BoM Chapter Summaries Flashcards
To know the content of every chapter in the BoM
1 Nephi 1
Lehi sees vision; is persecuted of the Jews
1 Nephi 2
Lehi takes family out of Jerusalem to the desert;
Laman and Lemuel reject their father’s teachings;
Nephi accepts and is favored of the Lord
1 Nephi 3
Lehi’s son’s return to Jerusalem to get the plates and fail twice;
Laman and Lemuel beat Nephi with rod
See an Angel
1 Nephi 4
Nephi kills Laban, gets the plates and brings Zoram
1 Nephi 5
Son’s of Lehi return;
Parents rejoice;
Sariah had murmured;
The plates show they are descended from Joseph
1 Nephi 6
Nephi doesn’t give genealogy;
His purpose is to persuade men to come to Christ
1 Nephi 7
Sons go get Ishmael and daughters;
Laman, et al rebel and tie up Nephi who is freed by God
1 Nephi 8
Lehi’s Vision
1 Nephi 9
Lord commanded Nephi to make 2 sets of plates;
Small plates contain the ministry, Large contain the history;
Nephi knew not why.
1 Nephi 10
Lehi prophesies Babylon will scatter Israel;
Messiah will come and be preceded by John the Baptist;
Israel will be compared to an Olive tree, scattered, then gathered in the last days;
Nephi desires to see what his father saw;
He that seeketh shall find.
1 Nephi 11
(Nephi’s Vision) He sees tree, rod, birth, ministry and death of Christ
1 Nephi 12
(Nephi’s Vision)
He sees posterity, destructions;
Christ visit to America, 12 Apostles
His seed die
1 Nephi 13
(Nephi's Vision) He sees church of devil; Columbus; Revolutionary war Bible Restoration, Book of Mormon
1 Nephi 14
(Nephi’s Vision)
If gentiles repent, they’ll be numbered with Israel;
Promises to the house of Israel;
2 churches only; the difference between church of God and of devil
John will write the rest
1 Nephi 15
Nephi’s brothers don’t understand;
Nephi explains why they were compared to olive tree;
They are a natural branch that will be grafted in again in the last days;
Nephi interprets Lehi’s dream for them;
Explains Hell;
1 Nephi 16
Wicked take truth hard; Marriages; Liahona is found; Leave Valley of Lemuel; Broken bow; Ishmael dies; L&L consider killing Nephi but are reprimanded by Lord
1 Nephi 17
Travel 8 years; babies born; Arrive at Bountiful
Nephi is commanded to build a boat and finds ore
Nephi confounds brethren and shocks them
1 Nephi 18
Build and enter boat;
Rebellion upon the waters;
They land in the Americas;
Start planting
1 Nephi 19
Nephi makes plates;
Small plates for doctrine;
Some things of great worth are set at naught by others (even Christ);
Preaches the coming of Christ, signs, and crucifixion by quoting Zenock, Zenos;
Jews will be scourged, then gathered;
Nephi reads Moses, then Isaiah to brethren
1 Nephi 20
(Isaiah 48)
Israel chosen and refined in furnace of affliction;
No peace unto the wicked
1 Nephi 21
(Isaiah 49) Zion--Israel--oppressed and scattered. Women forget suckling child but Lord will not forget; Lord to lift up standard Kings nursing fathers, etc...
1 Nephi 22
Explanation of Nephi to brothers;
Dispersion of Israel is real and figurative.
Israel to be scattered then gathered in marvelous work;
Prophet like Moses is Christ;
Righteous taken up, wicked burned;
Satan bound by saints righteousness in Millennium
2 Nephi 1
Lehi speaks to Laman and Lemuel.
Jerusalem is destroyed;
Americas – Promised Land but will be scourged when wicked;
Oh awake my sons;
They get 1st blessing if they hearken to Nephi.
2 Nephi 2
Lehi to Jacob; Opposition; Free agency; Fall of Adam; Redemption;
2 Nephi 3
Lehi to Joseph; Prophesy of Joseph Smith and Book of Mormon
2 Nephi 4
Lehi blesses his grandchildren Sins and cursing on the heads of L&L; Lehi dies; Nephi exhorts and angers brethren; Nephi’s Psalm;
2 Nephi 5
Separation of Nephites and Lamanites;
Temple Built;
Lamanites cursed;
2 Nephi 6
(Jacob)
Israel to return again
Then crucify God
Then scattered then gathered
2 Nephi 7
(Jacob) (Isaiah 50)
Messiah will have tongue of learned;
Back to be given to the smiter
2 Nephi 8
(Jacob) (Isaiah 51, 52: 1-2)
Lord will convert Zion
Why fear men and not God?
