“Words to Know,” Book of Mormon Stories (1997), 157–62
“Words to Know,” Book of Mormon Stories, 157–62
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Words to Know
A
- altar
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a sacred, raised area of dirt or rocks on which prayers or sacrifices are offered to God
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- angel
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a messenger from God
- armor
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a covering that soldiers wear to protect themselves in battle
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- army
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a group of soldiers prepared to fight
- arrow
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a weapon with a sharp end used in hunting or war
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B
- baptism
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an ordinance in which a person with authority from God places another person entirely beneath water and lifts the person back out. Baptism is required to become a member of Jesus Christ’s Church.
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- barge
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a large boat used to carry people or supplies
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- believe
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to feel or know that something is right
- bless
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to give a person something that will benefit him or her. To bless the sacrament is to ask God to accept the bread and water as symbols of Jesus Christ.
- blind
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unable to see
- bondage
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to not be free, to have to work all day for someone else’s benefit
- bow
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a long stick with a string attached at each end that is used to launch arrows
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- brass plates
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a record of God’s commandments and dealings with Lehi’s ancestors
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- build
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to make or construct something
C
- captain
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a leader of an army
- club
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a weapon used to hit animals or people
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- commandment
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something God tells his people to do so they will be happy
- covenant
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a promise between God and a person
- crucify
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to put to death by nailing a person to a cross
D
- deaf
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unable to hear
- destroy
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to completely end or ruin something, such as a city or a life
- disciple
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a person who follows Jesus and tries to be like him
- dream
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a story that goes on in a person’s mind when he or she is asleep
- drunk
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a loss of control from drinking too much alcohol
E
- escape
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to get away from a person
- eternal life
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to live forever with God
- evil
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something that is bad
F
- faith
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to believe in Jesus Christ
- faithful
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to continue obeying the commandments
- famine
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a lack of food caused by no rain falling and no crops being able to grow
- fast
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to go without food or water while seeking spiritual help
- filled with the Holy Ghost
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to have the Holy Ghost tell a person’s mind and heart what is true
- forgive
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to forget the bad things a person has done and love the person
- freedom
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to be able to make choices
G
- glad tidings
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messages of hope and comfort sent from God
- gold plates
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a record written on thin sheets of gold. Moroni hid these in the Hill Cumorah, and Joseph Smith later uncovered them.
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- gospel
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the teachings of Jesus Christ
- Great Spirit
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the Lamanite name for God
H
- heal
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to make a sick or hurt person better or whole
- heaven
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the place Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ live
- humble
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being teachable and seeking to do God’s will
I
- idol
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something people worship that is not of God
- iron rod
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a symbol in Lehi’s dream that represents the word of God
J
- join
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to become part of a group
- judge
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a leader who decides what the laws mean or how people should keep them
- judgment-seat
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a position in the Nephite government that the chief judge held
K
- king
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a leader over a group of people
L
- leader
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a person who guides a group of people
- Liahona
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a brass ball that God gave Lehi’s family to show them the way to go in the wilderness. It worked only when Lehi’s family was righteous.
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- liberty
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freedom to make choices
M
- member
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a person who belongs to a church or group
- miracle
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an unusual event or happening that shows the power of God
- missionary
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a person who teaches others the gospel of Jesus Christ
O
- obey
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to do what has been asked or commanded
- ordain
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to give priesthood power and authority
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- ordinance
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a sacred ceremony or act that has spiritual meanings, such as baptism or the sacrament
P
- peace
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a calm feeling or a time without war
- persecute
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to say false things about someone to try and hurt them
- plates
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thin sheets of metal on which people wrote the teachings of God and the histories of people
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- plot
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to devise a wicked plan against someone
- power
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a force of good or evil, often a special help or strength from God
- pray
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to talk to God, giving thanks and asking blessings
- priesthood
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the authority to act in God’s name
- prison
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a place used to hold people who have committed a crime
- promise
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a pledge or commitment to do or be something
- prophesy
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to describe an event before it happens
- prophet
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a person called by God to tell people God’s will
- punish
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to cause or allow bad things to happen to a person. People are often punished when they do not obey God.
R
- rebel
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to disobey or go against the commandments
- repent
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to feel sorry for an action or a thought and promise not to repeat it
- resurrect
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to bring someone or something back to life
- righteous
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something that is of God. Righteous people are those who follow God’s commandments.
- robe
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a long, flowing covering
S
- sacrament
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an ordinance in which men who have the priesthood bless and pass bread and water to other people. The sacrament reminds people of Jesus Christ.
- sacrifice
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to give up something precious for God
- scalp
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to cut off the top of a person’s head
- servants
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people who serve or work for someone such as a king
- shield
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a part of the armor that protects a soldier’s upper body against swords or other weapons
- sin
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to break a commandment
- slaves
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people who are forced to work for other people
- sling
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a weapon used to throw rocks
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- soldier
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a person who fights in an army
- spear
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a sharp, pointed stick used to stab
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- steal
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to take something that belongs to someone else
- stone
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to throw rocks at a person until he or she dies
- sword
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a long, metal blade used to cut or pierce
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- synagogue
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a type of building where people gather to worship God
T
- temple
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God’s house
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- testimony
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a feeling or witness that the gospel is true
- title of liberty
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a message Captain Moroni wrote encouraging his people to defend their freedom
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- tower
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a tall building or platform people can stand on
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- translate
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to change words from one language to another
- tree of life
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a tree in Lehi’s dream that represents the love of God
- true
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something that really happened or that is good or right
U
- understand
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to know or comprehend an idea
- Urim and Thummim
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special instruments God gives to prophets to help them translate and receive revelation
V
- valiant
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knowing and defending what is right
- vision
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a form of revelation
W
- war
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a battle between enemies or opposing armies
- weapon
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something used to hurt or kill other people, such as a sword or spear
- wicked
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something that is not of God. A wicked person loves Satan and does not keep God’s commandments.
- wilderness
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an empty stretch of land that is without cities or people
- worship
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to adore or follow a person or thing