One of the four volumes of Scripture accepted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is an abridgment by an ancient prophet named Mormon of the records of ancient inhabitants of the Americas. It was written to testify that Jesus is the Christ. Concerning this record, the Prophet Joseph Smith, who translated it by the gift and power of God, said, “I told the brethren 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” (see the introduction at the front of the Book of Mormon). The Book of Mormon is a religious record of three groups of people who migrated from the Old World to the American continents. These groups were led by prophets who recorded their religious and secular histories on metal plates. The Book of Mormon records the visit of Jesus Christ to people in the Americas following his resurrection. A 200-year era of peace followed that visit of Christ. Read more

The Book of Mormon is a volume of scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fullness of the everlasting gospel. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by a prophet-historian named Mormon. The record gives an account of two great civilizations. One came from Jerusalem in 600 B.C., and afterward separated into two nations, known as the Nephites and the Lamanites. The other came much earlier when the Lord confounded the tongues at the Tower of Babel. This group is known as the Jaredites. After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are the principal ancestors of the American Indians. The crowning event recorded in the Book of Mormon is the personal ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ among the Nephites soon after his resurrection. It puts forth the doctrines of the gospel, outlines the plan of salvation, and tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come. After Mormon completed his writings, he delivered the account to his son Moroni, who added a few words of his own and hid up the plates in the hill Cumorah. On September 21, 1823, the same Moroni, the a glorified, resurrected being, appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith and instructed him relative to the ancient record and its destined translation into the English language. In due course the plates were delivered to Joseph Smith, who translated them by the gift and power of God. The record is now published in many languages as a new and additional witness that Jesus Christ is the Sone of the living God and that all who will come unto him and obey the laws and ordinances of his gospel may be saved. Concerning this record the Prophet Joseph Smith said: "I told the brethren 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." In addition to Joseph Smith, the Lord provided for eleven others to see the gold plates for themselves and to be special witnesses of the truth and divinity of the Book of Mormon. Their written testimonies are included herewith as "The Testimony of Three Witnesses" and "The Testimony of Eight Witnesses." We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and the to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost. (See Moroni 10:3-5.) Those who gain this divine witness from the holy Spirit will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is his revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord's kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the second coming of the Messiah. Read more

Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was 23 and went on to organize a church, found cities, and attract thousands of followers before his violent death at age 38. Richard Bushman, an esteemed cultural historian and a practicing Mormon, moves beyond the popular stereotype of Smith as a colorful fraud to explore his personality, his relationships with others, and how he received revelations. An arresting narrative of the birth of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling also brilliantly evaluates the prophet's bold contributions to Christian theology and his cultural place in the modern world. Read more

Nephi puts us on notice in his very first sentence that The Book of Mormon was written by temple worshippers and for temple worshippers. He and the other prophets of The Book of Mormon, who called themselves the visionary men and the peaceable followers of Christ, knew and practiced a mystery, an ordinance by which they ascended through the temple and entered into the presence of God. This ordinance was embodied in a dramatic representation of the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden and their return to it, in which initiates played the roles of Adam and Eve or their descendants.The drama expressed the great doctrines of the visionary men about the purpose of life, the fall and redemption, Adam and Eve’s choice, and Christ’s triumph. It contained the moral commitments of the visionary men, and it taught them spiritual disciplines such as prayer, fasting, washing, and anointing. It brought them to share a feast with the Lord and then to petition at the veil of the holy of holies to be admitted as one of the children of God.The Nephite prophets used the sights, experiences, furniture, architecture, sounds, and even tastes of their temple experience to inform their writing. In the Language of Adam explores that complex constellation of information as a language--as a symbolic vocabulary for communicating and perceiving important truths. The more we understand about the temple practices of the visionary men, the better we can read The Book of Mormon, as well as the writings of visionary men in the Bible and elsewhere. Read more

