormon, in the hands of his son, moroni. According to the book of mormon, enos was a son, or grandson, of jacob, a nephite prophet. And among the sons of corihor there was one whose name was noah. They then go to battle, resulting in the annihilation of the nephite nation, with 230,000. Great prophets throughout the book of mormon have borne solemn witness that jesus christ is the creator of the earth, the redeemer of mankind, the only begotten of the father. It is my personal witness that the book of mormon is the greatest missionary literature in the church, and that we can significantly increase convert baptisms by more effective use of the book of mormon in our proselyting activities. Mormon descendant of nephi, father of mormon ether noah sons brother of jared mahonri moriancumer unnamed parents.
The last father son relationship studied is god the father and jesus christ, the son. Jacob not only covers a multitude of subjects, all things which are written, from the creation of the world 2 nephi 6. God the father and jesus christ had his own identity and at times was described in terms of different manifestations. Sep 29, 2019 meanwhile, laman, lemuel, sam, and nephi gather up the riches their father left behind and attempt to buy the records from laban, but laban steals their wealth and attempts to kill lehis sons. Lehi was an israelite of the tribe of manasseh, and father to nephi, another prominent prophet in the book of mormon. Around this time is when mormon abridges the large plates of nephi, and compiles the record into its almost finished product see words of mormon 1. Nephi, son of lehi mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. It is almost impossible to read more than a page without encountering mormon. Therefore, behold, it came to pass that because of the secret combinations of akish and his friends, behold, they did overthrow the kingdom of omer. They then go to battle, resulting in the annihilation of the nephite nation, with 230,000 nephite casualties, or 10,000 each led by 23 captains. The book of mormonanother testament of jesus christ and witness to his love, ministry, and resurrectioncontains dozens of examples of fathers teaching their children to become better people. Lehi teaches his son, jacob, that the saviors redeeming power offers a path of freedom, hope, and eternal life which otherwise would have been unavailable because of the effects of adam and eves fall.
According to the book of mormon, lehi was a prophet who lived in jerusalem during the reign of king zedekiah approximately 600 bc. While it is claimed that the book of mormon was translated from gold plates written between 600 bc and 421 ad, it contains vast segments of verses and even whole chapters from the king james version kjv of the bible. His is the voice that narrates the story of the book of mormon. It is about 600 bc and god directs the prophet lehigh to enlist another family to join them in the wilderness outside of jerusalem conflict arises between lehigh suns as they experience a difficult journey based on actual events as recorded in the book of mormon another testament of jesus christ the lord has spoken to me it is not me to take my family into the wilderness alone but that my son. Jun 28, 2018 the importance of names among book of mormon prophets can also help us recognize the significance of taking upon us the name of christ. The book of mormon opens with nephis praise for his father, whom he calls goodly. Scholars tend to equate this group with the company of the prophets featured in 2 samuel 19. The book of mormon does not say that this commandment came by dream but only that the lord spake unto him lehi again 1 nephi 7. He was selected to lead a group of 10,000 men into battle.
Helaman, son of helaman, recorded much of the book of helaman in the book of mormon along with his son, nephi. While his father had not been a prophet nor had the father of amos. That we have a trope entry on the book of mormon, a book of scripture used by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and its splinter groups alongside the bible and the canonized revelations of their founder joseph smith and a few other past leaders of the lds church. The records show that early in life jacob had exhibited those traits of stability, spiritual capacity, and doctrinal clarity that make him one of the outstanding book of mormon prophets.
Book of mormon prophets bore fervent testimony of christ so that later generations could also develop faith in the savior and look to him for. May 04, 2016 as such, the book of mormon can be read as teaching that each deity i. He also probably saw the same visions of jerusalem, the promised land, and the nations and kingdoms of the gentiles which nephi later saw 1 nephi 1114. The messiah cometh in the fulness of time, that he may redeem the children of men from the fall. This counsel also applies to all parents and their children. President ezra taft benson has said, consider from the book of mormon the responsibility fathers have to teach their sons, and the responsibility sons have to take direction from their fathers. Fourth nephi through moroni, from zion to destruction, edited by monte s.
Because there is no mention of them before samuel, it is supposed that he organized them to assist him in his duties and to offer religious. The ministry of the father and the son religious studies center. Prophets have always told people what heavenly father and jesus christ want them to do. As such, the book of mormon can be read as teaching that each deity i. Jan 17, 2012 little is known of the sons of the prophets. As the sons of lehi and the family of ishmael make their way through the wilderness to join lehi and sariah, some of the company become dissatisfied and want to return to their former lives in.
