“The Book of Mormon,” Book of Mormon Teacher Resource Manual (2004), 244–52
“The Book of Mormon,” Book of Mormon Teacher Resource Manual, 244–52
The Book of Mormon
The book of Mormon has two authors, Mormon and his son Moroni. Mormon wrote chapters 1–7. After he was killed, Moroni finished his father’s record in chapters 8–9, abridged the book of Ether, and wrote the book of Moroni. Mormon was a great prophet-leader who lived in a time of wickedness and apostasy. The entire Book of Mormon bears his name because he abridged most of the other prophets’ writings.
Mormon 1–6 recounts Mormon’s love for his people, his sorrow for their wickedness, and the eventual destruction of the unrepentant Nephite nation. Mormon 7–9 includes counsel and teachings from Mormon and Moroni to the descendants of the Lamanites and other people of the latter days.