Originally published in 1830, the Book of Mormon is an ancient record of the peoples of the Americas. It was translated by the Prophet Joseph Smith through the power of God. Mormon, an ancient prophet, compiled the texts of his people into this record, which was hid in the earth by his son Moroni before his people were destroyed by their enemies. Within its pages is found the pure Gospel of Jesus Christ, with many plain and precious truths restored. It is the key religious text, used alongside the Bible, of the Restorationist movement known as colloquially as "Mormonism" and practiced primarily by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.This edition features 61 illustrations completed by Godwin, a Latter-day Saint illustrator living in the United Kingdom. His style focuses on symbolism and draws from the techniques of renaissance and early modern artists across Europe. These illustrations bring the stories and doctrines of the Book of Mormon to life in a new and captivating way. Godwin's goal is to invite readers to engage with the text anew, whether or not they have studied its incredible doctrines and teachings before.Godwin is a believer in the claims of the Book of Mormon and considers it an authentic record. He invites critics and cynics to read and see for themselves. Read more

The Book of Mormon in English and Spanish.Includes the complete text, licensed from Intellectual Reserve.Two-column format with each verse aligned to the same verse in the other language makes it convenient to study English or Spanish using the scriptures.Large format for easier reading.Wide margins to take notes on new vocabulary or scripture insights. Read more

“An extraordinary book.” — Jenny Webb, Journal of Book of Mormon Studies“A fresh, provocative viewpoint.” — Richard L. Bushman, author of Joseph Smith's Gold Plates: A Cultural History and Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling“Extraordinary.” — Daniel C. Peterson, editor, Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship“A landmark work.” — Phil Barlow, associate director of the BYU Maxwell Institute and a Neal A. Maxwell Research Associate“The perfect supplement for Latter-day Saints preparing to study the Book of Mormon.” — Book of Mormon Central“Invites me to think about the Book of Mormon in fresh and meaningful ways.” — Brad Wilcox, author of The Continuous AtonementOn a summer day in 1828, Book of Mormon scribe and witness Martin Harris was emptying drawers, upending furniture, and ripping apart mattresses as he desperately looked for a stack of papers he had sworn to God to protect. Those pages containing the only copy of the first three months of Joseph Smith’s translation of the golden plates were forever lost, and the detailed stories they held forgotten over the ensuing years—until now.In this highly anticipated work, author Don Bradley presents over a decade of historical and scriptural research to not only tell the story of the lost pages but to reconstruct many of the detailed stories written on them. Questions explored and answered include:Was the lost manuscript actually 116 pages?How did Mormon’s abridgment of this period differ from the accounts in Nephi’s small plates?Where did the brass plates and Laban’s sword come from?How did Lehi’s family and their descendants live the Law of Moses without the temple and Aaronic priesthood?How did the Liahona operate?Why is Joseph of Egypt emphasized so much in the Book of Mormon?How were the first Nephites similar to the very last?What message did God write on the temple wall for Aminadi to translate?How did the Jaredite interpreters come into the hands of the Nephite kings?Why was King Benjamin so beloved by his people?Despite the likely demise of those pages to the sands of time, the answers to these questions and many more are now available for the first time in nearly two centuries in The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon’s Missing Stories. Read more

The Doctrine and Covenants:

A collection of latter-day divine revelations and inspired declarations. The Lord gave these to Joseph Smith and several of his successors for the establishment and regulation of the kingdom of God on the earth in the last days. The Doctrine and Covenants is one of the standard works of scripture in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, along with the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the Pearl of Great Price. The Doctrine and Covenants is unique, however, because it is not a translation of ancient documents; the Lord gave these revelations to His chosen prophets in this modern day in order to restore His kingdom. In the revelations one hears the tender but firm voice of the Lord Jesus Christ (D&C 18:35–36).

Joseph Smith’s history says that the Doctrine and Covenants is the foundation of the Church in the last days and a benefit to the world (D&C 70 heading). The revelations in it initiate the work of preparing the way for the Lord’s Second Coming, in fulfillment of all the words spoken by the prophets since the world began.

The Pearl of Great Price:

The kingdom of God on earth is likened to a “pearl of great price” (Matt. 13:45–46).

The Pearl of Great Price is also the name given to one of four volumes of scripture called the “standard works” of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The first edition of the Pearl of Great Price was published in 1851 and contained some material that is now in the Doctrine and Covenants. Editions published since 1902 contain (1) excerpts from Joseph Smith’s translation of Genesis, called the book of Moses, and of Matthew 24, called Joseph Smith—Matthew; (2) Joseph Smith’s translation of some Egyptian papyrus that he obtained in 1835, called the book of Abraham; (3) an excerpt from Joseph Smith’s history of the Church that he wrote in 1838, called Joseph Smith—History; and (4) the Articles of Faith, thirteen statements of belief and doctrine. Read more

One of the four volumes of scripture accepted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is an abridgment by an ancient prophet named Mormon of the records of ancient inhabitants of the Americas. It was written to testify that Jesus is the Christ. Concerning this record, the Prophet Joseph Smith, who translated it by the gift and power of God, said, “I told the brethren 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” (see the introduction at the front of the Book of Mormon).

