Book of Mormon: Divine Origin
Scriptures
- Isaiah 29:4, 11–14
- Title page of the Book of Mormon
- Testimony of Three Witnesses
- Testimony of Eight Witnesses
- Moroni 10:3–5
- Doctrine and Covenants 17:6
- Joseph Smith—History 1:30–67
Teachings of Prophets and Other Church Leaders
- Ezra Taft Benson, “The Book of Mormon—Keystone of our Religion,” Ensign, Nov. 1986, 4–7
- Jeffrey R. Holland, “Safety for the Soul,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2009, 88–90
- Marcus B. Nash, “Joseph Smith: Strength Out of Weakness,” Ensign, Dec. 2017, 54–61
- Neal A. Maxwell, “By the Gift and Power of God,” Ensign, Jan. 1997, 36–41
- Russell M. Nelson, “A Treasured Testament,” Ensign, July 1993, 61–65
- Tad R. Callister, “God’s Compelling Witness: The Book of Mormon,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2017, 107–9
Additional Church Resources
- “Book of Mormon Translation,” Gospel Topics, topics.lds.org
- “Spaulding Manuscript,” Gospel Topics, topics.lds.org
- Richard E. Turley Jr. and others, “Joseph the Seer,” Ensign, Oct. 2015, 48–54
- “The Gold Plates and the Translation of the Book of Mormon,” josephsmithpapers.org
- “Copies of Book of Mormon Characters,” josephsmithpapers.org
- “Book of Mormon Translation,” Church History Topics, saints.lds.org
- “Angel Moroni,” Church History Topics, saints.lds.org
- “Critics of the Book of Mormon,” Church History Topics, saints.lds.org
- “Gold Plates,” Church History Topics, saints.lds.org
- “Martin Harris’s Consultations with Scholars,” Church History Topics, saints.lds.org
- “Seer Stones,” Church History Topics, saints.lds.org
- “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon,” Church History Topics, saints.lds.org
Other Resources
- “Book of Mormon,” Latter-day Saint Scripture, fairmormon.org
- “Book of Mormon Translation,” fairmormon.org
- Michael R. Ash, “Book of Mormon Textual Changes,”Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One's Testimony in the Face of Criticism and Doubt (2013), 209–15
- “Witnesses of the Restoration,” fairmormon.org
- “Book of Mormon Authorship,” knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org
- John W. Welch, “The Miraculous Translation of the Book of Mormon,”Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820–1844(2005), 76–213
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