BOM_Chapters Flashcards
1 Nephi 1
Nephi begins the record – Lehi sees in vision a pillar of fire, and prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem 600 B.C.
1 Nephi 2
Lehi takes his family into the wilderness– Laman/Lemuel murmur – Nephi sees Lord. 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 3
Lehi’s sons return to obtain the plates– Laman and Lemuel smite Nephi and are reproved by an angel. 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 4
Nephi slays Laban – Zoram chooses to join Lehi’s family. Between 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 5
Sariah & Lehi rejoice over son’s return – The plates contain writings of Moses – Lehi a descendant of Joseph 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 6
Nephi writes that his purpose is to persuade men to come unto God 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 7
Sons return to Jerusalem for family of Ishmael – Laman and others bind Nephi with cords. 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 8
Lehi sees a vision of the tree of life– Sariah, Nephi, and Sam partake of fruit– Laman and Lemuel refuse. 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 9
Nephi makes two sets of records– The larger plates are a secular history; the smaller contain sacred things. 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 10
Lehi tells of the coming among the Jews of a Messiah, a Savior, a Redeemer– He tells also of the coming of the one who should baptize the Lamb of God– Lehi tells of the death and resurrection of the Messiah– He compares the scattering and gathering of Israel to an olive tree– Nephi speaks of the Son of God, of the gift of the Holy Ghost, and of the need for righteousness. Between 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 11
Nephi sees the Spirit of the Lord and is shown in vision the tree of life– He sees the mother of the Son of God and learns of the condescension of God– He sees the baptism, ministry, and crucifixion of the Lamb of God– He sees also the call and ministry of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. Between 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 12
Nephi sees in vision: the land of promise; the righteousness, iniquity, and downfall of its inhabitants; the coming of the Lamb of God among them; how the twelve disciples and the twelve apostles shall judge Israel; the loathsome and filthy state of those who dwindle in unbelief. Between 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 13
Nephi sees in vision: the church of the devil set up among the Gentiles; the discovery and colonizing of America; the loss of many plain and precious parts of the Bible; the resultant state of gentile apostasy; the restoration of the gospel, the coming forth of latter– day scripture, and the building up of Zion. Between 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 14
An angel tells Nephi of the blessings and cursings to fall upon the Gentiles– There are only two churches: the Church of the Lamb of God and the church of the devil– The saints of God in all nations are persecuted by the great and abominable church– The apostle John shall write concerning the end of the world. Between 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 15
Lehi’s seed are to receive the gospel from the Gentiles in the latter days– The gathering of Israel is likened unto an olive tree whose natural branches shall be grafted in again– Nephi interprets the vision of the tree of life and speaks of the justice of God in dividing the wicked from the righteous. Between 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 16
The wicked take the truth to be hard– Lehi’s sons marry the daughters of Ishmael– The Liahona guides their course in the wilderness– Messages from the Lord are written on the Liahona from time to time– Ishmael dies; his family murmur because of afflictions. Between 600 and 592 B.C.
1 Nephi 17
Nephi is commanded to build a ship– His brethren oppose him– He exhorts them by recounting the history of God’s dealings with Israel– He is filled with the power of God– His brethren are forbidden to touch him, lest they whither as a dried reed. About 592– 591 B.C.
1 Nephi 18
The ship is finished– The births of Jacob and Joseph are mentioned– The company embarks for the promised land– The sons of Ishmael and their wives join in revelry and rebellion– Nephi is bound, and the ship is driven back by a terrible tempest– Nephi is freed, and by his prayer the storm ceases– They arrive in the promised land. About 590– 589 B.C.
1 Nephi 19
Nephi makes plates of ore and records the history of his people– The God of Israel shall come six hundred years from the time Lehi left Jerusalem– Nephi tells of His sufferings and crucifixion– The Jews shall be despised and scattered until the latter days, when they will return unto the Lord. Between 588 and 570 B.C.
1 Nephi 20
The Lord reveals his purposes to Israel– They have been chosen in the furnace of affliction and are to go forth from Babylon– Compare Isaiah 48. Between 588 and 570 B.C.
