Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon
a sacred book of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, believed by members of the church to be an abridgment by a prophet (Mormon) of a record of certain ancient peoples in America, written on golden plates, and discovered and translated (1827-30) by Joseph Smith.

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  • Book of Mormon* — Book′ of Mor′mon, n. rel a sacred book of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, believed by members of the church to be an abridgment by a prophet (Mormon) of a record of certain ancient peoples in America, written on golden plates,… …   From formal English to slang

  • Book of Mormon chronology — This chronology outlines the major events in the history of the Book of Mormon , according to the text. Dates given correspond to dates in the footnotes of the LDS edition of the Book of Mormon , found online… …   Wikipedia

  • Book of Mormon anachronisms — There are a variety of words and phrases in the Book of Mormon that are considered anachronistic as their existence in the text of the Book of Mormon is at odds with known linguistic patterns, archaeological findings, or known historical… …   Wikipedia

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  • Book of Mormon witnesses — The Book of Mormon witnesses are a group of contemporaries of Joseph Smith, Jr. who said they saw the golden plates from which Smith said he translated the Book of Mormon . The most significant witnesses are the Three Witnesses and the Eight… …   Wikipedia

  • Book of Mormon weights and measures — Metals in the Book of Mormon (particularly in Alma chapter 11) are used to describe a weight measurement system as follows:Gold*Senine = ½ seon = barley measure = any grain measure = judge s wages for a day [sourcetext|source=Book of… …   Wikipedia

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