by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 27, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
The Book of Mormon periodically refers to an evil church. It is called the great and abominable church or the church of the devil. What church are they referring to? 24 And the angel of the Lord said unto me: Thou hast beheld that the book proceeded forth from the...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 27, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
When Nephi, whose writings are the first we have in the Book of Mormon, was a teenager, his father had a great vision. Nephi longed to know for himself that what his father had said was true, so he went off alone and asked God for confirmation. In response, he...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 27, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
The Book of Mormon prophet Nephi experienced his first vision as a teenaged boy. An angel instructed him in many aspects of the gospel, including the importance of the Bible, which of course, was not yet complete, since the vision happened around 600 BC. In this...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 22, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
Lehi’s story, as recorded in the Book of Mormon, begins in 600 B.C., long before the Savior’s birth. However, this great prophet learned of the Savior and his son, Nephi, recorded the vision so it could be kept for our day. When the Savior came to the Nephites, it was...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 22, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
Nephi is the first writer in the Book of Mormon. He was a teenager when the events recorded began, but didn’t begin recording them until he was much older. As a teenager, his father had a powerful vision of the Savior and of God’s love for us. Nephi was a young man of...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 17, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
Lehi is the first Book of Mormon hero. Although we don’t currently have his writings, we learn of him through his son Nephi, who wrote the first record of his family and people. From Nephi, we learn that Lehi was a good father, a prophet, and a man of great faith and...