Israel drank dregs of cup but not any more
2 Nephi 9
(Jacob)
Physical Death
Spiritual Death
2nd Death
Atonement of Jesus Christ
2 Nephi 10
(Jacob)
Jews only ones that would crucify God;
Scattered, Gathered;
America Blessed;
2 Nephi 11
Isaiah, Jacob, and Nephi saw Christ;
Nephi delights in words of Isaiah
2 Nephi 12
(Isaiah 2)
Mountain of Lord’s house….Tops of Mountains
2 Nephi 13
(Isaiah 3)
Daughters of Zion….ornaments
2 Nephi 14
(Isaiah 4)
Israel and Daughters of Zion to be cleansed
2 Nephi 15
(Isaiah 5)
Israel = Lord’s vineyard;
Ensign to nations;
Cars and airplanes
2 Nephi 16
(Isaiah 6)
Isaiah’s lips are purified by coal
Sees God
2 Nephi 17
(Isaiah 7)
Syria and Ephraim against Judah;
Virgin shall conceive = sign
2 Nephi 18
(Isaiah 8)
Isaiah and sons are set for signs;
Christ shall be as stumbling block
2 Nephi 19
(Isaiah 9)
Unto us a child is born
2 Nephi 20
(Isaiah 10)
King of Assyria boasts;
“Shall the ax boast against his owner?”
Remnant shall not return
2 Nephi 21
(Isaiah 11)
Stem of Jesse to Judge;
Millennium: child cockatrice;
Israel to be gathered
2 Nephi 22
(Isaiah 12)
Men shall praise the Lord in the Millennium
2 Nephi 23
(Isaiah 13)
Signs and destructions before and at the 2nd coming;
Compare to Babylon
2 Nephi 24
(Isaiah 14)
Lucifer cast out of heaven to sides of pit;
How art thou fallen…
2 Nephi 25
Nephi knows Isaiah is hard. Glories in plainness
Jews shall return to Jerusalem and crucify God
Then scattered again and scourged; Gathered in marvelous work.
Write plates to persuade children and brethren;
Saved by grace after all we do;
We speak of Christ.
Law of Moses dead but keep it anyway.
2 Nephi 26
Nephi continues; When Christ comes He will replace the Law;
There will be signs of his Birth and Death;
Speedy destruction follows for Spirit not always strive..;
Destroyed Nephites will speak from dust;
All men are equal;
Priestcrafts;
2 Nephi 27
(Isaiah 29)
Book of Mormon; Learned Man;
Marvelous work, Wonder
2 Nephi 28
APOSTASY in the last days
Eat, drink, be merry
How the Devil fools people
2 Nephi 29
Many Gentiles will reject Book of Mormon
We need no more Bible!
BoM and Bible
World judged by what is written
2 Nephi 30
Gentiles become Israelites if they repent;
Gentiles to teach Jews;
Millennium
2 Nephi 31
Why Jesus was baptized;
1st principles and ordinances of Gospel;
Baptism is the gate;
There is no other path or name given;
2 Nephi 32
What shall you do after entering?
Hearken to Holy Ghost;
Angels speak by Holy Ghost;
Pray always and you’ll be guided.
2 Nephi 33
Last testimony of Nephi;
When one speaks by Holy Ghost, Holy Ghost carries it to hearts;
If you believe in Christ you will believe BoM.
God will show you these things are true;
Jacob 1
Nephi dies;
Nephites start fornications;
We have sins of people if we don’t teach diligently
Jacob 2
Jacob condemns first: pride, obsession with riches;
Second: whoredoms and unauthorized plural marriage;
Jacob 3
Lamanites more righteous;
Nephites will be dirtier if they don’t repent
Jacob 4
Write on plates so children know of parents and their faith;
Scriptures give them hope then faith to command even trees;
Why not speak of atonement and attain perfect knowledge?;
Jews looked beyond mark
Jacob 5
Zenos’ allegory of Olive Tree
Jacob 6
Jacob prophesies that allegory will occur.
Oh be wise!
Commentary on allegory;
Jacob bids farewell;
Jacob 7
Sherem contends with Jacob. Asks for sign, is smitten and dies; Nephites fortify and hold out against Lamanites. Time passed as a dream for us; Son Enos took plates; Adieu;
Enos
Enos prays for himself, his friends, then all his enemies
Jarom
Jarom asks “What more can I write”
They keep the Law of Moses
There are wars
Omni
Omni, Amaron, Chemish, Abinadom, and Amaleki keep the small plates;
Lord commands Mosiah to leave.