Book of mormon, 1837, page 163 the joseph smith papers. A dynamic, interactive, webfriendly presentation of the book of mormon. Upon lehis death, his sons nephi and laman established two conflicting. This record of prophets teaching the inhibitants of ancient america includes numerous accounts of fathers coursecorrecting children who have strayed from the full gospel of jesus christ as the. Helaman named his sons after nephi and lehi so that when they reflected upon their own names, they would. Like most christians, mormons believe that jesus christ is the son of god and. This has caused many to wonder whether the book of mormon teaches a. And because that they are redeemed from the fall they have become free forever. For many generations, the prophets and missionaries in the book of mormon taught the people to repent before christ came to the world, but the people frequently did not believe. One of nemeds four sons was actually named alma, a name shared by two of the principal male characters father and son in the book of mormon. The authors look in detail at the father son relationships found in the book of mormon.
Leehy was a prophet who lived in jerusalem during the reign of king zedekiah approximately 600 bc. Oct 10, 2019 as the sons of lehi and the family of ishmael make their way through the wilderness to join lehi and sariah, some of the company become dissatisfied and want to return to their former lives in. Jun 15, 2014 the book of mormon opens with nephis praise for his father, whom he calls goodly. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophethistorians, sealed up the abridged records of these people and hid them in about a. These book of mormon prophets knew him, as abraham and moses did, and received and taught his everlasting gospel. Book of mormon, 5 a prophet is a man called by god to speak for him. Loren, little is known of the sons of the prophets. Mormon was one of the two abridgers of the numerous records that went into making up the book of mormon, the other being his son, moroni. He was the son of lehi and sariah who lived in jerusalem approximately 600 b.
Because there is no mention of them before samuel, it is supposed that he organized them to assist him in his duties and to offer religious instruction. The lord covenanted with enos to bring forth the book of mormon to the lamanites, enos 1. The book of mormon has accounts of more detailed family relationships, an extremely useful insight into how men of god, even prophets dealt with their own families under a variety of circumstances and situations. The prophet mormon must be one of the greatest geniuses in the history of the. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. The book of mormon describes a number of individuals unique to its narrative as prophets. Unfortunately, noah was a wicked king, who killed the prophet abinadi. It also helped me to look at the book of mormon prophets. Helaman, son of alma the younger, was a prophet and military leader who gave helaman charge of all the religious records. In approximately 5bc, samuel the lamanite preached to the people from atop the city wall that christ would be born in jerusalem in only a few years, yet the people. See more ideas about book of mormon, lds and latter day saints.
The book of mormon mormon2 testifies of the unity of the godhead in doctrine, purpose, and witness, as well as clearly teaching that the holy ghostholyspirit is a separate and distinct being from the father and the son. It was a loving and lasting testament to the book his father compiled that was written for us today the book of mormon is the word of god, ensign, may 1975, 63. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Fourth nephi through moroni, from zion to destruction.
Some major book of mormon figuressuch as captain moroni, ammon, pahoran, and nephihahare omitted from the list because they had prominent roles only in secular and military history. Examples of how the book of mormon teaches men to be. The book of mormon and the bible will grow together, 2 ne. Mormon made this abridgement, not to give a full account of his people, but to help turn people to god. In the book of mormon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, nephi is a prophethistorian. The authors look in detail at the fatherson relationships found in the book of mormon. The phrase and it came to pass is used repeatedly throughout the book of mormon, including mormons own record and the book of ether. At that time, the family included three other brothers laman, lemuel, and sam. These righteous fathers, many of them prophets of god, taught their children the gospel and prepared them for lives of service and righteousness. Abinadi taught that jesus christ was both the father and the son. The lord delivers nephi from his rebellious brothers 1. Among these prophets are men named lehi, nephi, benjamin, mosiah, alma, abinadi, helaman, mormon, and moroni.
The kingdom passes from one to another by descent and intrigue and murderemer saw the son of righteousnessmany prophets cry repentancea famine and poisonous serpents plague the people. The reason the book of mormon has his name in the title is because he was the one who took all the records of his people and abridged them into a smaller, more manageable record. Like his father, moroni distinguished himself in battle. The lords words will hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, 2 ne. Nephis father had a vision in which he learned that jerusalem would be destroyed, if the people. Richard stout has pointed out to me another important parallel that i was unaware of. Had some good information on the relationships of fathers and sons.
Also included are the high priests mentioned and the missionaries. Seely for it came to pass in the commencement of the first year of the reign of zedekiah, king of judah. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Gramps, who were the sons of the prophets mentioned in 2 kings. Lehis sons offer riches for the sacred records youtube. The book of mormon another testament of jesus christ and witness to his love, ministry, and resurrectioncontains dozens of examples of fathers teaching their children to become better people.
It must be remembered that the book of mormon is mormons abridgment of the plates of nephi, except for the small plates 1 nephi to. The doctrine of god the father is taught in specific, unique episodes of the book of mormon where the father and the son are described as separate divine personages. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophet historians, sealed up the abridged records of these people and hid them in about a. Noah was a nephite, who lived in the ancient americas, about 160 b. Noah was the son of zeniff, and the father of limhi, who lived in the land of nephi.