1 Nephi 21
Messiah shall be a light to the Gentiles and shall free the prisoners– Israel shall be gathered with power in the last days– Kings shall be their nursing fathers– Compare Isaiah 49. Between 588 and 570 B.C.
1 Nephi 22
Israel shall be scattered upon all the face of the earth– The gentiles shall nurse and nourish Israel with the gospel in the last days– Israel shall be gathered and saved, and the wicked shall burn as stubble– The kingdom of the devil shall be destroyed, and Satan shall be bound. Between 588 and 570 B.C.
2 Nephi 1
Lehi prophesies of a land of liberty– His seed shall be scattered and smitten if they reject the Holy One of Israel– He exhorts his sons to put on the armor of righteousness. Between 588 and 570 B.C.
2 Nephi 2
Redemption cometh through the Holy Messiah– Freedom of choice (agency) is essential to existence and progression– Adam fell that men might be– Men are free to choose liberty and eternal life. Between 588 and 570 B.C.
2 Nephi 3
Joseph in Egypt saw the Nephites in vision– He prophesied of Joseph Smith, the latter– day seer; of Moses, who would deliver Israel; and of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. Between 588 and 570 B.C.
2 Nephi 4
Lehi counsels and blesses his posterity– He dies and is buried– Nephi glories in the goodness of God to him– Nephi puts his trust in the Lord forever. Between 588 and 570 B.C.
2 Nephi 5
The Nephites separate themselves from the Lamanites, keep the law of Moses, and build a temple– Because of their unbelief, the Lamanites are cursed, receive a skin of blackness, and become a scourge unto the Nephites. Between 588 and 559 B.C.
2 Nephi 6
Jacob recounts Jewish history: Their Babylonian captivity and return; the ministry and crucifixion of the Holy One of Israel; the help received from the gentiles; and their latter– day restoration when they believe in the Messiah. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 7
Isaiah speaks Messianically– Messiah shall have the tongue of the learned– He shall give his back to the smiters– He shall not be confounded– Compare Isaiah 50. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 8
In the last days, the Lord shall comfort Zion and gather Israel– The redeemed shall come to Zion amid great joy– Compare Isaiah 51 and 52:1– 2. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 9
Jews shall be gathered in all their lands of promise– Atonement ransoms man from the fall– The bodies of the dead shall come forth from the grave, and their spirits from hell and from paradise– They shall be judged– Atonement saves from death, hell, the devil, and endless torment– The righteous to be saved in the kingdom of God– Penalties for sins set forth– The Holy One of Israel is the keeper of the gate. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 10
Jews shall crucify their God– They shall be scattered until they begin to believe in him– America shall be a land of liberty where no king shall rule– Be reconciled to God and gain salvation through his grace. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 11
Jacob saw his Redeemer– The law of Moses typifies Christ and proves he shall come. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 12
Isaiah sees the latter– day temple, gathering of Israel, and millennial judgment and peace– The proud and wicked shall be brought low at the Second Coming– Compare Isaiah 2. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 13
Judah and Jerusalem shall be punished for their disobedience– The Lord pleads for and judges his people– The daughters of Zion are cursed and tormented for their worldliness– Compare Isaiah 3. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 14
Zion and her daughters shall be redeemed and cleansed in the millennial day– Compare Isaiah 4. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 15
The Lord’s vineyard (Israel) shall become desolate and his people shall be scattered– Woes shall come upon them in their apostate and scattered state– The Lord shall lift an ensign and gather Israel– Compare Isaiah 5. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 16
Isaiah sees the Lord– Isaiah’s sins are forgiven– He is called to prophesy– He prophesies of the rejection by the Jews of Christ’s teachings– A remnant shall return– Compare Isaiah 6. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 17
Ephraim and Syria wage war against Judah– Christ shall be born of a virgin– Compare Isaiah 7. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 18
Christ shall be as a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense– Seek the Lord, not peeping wizards– Turn to the law and to the testimony for guidance– Compare Isaiah 8. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 19
Isaiah speaks Messianically– The people in darkness to see a great Light– Unto us a child is born– He shall be the Prince of Peace and shall reign on David’s throne– Compare Isaiah 9. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 20
