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Top Resources

Church of Jesus Christ - Topic Page on the Book of Mormon

Church of Jesus Christ - All General Conference Talks on the Book of Mormon

Church of Jesus Christ - Scriptures on the Book of Mormon

Church of Jesus Christ - Book of Mormon in the Topical Guide

Church of Jesus Christ - Book of Mormon in the Guide to the Scriptures

Church of Jesus Christ - Videos on the Book of Mormon

Church of Jesus Christ - Images on the Book of Mormon

Church of Jesus Christ - Music that talks about the Book of Mormon

Church of Jesus Christ - The Book of Mormon in the Church News

Church of Jesus Christ - Lessons in Church Manuals about the Book of Mormon

Church of Jesus Christ - The Book of Mormon in the Church Handbook

Church of Jesus Christ - All Search Results on the Book of Mormon

See also: Repentance


General Resources

Benefits of Reading the Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon Parable - Hugh Nibley

Book of Mormon Central

Boyd K. Packer: How the B. of M. influenced him during the war.

Church Of Jesus Christ.org Gospel Topics Search Results for "Book of Mormon"

Promises of blessings for reading the Book of Mormon

Promises: For Reading the Book of Mormon

Promises for Reading the Book of Mormon (old view)

Scriptural Reenactments and Teachings

Search the Book of Mormon by word or phrase 

Sterling W. Sill - (2 good short stories)

The Book of Mormon changed our Missions

"The Scriptures" (excerpt from a BYU Speech)


Parables

Book of Mormon Parable

This Day - Elder Ronald A. Rasband


Quotes

Quotes

Quotes (Daily WOOL)

"We Add Our Witness" - Ensign (quotes from Church Leaders)


Poems on the Book of Mormon

Side by Side 


General Conference Talks

All Nations, Kindreds and Tongues - Gerrit W. Gong - November 2020

A Testimony of the Book of Mormon - Russell M. Nelson - October 1999

Consistent and Resilient Trust - L. Todd Budge - October 2019

Flooding the Earth with the Book of Mormon - Ezra Taft Benson - October 1988

Found Through the Power of the Book of Mormon - Rubén V. Alliaud - October 2019

Power to Overcome the Adversary - Peter M. Johnson - October 2019

The Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants - Ezra Taft Benson

The Book of Mormon: A Sacred Ancient Record - Ted E. Brewerton - Oct. 1995

The Book of Mormon--Keystone of Our Religion - Ezra Taft Benson

The Book of Mormon: What Would Your Life Be Like Without It? - Russell M. Nelson - October 2017

The Power of the Book of Mormon in Conversion - Benjamin M. Z. Tai - April 2020

Living by Scriptural Guidance - Russell M. Nelson - October 2000

Scriptural Witnesses - Russell M. Nelson - October 2007

The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon - Ulisses Soares - May 2020


BYU Speeches

BYU Speeches: Search Results for Book of Mormon

And It Came to Pass - R. Kelly Haws - May 21, 2020

Another Testament of Jesus Christ - Dallin H. Oaks

An Unexpected Gift - Larry Echo Hawk - August 7, 2007

Are You Ready? - W. Christopher Waddell - November 5, 2019

Authorship of the Book of Mormon - Noel B. Reynolds

Christ’s Healing Influence in the Book of Mormon - Ronald E. Terry - Jun 7, 2005

Developing Life-Long, Committed Disciples of Christ - Paul V. Johnson - September 8, 2020

His Sheep Still Hear His Voice - Mark L. Pace - March 16, 2021

“Look Forward with an Eye of Faith" Merrill J. Bateman - March 5, 2006

Place the Book of Mormon in Your Heart--Not on Your Bookshelf - David E. Sorensen

Receiving the Eternal - David C. Dollahite - September 27, 2016

Study, Faith, and the Book of Mormon - John W. Welch

The Book of Mormon: Man-Made or God-Given? - Tad R. Callister - November 1, 2016

The Ongoing Restoration - Gary E. Stevenson - August 20, 2019

Link to Additional BYU Speeches on the Book of Mormon


Additional Articles

"A Robbery, a Book, and a Testimony" - January 2007 Ensign

"Does the Book of Mormon Count?" - Ensign

"Finding Answers in the Book of Mormon" - Ensign

"For a Wise Purpose," - Jeffrey R. Holland - Ensign

"For Each Season of My Life" (child, teen, missionary, parent) - Ensign

"Helping Children Love the Book of Mormon" - Clyde J. Williams, Correlation Department - Ensign

"How to Know the Truth" - Henry B. Eyring - New Era

"The Book of Mormon and God's Plan for Us" - Elder Stanley G. Ellis - Jan. 2012 Ensign

"The Book of Mormon: The Heart of Missionary Proselyting" - Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin - Ensign

"The Historicity of the Book of Mormon" - Dallin H. Oaks - (F.A.R.M.S annual dinner)

"The Power of the Book of Mormon"  -  Ensign - First Presidency Message


Mormonads / New Era Posters

"Worth More than its Weight in Gold"


FHE Lessons, etc. for Children

Book of Mormon Stories, 1: How We Got the Book of Mormon  (Picture book for Children), lds.org Media Library

Book of Mormon FHE Lesson from Deseret Book


Library Books & CDs

"400 Questions & Answers about the Book of Mormon" - Susan Easton Black - 5 CDs or book


Book of Mormon Documentaries

Note - These documentaries are for interest only. They are NOT official positions of the church. I believe they can give insight into the Book of Mormon. Learn what you can from them, but don't get tied up on any one idea. The important message of the Book of Mormon is the testimony of Jesus Christ.

A Title of Liberty and Responsibility for Freedom

An Everlasting Decree - Insights into the Promised Land of the Book of Mormon

Bruce Porter on Prophecies of the Book of Mormon

Journey of Faith - Book of Mormon Documentary about Lehi's Travel through the Arabian Peninsula (where he likely traveled).

