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Coriantumr is one of the last Jaredites, as well as their last king. [2] During his reign, Ether, a prophet acting under the direction of God, prophesies to the people; nobody believes and eventually he is cast out, the destruction prophecy of Coriantumr's family is given, [3]:309 and Ether remains in a cave to record the events.
The Gadianton robbers (/ ˌ ɡ æ d i ˈ æ n t ən /), [1] according to the Book of Mormon, were a secret criminal organization in ancient America. Their use of murder and plunder to destabilize society and overthrow the extant government makes them similar to the Sicarii .
After finishing the account, Moroni tells of the effect the secret combination had upon the nation: "They have caused the destruction of this people of whom I am now speaking, and also the destruction of the people of Nephi." [10] Another group said to be practicing secret combinations in the Book of Mormon are the Gadianton robbers.
Mormon / ˈ m ɔːr m ən / is believed by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be a prophet-historian and a member of a tribe of indigenous Americans known as the Nephites, one of the four groups (including the Lamanites, Jaredites, and Mulekites) described in the Book of Mormon as having settled in the ancient Americas.
The Amalekites (/ ə ˈ m æ l ə k aɪ t s /), [1] in the Book of Mormon, are a group of Native American dissenters from the Nephites around 90 B.C. [2] They are after the order of Nehor and therefore believe that there will not be a Messiah and repentance is unnecessary, so when Nephite missionaries come preach to them, only one Amalekite coverts.
Based on a true story of an Indian chief's dream wherein he was told to search for a people who possessed a book containing a history of his ancestors. Recaps the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and emphasizes the ties between the American Indians and the Book of Mormon. The Worth Of Souls: 1961 27 min.
The Book of Mormon (mainly its Book of Ether) describes the Jaredites as the descendants of Jared and his brother, who lived at the time of the Tower of Babel. According to the Book of Mormon, they fled across the ocean on unique barges and established an ancient civilization in America.
Names with superscripts (e.g., Nephi 1) are generally numbered according to the index in the LDS scripture, the Book of Mormon [1] (with minor changes). Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the Book of Mormon; for instance, Aaron 1 is the biblical Aaron, brother of Moses.