Destruction of Assyria is a type of destruction of wicked at the Second Coming– Few people shall be left after the Lord comes again– Remnant of Jacob shall return in that day– Compare Isaiah 10. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 21
Stem of Jesse (Christ) shall judge in righteousness– The knowledge of God shall cover the earth in the Millennium– The Lord shall raise an ensign and gather Israel– Compare Isaiah 11. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 22
In the millennial day all men shall praise the Lord– He shall dwell among them– Compare Isaiah 12. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 23
Destruction of Babylon is a type of destruction at Second Coming– It shall be a day of wrath and vengeance– Babylon (the world) shall fall forever– Compare Isaiah 13. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 24
Israel shall be gathered and shall enjoy millennial rest– Lucifer cast out of heaven for rebellion– Israel shall triumph over Babylon (the world)– Compare Isaiah 14. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 25
Nephi glories in plainness– Isaiah’s prophecies shall be understood in the last days– The Jews shall return from Babylon, crucify the Messiah, and be scattered and scourged– They shall be restored when they believe in the Messiah– He shall first come six hundred years after Lehi left Jerusalem– Nephites keep the law of Moses and believe in Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 26
Christ shall minister to the Nephites– Nephi foresees the destruction of his people– They shall speak from the dust– The gentiles shall build up false churches and secret combinations– The Lord forbids men to practice priestcraft. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 27
Darkness and apostasy shall cover the earth in the last days– The Book of Mormon shall come forth– Three witnesses shall testify of the book– The learned man cannot read the sealed book– The Lord shall do a marvelous work and a wonder– Compare Isaiah 29. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 28
Many false churches shall be built up in the last days– They shall teach false and vain and foolish doctrines– Apostasy shall abound because of false teachers– The devil shall rage in the hearts of men– He shall teach all manner of false doctrines. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 29
Many gentiles shall reject the Book of Mormon– They shall say: We need no more Bible– The Lord speaks to many nations– He will judge the world out of the books thus written. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 30
Converted gentiles shall be numbered with the covenant people– Many Lamanites and Jews shall believe the word and become a delightsome people– Israel shall be restored and the wicked destroyed. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 31
Nephi tells why Christ was baptized– Men must follow Christ, be baptized, receive the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end to be saved– Repentance and baptism are the gate to the strait and narrow path– Eternal life comes to those who keep the commandments after baptism. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 32
Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost– Men must pray and gain knowledge for themselves from the Holy Ghost. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
2 Nephi 33
Nephi’s words are true– They testify of Christ– Those who believe in Christ will believe Nephi’s words– They shall stand as a witness before the judgment bar. Between 559 and 545 B.C.
Jacob 1
Jacob and Joseph seek to persuade men to believe in Christ and keep his commandments– Nephi dies– Wickedness prevails among the Nephites. Between 544 and 421 B.C.
Jacob 2
Jacob denounces the love of riches, pride, and unchastity– Men should seek riches to help their fellow men– Jacob condemns the unauthorized practice of plural marriage– The Lord delights in the chastity of women. Between 544 and 421 B.C.
Jacob 3
The pure in heart receive the pleasing word of God– Lamanite righteousness exceeds that of Nephites– Jacob warns against fornication, lasciviousness, and every sin. Between 544 and 421 B.C.
Jacob 4
All the prophets worshipped the Father in the name of Christ– Abraham’s offering of Isaac was in similitude of God and his Only Begotten– Men should reconcile themselves to God through the atonement– The Jews shall reject the foundation stone. Between 544 and 421 B.C.
Jacob 5
Jacob quotes Zenos relative to the allegory of the tame and wild olive trees– They are a likeness of Israel and the gentiles– The scattering and gathering of Israel are prefigured– Allusions are made to the Nephites and Lamanites and all the house of Israel– Gentiles shall be grafted into Israel– Eventually the vineyard shall be burned. Between 544 and 421 B.C.