The New World: Book of Mormon Documentary. (This video proposes evidence that the Book of Mormon peoples lived in Meso-America).


Promises for Reading the Book of Mormon

You can read the promises in three ways. The links below access the promises in Docx and PDF format (you are welcome to download these for free), OR you can see each promise right on this page, below the links.

Promises for Reading the Book of Mormon (Word - Docx) - Printable

Promises for Reading the Book of Mormon (PDF) - Printable

Strengthened Resolution

Brothers and Sisters, without reservation I promise you that if you will prayerfully read the Book of Mormon, regardless of how many times you previously have read it, there will come into your hearts an added measure of the Spirit of the Lord. There will come a strengthened resolution to walk in obedience to his commandments, and there will come a stronger testimony of the living reality of the Son of God

Gordon B. Hinckley - "The Power of the Book of Mormon", Ensign, June, 1988, p. 6


The Pure Love of Christ

Our beloved brother, President Marion G. Romney, who celebrated his eighty-ninth birthday last month and who knows of himself of the power that resides in this book, testified of the blessings that can come into the lives of those who will read and study the Book of Mormon. He said:

'I feel certain that if, in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly, both by themselves and with their children, the spirit of that great book will come to permeate our homes and all who dwell therein. The spirit of reverence will increase; mutual respect and consideration for each other will grow. The spirit of contention will depart. Parents will counsel their children in greater love and wisdom. Children will be more responsive and submissive to the counsel of their parents. Righteousness will increase. Faith, hope, and charity—the pure love 1 of Christ—will abound in our homes and lives, bringing in their wake peace, joy, and happiness' (Ensign, May 1980, p. 67).

“These promises—increased love and harmony in the home, greater respect between parent and child, increased spirituality and righteousness—are not idle promises, but exactly what the Prophet Joseph Smith meant when he said the Book of Mormon will help us draw nearer to God.

President Benson - Quoting President Marion G. Romney in his talk: “The Keystone of our Religion” - October 1986 General Conference


Get Nearer to God

I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book

Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith


Greater Power to Resist Temptation

It is not just that the Book of Mormon teaches us truth, though it indeed does that. It is not just that the Book of Mormon bears testimony of Christ, though it indeed does that, too. But there is something more. There is a power in the book which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of the book. You will find greater power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception. You will find the power to stay on the strait and narrow path. The scriptures are called ‘the words of life’ (D&C 84:85), and nowhere is that more true than it is of the Book of Mormon. When you begin to hunger and thirst after those words, you will find life in greater and greater abundance

Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Ezra Taft Benson page 141


You Will Make Better Decisions-Every Day

My dear brothers and sisters, I promise that as you prayerfully study the Book of Mormon every day, you will make better decisions—every day. I promise that as you ponder what you study, the windows of heaven will open, and you will receive answers to your own questions and direction for your own life. I promise that as you daily immerse yourself in the Book of Mormon, you can be immunized against the evils of the day, even the gripping plague of pornography and other mind-numbing addictions

President Russell M. Nelson - “The Book of Mormon: What Would Your Life Be Like without It?” October 2017 General Conference


Promises found in the Book of Mormon

From the Book of Mormon come other precious promises, including promises of peace, freedom, and blessings if we “will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ” (Ether 2:12).

From its pages comes the promise of “never-ending happiness” to “those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual” (Mosiah 2:41).

From its pages comes the promise of “incomprehensible joy” to those who become “instrument[s] in the hands of God” in rescuing His precious sons and daughters (Alma 28:8; 29:9).

From its pages comes the promise that scattered Israel will be gathered—a work in which we are engaged through our great worldwide missionary efforts (see 3 Nephi 16; 21–22).

From its pages comes the promise that as we pray unto the Father in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, our families will be blessed (see 3 Nephi 18:21).

From a study of its pages comes the fulfillment of the prophetic promise that “there will come into your lives and into your homes an added measure of the Spirit of the Lord, a strengthened resolution to walk in obedience to His commandments, and a stronger testimony of the living reality of the Son of God.”

And from the pages of the Book of Mormon comes Moroni’s promise that through prayer, real intent, and faith in Christ, we may know the truth of these promises “by the power of the Holy Ghost” (see Moroni 10:4–5).

With other latter-day prophets, I testify of the truthfulness of this “most correct of any book on earth,” even the Book of Mormon, another testament of Jesus Christ. Its message spans the earth and brings its readers to a knowledge of the truth. It is my testimony that the Book of Mormon changes lives. May each of us read it and reread it. And may we joyfully share our testimonies of its precious promises with all of God’s children.

President Thomas S. Monson address in the Ensign: Precious Promises of the Book of Mormon - October 2011 Ensign


Resolve Problems and Challenges

“The Book of Mormon contains messages that were divinely placed there to show how to correct the influence of false tradition and how to receive a fulness of life. It teaches how to resolve the problems and challenges that we face today that were foreseen by the Lord. In that book he has provided the way to correct the serious errors of life, but this guidance is of no value if it remains locked in a closed book.

Elder Richard G. Scott - “We Add Our Witness” - March 1989 Ensign


Provide for you a Powerful Testimony of Jesus

...give us not only additional insight regarding spiritual things, but also a confirming testimony that supports and is in harmony with what we already understand from our reading of the Bible.

To those who may not be familiar with the Book of Mormon but are sincerely seeking truth, reading it will have a profound effect on your life. It will expand your knowledge of the way God deals with man and will give you a greater desire to live in harmony with his gospel teaching. It will also provide for you a powerful testimony of Jesus.

President Howard W. Hunter - “We Add Our Witness” - March 1989 Ensign



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