The Book of Mormon is a religious record of three groups of people who migrated from the Old World to the American continents. These groups were led by prophets who recorded their religious and secular histories on metal plates. The Book of Mormon records the visit of Jesus Christ to people in the Americas following His Resurrection. A two-hundred-year era of peace followed that visit of Christ.

Moroni, the last of the Nephite prophet-historians, sealed up the abridged records of these people and hid them in about A.D. 421. In 1823, the resurrected Moroni visited Joseph Smith and later delivered to him these ancient and sacred records to be translated and brought forth to the world as another testament of Jesus Christ. Read more

“Breaks fresh ground in numerous ways.” — Terryl L. Givens, author of By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion“The results are not only interesting, they are inspiring.” — James E. Faulconer, author of The Book of Mormon Made Harder and Faith, Philosophy, Scripture“A quiet master class in how to read scripture carefully in a way that unleashes powerful spiritual meaning.” — Jason A. Kerr, visiting assistant professor of English at Brigham Young University“A stimulating and deeply enriching experience.” — Richard Dillworth Rust, BYU Studies QuarterlyToo often readers approach the Book of Mormon simply as a collection of quotations, an inspired anthology to be scanned quickly and routinely recited. In Beholding the Tree of Life Bradley J. Kramer encourages his readers to slow down, to step back, and to contemplate the literary qualities of the Book of Mormon using interpretive techniques developed by Talmudic and post-Talmudic rabbis. Specifically, Kramer shows how to read the Book of Mormon closely, in levels, paying attention to the details of its expression as well as to its overall connection to the Hebrew Scriptures—all in order to better appreciate the beauty of the Book of Mormon and its limitless capacity to convey divine meaning. Read more

You and your family can now glean even more insight from the Book of Mormon with the Deluxe Family Edition of the award-winning series The Book of Mormon Made Easier. Featuring full-color illustrations and colored text to easily distinguish between scripture and commentary, this new set is perfect for all family members to learn and grow from the Book of Mormon's teachings.

In our busy world we sometimes find our scripture study isn't always productive. The solution is here with The Book of Mormon Made Easier Series. Along with the complete text of The Book of Mormon, this valuable study guide includes in-verse notes and additional insights and commentary by Professor, Scholar, and Best-Selling Author David J. Ridges. Read more

On a summer day in 1828, Book of Mormon scribe and witness Martin Harris was emptying drawers, upending furniture, and ripping apart mattresses as he desperately looked for a stack of papers he had sworn to God to protect. Those pages containing the only copy of the first three months of the Joseph Smith’s translation of the golden plates were forever lost, and the detailed stories they held forgotten over the ensuing years—until now.In this highly anticipated work, author Don Bradley presents over a decade of historical and scriptural research to not only tell the story of the lost pages but to reconstruct many of the detailed stories written on them. Questions explored and answered include:Was the lost manuscript actually 116 pages?How did Mormon’s abridgment of this period differ from the accounts in Nephi’s small plates?Where did the brass plates and Laban’s sword come from?How did Lehi’s family and their descendants live the Law of Moses without the temple and Aaronic priesthood?How did the Liahona operate?Why is Joseph of Egypt emphasized so much in the Book of Mormon?How were the first Nephites similar to the very last?What message did God write on the temple wall for Aminadi to translate?How did the Jaredite interpreters come into the hands of the Nephite kings?Why was King Benjamin so beloved by his people?Despite the likely demise of those pages to the sands of time, the answers to these questions and many more are now available for the first time in nearly two centuries in The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon’s Missing Stories. Read more