Jacob 6
The Lord shall recover Israel in the last days– Then the world shall be burned with fire– Men must follow Christ to avoid the lake of fire and brimstone. Between 544 and 421 B.C.
Jacob 7
Sherem denies Christ, contends with Jacob, demands a sign, and is smitten of God– All of the prophets have spoken of Christ and his atonement– The Nephites lived out their days as wanderers, born in tribulation, and hated by the Lamanites. Between 544 and 421 B.C.
Enos 1
Enos prays mightily and gains a remission of his sins– The voice of the Lord comes into his mind promising salvation for the Lamanites in a future day– Nephites sought to reclaim the Lamanites in their day– Enos rejoices in his Redeemer. Between 544 and 420 B.C.
Jarom 1
The Nephites keep the law of Moses, look forward to the coming of Christ, and prosper in the land– Many prophets labor to keep them in the way of truth. Between 420 and 361 B.C.
Omni 1
Omni, Amaron, Chemish, Abinadom, and Amaleki, each in turn, keep the records– Mosiah discovers the people of Zarahemla who came from Jerusalem in the days of Zedekiah– He is made king over them– The Mulekites had discovered Coriantumr, the last of the Jaredites– King Benjamin succeeds Mosiah– Men should offer their souls as an offering to Christ. Between 361 and 130 B.C.
Words of Mormon 1
Mormon abridges their history onto the plates of Mormon– He inserts the plates of Nephi into the abridgement– King Benjamin establishes peace in the land. About A.D. 385
Mosiah 1
King Benjamin teaches his sons the language and prophecies of their fathers– Their religion and civilization have been preserved because of the records kept on the various plates– Mosiah is chosen as king and is given custody of the records and other things. About 130– 124 B.C.
Mosiah 2
King Benjamin addresses his people– He recounts the equity, fairness, and spirituality of his reign– He counsels them to serve their heavenly King– Those who rebel against God shall suffer anguish like unquenchable fire. About 124 B.C.
Mosiah 3
King Benjamin continues his address– The Lord Omnipotent shall minister among men in a tabernacle of clay– Blood shall come from every pore as he atones for the sins of the world– His is the only name whereby salvation comes– Men can put off the natural man and become saints through the atonement– The torment of the wicked shall be as a lake of fire and brimstone. About 124 B.C.
Mosiah 4
King Benjamin continues his address– Salvation comes because of the atonement– Believe in God to be saved– Retain a remission of your sins through faithfulness– Impart of your substance to the poor– Do all things in wisdom and order. About 124 B.C.
Mosiah 5
The saints become the sons and daughters of Christ through faith– They are then called by the name of Christ– King Benjamin exhorts them to be steadfast and immovable in good works. About 124 B.C.
Mosiah 6
King Benjamin records the names of the people and appoints priests to teach them– Mosiah reigns as a righteous king. About 124– 121 B.C.
Mosiah 7
Ammon finds the land of Lehi– Nephi where Limhi is king– Limhi’s people are in bondage to the Lamanites– Limhi recounts their history– A prophet (Abinadi) had testified that Christ is the God and Father of all things– Those who sow filthiness reap the whirlwind, and those who put their trust in the Lord shall be delivered. About 121 B.C.
Mosiah 8
Ammon teaches the people of Limhi– He learns of the twenty– four Jaredite plates– Ancient records can be translated by seers– The gift of seership exceeds all others. About 121 B.C.
Mosiah 9
Zeniff leads a group from Zarahemla to possess the land of Lehi– Nephi– The Lamanite king permits them to inherit the land– There is war between the Lamanites and Zeniff’s people. About 200– 187 B.C.
Mosiah 10
King Laman dies– His people are wild and ferocious and believe in false traditions– Zeniff and his people prevail against them. About 178– 160 B.C.
Mosiah 11
King Noah rules in wickedness– He revels in riotous living with his wives and concubines– Abinadi prophesies that the people will be taken into bondage– His life is sought by King Noah. Between 160 and 150 B.C.
