An overview of Jesus Christ's gospel and appearance in the Americas. Moroni buried these scriptures written by ancient prophets on gold plates. Joseph Smith translated the record.

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Lehi has a vision of the Savior and of Jerusalem being destroyed. He warns the people to repent. Lehi; his wife, Sariah; and their sons leave and travel into the wilderness. Nephi believes his father.

Lehi and Sariah Leave Jerusalem

Lehi dreams of scriptures written on brass plates. Lehi and Sariah’s sons—Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi—go back to Jerusalem. Laman tries to trade gold and silver for the plates and fails.

Return to Jerusalem

Nephi returns to Jerusalem to get the brass plates. He follows the Spirit, finds Laban drunk, and kills him. He wears Laban’s clothes and instructs Zoram. They return and read the scriptures.

Nephi and the Brass Plates

Sariah is the mother of Nephi and his brothers. She left Jerusalem and traveled in the wilderness. She is scared but trusts the Lord and her husband, the prophet Lehi. Sariah is comforted.

Sariah

To raise children in the promised land, Nephi and his brothers go back to Jerusalem to bring Ishmael and his family with Lehi and Sariah. The brothers tie up Nephi. Ishmael's daughter defends Nephi.

Ishmael and His Family

Lehi dreams he is in a dark, empty place and prays to the Lord. He is led to the tree of life. He eats its fruit and is filled with joy. He sees others holding an iron rod on a path to the tree. 

The Tree of Life

The families of Lehi and Ishmael spend years in the wilderness. The Liahona, a brass ball, guides them. It shows Nephi where to hunt after his bow breaks, so the family does not starve. They repent.

The Liahona and the Broken Bow

The daughters of Ishmael marry Lehi's sons. They have babies in the wilderness, as does Sariah. They are sad when Ishmael dies. They hear God's voice, repent, and rejoice in the land Bountiful.

Women in the Wilderness

Nephi prays in the mountains of Bountiful, a land of fruits and honey. He makes metal tools to build a ship to cross the sea. Laman and Lemuel want to kill Nephi but are shaken by the Lord’s power.

A Ship to Cross the Sea

Lehi’s family packs food and sails on a ship to the promised land. After days at sea, many are rude. The Liahona stops working. Laman and Lemuel tie Nephi up. They repent and do not sink.

A Storm on the Sea

Lehi gives blessings to his children in the promised land before he dies. Laman and Lemuel plan to kill Nephi. The Nephites leave. They go to a new place to farm, build temples, and be happy.

A New Home in the Promised Land

A Nephite prophet Jacob likens scattered Israel to a vineyard with olive trees, branches, and fruit. Branches are removed from a dying tree and grafted to healthy trees and saved. 

The Olive Trees

The prophet Jacob teaches faith in Jesus Christ. Sherem is good at speaking. He wants the Nephites to stop believing. Sherem asks for a sign as proof but was tricked by Satan and dies.

Jacob and Sherem

Jacob gives his son Enos the plates. Enos goes hunting in the forest and thinks of the joy of the Lord. He prays day and night. Enos’s sins are forgiven because of his faith in Jesus Christ.

Enos

After wars, Mosiah follows the Lord and leads his people to live in Zarahemla. He brings the brass plates and is made king. Zeniff leads some back to the land of Nephi. The Lamanites attack them.

Mosiah and Zeniff

King Benjamin rules Zarahemla in peaceful times. He teaches the people to believe in Jesus Christ, forgive, repent, and keep the commandments. His son Mosiah will serve as the new king.

King Benjamin

King Noah ruled over the Nephites living in the land of Nephi. Noah made his people give him lots of money and then spent it on nice things for himself. He called priests who were prideful to help him rule. Noah did not keep God’s commandments.

Abinadi and King Noah

Alma used to be a priest for a king named Noah. Alma tried to save Abinadi, a prophet of God, from being killed by Noah. But Noah got angry with Alma and wanted to kill Alma too. Alma ran away from Noah to stay safe.

Alma at the Waters of Mormon

Bad King Noah escapes from Gideon when a Lamanite army is attacking. Nephite daughters plead for their families. Lamanites let them live. Limhi and Ammon pray to God and lead Nephites to Zarahemla.

King Noah and King Limhi

Alma and his people lived in a beautiful land. They planted seeds and built homes. Alma was a priest of God. He taught his people to love each other. The people listened to Alma and kept God’s commandments. Their families grew, and they built a city.

Alma and His People

Alma the Younger and the sons of Mosiah do not believe and go against God to destroy the Church. An angel appears, and Alma feels pain for doing wrong. Alma is forgiven by Jesus and is happy.

Alma the Younger

Nehor feels he is better than others. He starts his own church for praise and money. Gideon says he does not teach the truth. Nehor kills him. Nehor is put to death, but his false teachings spread.

Gideon, Alma, and Nehor

Alma saw that many Church members were not obeying God’s commandments. So Alma went from city to city teaching the word of God. Many people repented. Then Alma came to a city called Ammonihah. The people there did not listen to him.

Alma, Amulek, and Zeezrom

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