Book of Mormon Notes

In 1 Nephi 13 we read: 18 And I beheld that the power of God was with them, and also that the wrath of God was upon all those that were ...

In 1 Nephi 13 we read: 12 ...I beheld the Spirit of God, that it came down and wrought upon the man; and he went forth upon the many wate...

The critical view of the Book of Mormon sometimes goes that Joseph Smith got to the end of his massively ambitious project and then decided ...

3 Nephi gives us a glimpse into what was recorded on the plates and what was not.  Consider these verses: In 3 Nephi 23, Jesus gives us a ...

I noticed this passage in 3 Nephi 10: 18 And it came to pass that in the ending of the thirty and fourth year, behold, I will show unto y...

I'm trying to set the record straight (pun intended) for myself with respect to Mormon's dealings with the Nephite records. Writing ...

When Nephi has obtained the brass plates, he describes what they contain in 1 Nephi 5 11  And he beheld that they did contain the five bo...

In Helaman 16:14 we read: And angels did appear unto men, wise men, and did declare unto them glad tidings of great joy; thus in this yea...

In John 7, Jesus famously declares himself to be the Fountain of Living Water. This happens during the Feast of the Tabernacles.  It is inte...

I'm still thinking about the concept of skin color in the Book of Mormon, in light of the association between dark skin, filthiness, and...