Mosiah 12
Abinadi is imprisoned for prophesying the destruction of the people and the death of King Noah– The false priests quote the scriptures and pretend to keep the law of Moses– Abinadi begins to teach them the Ten Commandments. About 148 B.C.
Mosiah 13
Abinadi is protected by divine power– He teaches the Ten Commandments– Salvation does not come by the law of Moses alone– God himself shall make an atonement and redeem his people. About 148 B.C.
Mosiah 14
Isaiah speaks Messianically– Messiah’s humiliation and sufferings are set forth– He makes his soul an offering for sin and makes intercession for transgressors– Compare Isaiah 53. About 148 B.C.
Mosiah 15
How Christ is both the Father and the Son– He shall make intercession and bear the transgressions of his people– They and all the holy prophets are his seed– He bringeth to pass the resurrection– Little children have eternal life. About 148 B.C.
Mosiah 16
God redeems men from their lost and fallen state– Those who are carnal remain as though there was no redemption– Christ brings to pass a resurrection to endless life or to endless damnation. About 148 B.C.
Mosiah 17
Alma believes and writes the words of Abinadi– Abinadi suffers death by fire– He prophesies disease and death by fire upon his murderers. About 148 B.C.
Mosiah 18
Alma preaches in private– He sets forth the covenant of baptism and baptizes at the waters of Mormon– He organizes the Church of Christ and ordains priests– They support themselves and teach the people– Alma and his people flee from King Noah into the wilderness. About 148– 145 B.C.
Mosiah 19
Gideon seeks to slay King Noah– The Lamanites invade the land– King Noah suffers death by fire– Limhi rules as a tributary monarch. Between 145 and 122 B.C.
Mosiah 20
Lamanite daughters are abducted by the priests of Noah– The Lamanites wage war upon Limhi and his people– They are repulsed and pacified. Between 145 and 122 B.C.
Mosiah 21
Limhi’s people are smitten and defeated by the Lamanites– They meet Ammon and are converted– They tell Ammon of the twenty– four Jaredite plates. Between 145 and 121 B.C.
Mosiah 22
Plans are made for the people to escape from Lamanite bondage– The Lamanites are made drunk– The people escape, return to Zarahemla, and become subject to King Mosiah. About 121 B.C.
Mosiah 23
Alma refuses to be king– He serves as high priest– The Lord chastens his people, and the Lamanites conquer the land of Helam– Amulon, leader of King Noah’s wicked priests, rules subject to the Lamanite monarch. Between 145 and 121 B.C.
Mosiah 24
Amulon persecutes Alma and his people– They are to be put to death if they pray– The Lord makes their burdens seem light– He delivers them from bondage, and they return to Zarahemla. Between 145 and 120 B.C.
Mosiah 25
The people (the Mulekites) of Zarahemla become Nephites– They learn of the people of Alma and of Zeniff– Alma baptizes Limhi and all his people– Mosiah authorizes Alma to organize the Church of God. About 120 B.C.
Mosiah 26
Many members of the Church are led into sin by unbelievers– Alma is promised eternal life– Those who repent and are baptized gain forgiveness– Church members in sin who repent and confess to Alma and to the Lord shall be forgiven; otherwise they shall be excommunicated. Probably between 120 and 100 B.C.
Mosiah 27
Mosiah forbids persecution and enjoins equality– Alma the younger and the four sons of Mosiah seek to destroy the Church– An angel appears and commands them to cease their evil course– Alma is struck dumb– All mankind must be born again to gain salvation– Alma and the sons of Mosiah declare glad tidings. Probably between 100 and 92 B.C.
Mosiah 28
The sons of Mosiah shall have eternal life– They go to preach to the Lamanites– Mosiah translates the Jaredite plates with the two seer stones. About 92 B.C.
Mosiah 29
Mosiah proposes that judges be chosen in place of a king– Unrighteous kings lead their people into sin– Alma the younger is chosen chief judge by the voice of the people– He is also the high priest over the Church– Alma the elder and Mosiah die. About 92– 91 B.C.