The Book Of Mormon: Joseph Smith's Gold Bible

The Book of Mormon is the records of the people on the land of ancient America. These records were engraved on metal plates, and was later quoted and abridged by a prophet-historian names Mormon. Although many people who don’t believe in the Book have said many bad things about it, indeed, the Book of Mormon is very important to our church. In the past, others have referred to the book as “Joseph Smith’s Gold Bible” or “the Mormon Bible”, but in the church, members have been taught to call the book by its name – The Book of Mormon. It contains the teachings of Jesus Christ on His visit to the Nephites soon after His resurrection, the doctrines of the gospel, and teachings on the plan of salvation (The Introduction of the Book of Mormon). It

Near the end of the war, the Nephites were being hunted by the Lamanites. The last history recorder of the time named Moroni, the son of Mormon, who was a Nephites needed to protect and preserve the records, so he went hiding from the Lamanites. Elder Orson Pratt, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, has taught, “These were written by the Prophet Moroni, who was the only man of his nation—the Nephites, who was righteous; his nation having been destroyed a few years before he penned this sentence. It is true a few of his nation had deserted and gone to the opposite nation—the Lamanites, and a few had fled at the general destruction; but they were hunted by the Lamanites, and were destroyed as a people. Moroni, being a Prophet of God, would not join that nation in their wickedness and idolatry, and the only way he could preserve his life was to keep himself secreted and hidden from the knowledge of the Lamanites. While concealing himself from his enemies, he finished the record of the Book of Mormon. The latest date which he gives in the record is 420 years (Pratt).” Eventually, God commanded him to hide up the records. After hiding, these records remain hidden for over 1000 years until Joseph Smith found

A few other people assisted him along the way, such as His wife Emma, Martin Harris, and Oliver Cowdery. Elder Maxwell taught that “The Prophet Joseph Smith would sometimes produce 10 pages per day!” He also explained that “rarely would Joseph go back, review, or revise what had already been done. There was a steady flow in the translation. The Prophet’s dictating resulted (Maxwell).” The translated record is called the Book of