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Proponents of the Great Lakes theory adhere to the teachings of LDS Church leaders, [36] official church history, [37] and church canon [38] that identify the hill in Palmyra, New York as the Hill Cumorah of the Book of Mormon, the place of the final Nephite battle. Great Lakes theories differ in that they incorporate the land of Palmyra, New ...
Nephi (/ ˈ n iː ˌ f aɪ /) [1] is one of the central figures described in the Book of Mormon. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he is described as the son of Lehi, a prophet, and the founder of the Nephite people. The Book of Mormon also describes him as the author of its first two books, First and Second Nephi.
In the Book of Mormon narrative, the Nephite historian Mormon states that he "hid up in the hill Cumorah all the records” that were in his possession. [45] The "hill Cumorah" referred to by Mormon is the hill located near the scene of the final battle between the Nephites and the Lamanites.
Zarahemla (/ ˌ z ær ə ˈ h ɛ m l ə /) [1] is a land in the Book of Mormon that for much of the narrative functions as the capital of the Nephites, their political and religious center.
The First Book of Nephi: His Reign and Ministry (/ ˈ n iː f aɪ /), usually referred to as First Nephi or 1 Nephi, is the first book of the Book of Mormon, the sacred text of churches within the Latter Day Saint Movement, and one of four books with the name Nephi.
The LDS Church, the largest of dozens of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement, has shifted its stance over time. Early Mormon leaders endorsed the view that the Jaredites, Nephites, and Lamanites were the first and only inhabitants of the western hemisphere.
According to the Book of Mormon, Lehi (/ ˈ l iː h aɪ / LEE-hy) [1] was a prophet who lived in Jerusalem during the reign of King Zedekiah (approximately 600 BC). [2] In First Nephi, Lehi is rejected for preaching repentance and he leads his family, including Sariah, Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi, into the wilderness.
Forbidden to write some parts. When hunting bow broke, used Liahona to obtain food. Commanded to build ship, crossed ocean, quoted Isaiah 1, contended with and separated from brothers, passed plates to brother Jacob 2 before death (c. 600 BC). [3], [4] 2nd Nephi, 3rd Nephi, etc. (Names not given) (c. 540 - 279 BC)