The Abinadi and Alma narratives in Mosiah often allude to the Exodus narrative. Both the Pharaoh and King Noah caused the people to work on their extensive building project for them. Both Moses and Abinadi escaped people who were attempting to kill them and then returned to prophesy at the Lord’s command. Both the Israelites and Alma’s people fled into the wilderness from the king. Both Moses and Abinadi opposed priests of the royal court. Both Moses and Alma gave commandments to the people while in the wilderness. The Lord tried the faith of both the Israelite and Nephites, but then delivered them and helped them arrive at their destination.

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The miracles of the New Testament symbolize different aspects of the Savior’s divinity, power, and love. One thing to note about these miracles, is how Jesus often used physical touch to heal. Jesus ministered to the one and cared individually for His followers, as is demonstrated by His personal touch in New Testament healing stories. He visited Jairus’ daughter in her home and took her by the hand (Mark 5:35–43; Matthew 9:23–26), He touched the eyes of two blind men as He healed them (Matthew 9:27–31), He touched and cleansed a leper (Matthew 8:1–4).

Check out this video and article explaining one of the most important sources related to Martin Harris’s visit and consultation with scholars Samuel Mitchill and Charles Anthon. This a small piece of paper known today as the “Caractors” Document (also known as “Anthon Transcript”). The transcript is filled with characters that are believed to have been taken from the Book of Mormon plates and shown to Mitchill and Anthon by Harris for their examination in the winter of 1828.

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Latter-day Saints are familiar with the story recounted in the Pearl of Great Price of Martin Harris visiting with the scholar Charles Anthon. There is, however, much more to this account than what is recorded in this canonized history. Harris is known to have visited at least two other scholars whom he consulted with about the characters taken from the Book of Mormon plates. While some of the details of these visits are not fully known, these three "wise men" together inspired Martin Harris enough to convince him that Joseph Smith was telling the truth.

When Jesus gave his Sermon at the Temple in 3 Nephi, he taught his Nephite audience, “when ye pray, use not vain repetitions” (3 Nephi 13:7), just as he had taught his disciples in the Old World (Matthew 6:7). In light of this teaching, it should come as no surprise that there are differences in each version of the Lord’s Prayer recorded in scripture (Matthew 6:9–13; 3 Nephi 13:9–13; Luke 11:2–4). Looking specifically at the ways the Book of Mormon version is different from the two versions in the Bible, readers can gain at least three valuable insights.

Moroni indicates that he and his father Mormon wrote in a script called "reformed Egyptian." Many have wondered what reformed #Egyptian might be and why #BookofMormon record-keepers wrote in such a script. While there is much that is unknown about reformed Egyptian, some clues about its nature emerge from a close reading of the Book of Mormon text and comparison with other real-world #ancient scripts.

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To date, thousands of ancient metal documents have been discovered all over the world, including the Mediterranean and Near East. Although it is uncertain how much #JosephSmith or his associates knew about such discoveries in 1829, it is clear that the #BookofMormon and its discussion of metal plates fit in remarkably well with these findings from antiquity.

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When any trusted local or general leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints falls away from gospel truths or standards, it may cause faithful members who are aware of the situation to feel unsettled, uncertain, or confused. Why would God, who knows both the past and the future, allow someone who is secretly unworthy (or who will become unworthy during the course of his or her calling) to hold a high and sacred position in Christ’s true Church? While possible answers to this question are probably as unique as the various circumstances in which any case might arise, the Book of Mormon offers some divinely revealed insights on this topic.

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Christianity revolves around Christ’s resurrection from the dead, and every spring Christians around the world celebrate Easter to commemorate this event. The Bible has a lot a to say about this, with the word resurrection occurring 41 times in the New Testament. Still, there are some questions about the resurrection that the Bible does not answer. Thankfully, the Book of Mormon also has much to say about the most important event in world history, and its teachings clarify some of the points raised in the Bible.

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In several ways, the authors and editors of the Book of Mormon offered commentary to help readers anticipate what will come next in its pages. Its writers informed readers about the content and structure of what would follow, testified to the truthfulness of impending narratives, and occasionally explained that further information would be provided about topics that had only been briefly discussed. These types of editorial promises—or, in other words, commitments to discuss or revisit certain topics—are plentifully scattered throughout the Book of Mormon. Impressively, these promises are also consistently and accurately fulfilled, even when their fulfillments are separated from the promises by large amounts of text.

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