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The Main Sources for the Book of Mormon


“The Main Sources for the Book of Mormon,” Book of Mormon Teacher Resource Manual (2004), 279

“Main Sources,” Book of Mormon Teacher Resource Manual, 279

The Main Sources for the Book of Mormon

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Some of the sources for the plates of Mormon

The Plates of Mormon that were given to the Prophet Joseph Smith (does not necessarily reflect the order of the books on the plates)

The Plates of Brass

The Plates of Ether

The Small Plates of Nephi

The Large Plates of Nephi

The Book of Ether

The Book of Mormon

Quoted in

Quoted in

Included unabridged

Abridged by Mormon

Abridged by Moroni

Translated by Joseph Smith

Mormon’s explanation for including the small plates of Nephi

Moroni’s completion of his father’s book

The personal writings of Moroni, including the title page

1 Nephi

2 Nephi

Jacob

Enos

Jarom

Omni

Lehi

Mosiah

Alma

Helaman

3 Nephi

4 Nephi

Mormon 1-7

The book of Lehi (part of Mormon’s abridgment; the 116-page translation lost by Martin Harris)

1 Nephi through Omni

The Word of Mormon

Mosiah through Mormon 7

Mormon 8-9

Ether

Moroni

The Sealed Portion