They discover Zarahemla;
Mulekites had found Coriantumr.
Mosiah made king and interprets stone about Coriantumr;
Benjamin succeeds dad,
Zeniff and others leave
Words of Mormon
Small plates added to Mormon's Abridgment; Benjamin reigns in righteousness; Beats the Lamanites; Punishes false Christ’s; Works with prophets and holy men
Mosiah 1
Benjamin teaches his children importance of Scriptures;
Brass plates are written in Egyptian;
Mosiah is made King.
Gather people to receive new name
Mosiah 2
(Benjamin's Discourse) Don’t trifle with words; We are all unprofitable servants; Serve god by serving men Beware contention Wo to those who turn from god after accepting, then die
Mosiah 3
(Benjamin’s Discourse)
Preaches the sufferings of Christ
Natural man;
Children and ignorant saved by atonement
Mosiah 4
(Benjamin’s Discourse)
People fall to earth.
Remission, retaining remission of sins by retaining remembrance;
Give to the poor or say in your heart;
Mosiah 5
(Benjamin’s Discourse)
People believe and make covenant with God;
Become Children of Christ
They receive a change of heart and name of Christ;
Serve God to know him
Mosiah 6
Benjamin takes names of the people, ordains priests and dies. Mosiah good king
Mosiah 7
Ammon and 16 men find Limhi;
Imprisoned; freed;
Limhi gathers people to rejoice
Mosiah 8
Limhi shows Ammon Jaredite plates;
Ammon explains SEERS
Mosiah 9
(Limhi’s People)
Zeniff leads 2 groups to land of Nephi (1st group dies);
Make treaty and get Land.
Lamanites attack and lose;
Mosiah 10
(Limhi's People) Peace 22 years; King Laman died; Lamanites believed their fathers were wronged. War--Zeniff (old now) wins again.
Mosiah 11
(Limhi’s People)
Noah becomes King
Bad things he did
Abinadi prophesies then hides
Mosiah 12
(Limhi’s People)
Abinadi returns then is imprisoned
Questioned by priests (about feet on mountains).
Teaches 1st Commandment
Mosiah 13
(Limhi's People) Abinadi is protected and shines; Teaches 10 commandments Salvation not by law but by the atonement. Lower law given as a type All prophets spoke of Christ
Mosiah 14
(Limhi’s People)
(Isaiah 53)
Man of Sorrows, Acquainted with grief;
Entire chapter – Christ
Mosiah 15
(Limhi’s People)
God himself shall come
Jesus is both Father and Son (flesh subject to the Spirit);
The Righteous are his seed;
How beautiful upon mountains are feet of publishers;
First Resurrection: righteous, ignorant, and children.
Mosiah 16
(Limhi’s People)
The unrepentant remain as if no redemption;
Resurrection –> eternal life or damnation.
Teach that Law of Moses is shadow of things to come.
Mosiah 17
(Limhi’s People)
Alma believes, chased out;
Abinadi killed, prophesies King’s death
Mosiah 18
(Limhi's People) Alma teaches, baptizes; BAPTISM; Organizes church; They leave
Mosiah 19
(Limhi's People) Gideon tries to kill Noah; Lamanite army; Leave families, kill Noah; Limhi reigns
Mosiah 20
(Limhi’s People)
Priests take Lamanite daughters;
Lamanites attack, are defeated.
Explain to King of Lamanites who pacifies Lams
Mosiah 21
(Limhi’s People)
People of Limhi attack three times, defeated;
Humble themselves;
Meet Ammon
Mosiah 22
People of Limhi escape by making guards drunk;
Become Mosiah’s subjects
Mosiah 23
(Followers of Alma)
Alma refuses to be King;
The Lord tries his people;
Bondage by Lamanites and Amulon.
Mosiah 24
(Followers of Alma)
Amulon persecutes them;
Lord lightens burdens and frees them
Mosiah 25
Mosiah reads story of Limhi and Alma to the people.
They rejoice and are saddened.
Church formed (Alma I is prophet)
Mosiah 26
People who didn’t know Benjamin begin to sin;
Mosiah refuses to judge them;
Alma receives revelation about church discipline
Mosiah 27
Alma II seeks to destroy church;
Angel comes;
Alma and sons of Mosiah teach and strengthen church
Mosiah 28
Sons of Mosiah leave to teach
Mosiah translates 24 plates, more on seers;
There is no successor
Gives plates etc. to Alma II
Mosiah 29
Epistle from Mosiah to people;
Wicked kings can lead people astray;
Judges instituted (Alma II);