Brought to you by the LDS Book Club (a Packard Technologies company), this essential collection includes the complete LDS Standard Works. Fully footnoted and indexed with over 300,000 links this collection is perfect for the Kindle reader.Includes:• LDS Standard Works:- Old & New Testaments- Book of Mormon- Doctrine and Covenants- Pearl of Great Price• Scripture Study Aids:- Guide to the Scriptures- Bible Dictionary- Topical Guide- Joseph Smith Translation (exerpts)- Triple Combination Index- The Family: A Proclamation to the World- The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles• Key Features:- Over 300,000 Links (Fully Footnoted) - Best Kindle NavigationIMPORTANT NOTE: What sets our library apart from any other is we have pains-takingly spent hundreds of hours specifically on the feature base to make your experience the most rewarding. Our philosophy is that if it’s going to be in electronic format, it ought to include and utilize all the features that an electronic format should provide. One such feature is cross-reference linking. Many other scripture collections don't have links where there ought to be. When studying in a hardcopy version of the scriptures and coming to footnote references, you must take the time to flip through pages to go to the footnote reference. Sometimes this even requires opening a separate book. One of the best features of this collection is the extensive cross-reference linking throughout. This collection is fully equipped with the complete Scripture footnotes, Topical Guide, Bible Dictionary, Index, Guide to the Scriptures, and more. Unlike many other collections, as you study in this edition, you will see hundreds of thousands of links through out the Scriptures and the other study aids. Simply select the links to follow to their respective locations whether it be a footnote to the Topical Guide or to another Scripture references. ‘See also’ topics in the Topical Guide, Bible Dictionary, Index, and Guide to the Scriptures are linked to there respective locations. Read more

This book teaches the similarities of the teachings of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and other religions and their founders, such as Jesus, Buddha, Mohammad, and Socrates. Some of the topics of the book include the "Golden Rule" and the "Silver Rule" and how they can bring you happiness, the importance of being humble instead of arrogant and how doing that will make you more successful, the importance of choosing good thoughts, good words, and good actions instead of bad ones, the importance of kindness, compassion, and love for all others and how doing that will bring you happiness and good friendships, the importance of forgiveness and forgiving others for your own peace of mind, why not to worry, the importance of following your passion/calling/mission/life's purpose, why having wealth and lots of money is very overrated, how to become healthy by prayer and by eating the right diet, how to live so that you ensure that you go to heaven and not hell after you pass away, the teachings of the Holy Bible, the Noble Qur'an (Koran), The Book of Mormon, and Buddhist texts and other spiritual & religious texts on how to achieve happiness and success, and, finally, the importance of tithing (giving 10% of your money to the poor) without letting anyone else know about it and how that will greatly improve your financial situation and bring you happiness, and much more!Here's a book excerpt:The Golden RuleThe Golden Rule is the foundation of the message of the great religions. The Golden Rule is found in every major religion that exists in the world. It is one of the foundations of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you" – or “Treat others the way you want to be treated”. Later in this book, I will explain why this is the formula for human happiness and success. In addition to the Golden Rule, there is also the ‘Silver Rule’ which states the Golden Rule in the negative: “Do not do unto others what you don’t want to have done unto you.” Here is the Golden Rule (and the Silver Rule) as they appear in all the world’s major religions:Do unto others as you would have them do to you. – ChristianityHurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. – BuddhismHarm no other beings. They are just your brothers and sisters. – BuddhismDo good to others as you would like good to be done to you. – Islam (4th Caliph and 1st Imam)What is hateful to you, do not do unto your fellow man. That is the entire law; all the rest is commentary. – Judaism"A man should wander about treating all creatures in the world as he himself would be treated." – Jainism"Men gifted with intelligence and purified souls should always treat others as they themselves wish to be treated." – Hindu MahabharataSurely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not do unto others what you would not want to have done unto you. – Confucianism“Philosophers have been speculating on the rules of human relationships for thousands of years, and out of all that speculation, there has evolved only one important precept. It is not new. It is as old as history. Zoroaster taught it to his followers in Persia twenty-five hundred years ago. Confucius preached it in China twenty-four centuries ago. Lao-Tsu, the founder of Taoism, taught it to his disciples in the Valley of the Han. Buddha preached it on the bank of the Holy Ganges five hundred years before Christ. The sacred books of Hinduism taught it a thousand years before that. Jesus taught it among the stony hills of Judea nineteen centuries ago. He summed it up in one thought- probably the most important rule in the world: "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you."" Read more