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The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christis one of the four volumes of scripture included in the official canon of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Latter-day Saints believe that Joseph Smith translated ancient golden plates deposited near his home in upstate New York State into English and that these translations comprise the Book of Mormon. The narrative of the Book of Mormon centers on the settlement of Israelite peoples in the Americas, the ministry of Jesus Christ to these peoples following His resurrection, and the ultimate fall and destruction of their civilization. The present-day version of the Book of Mormon is organized into books in a system comparable to the Bible and includes more than 200 chapters and over 6000 verses. Many of the scriptures in the Book of Mormon contain writings from ancient prophets who provided theological sermons regarding a variety of topics such as the atonement and resurrection of Jesus Christ,...
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Martinich, M.L. (2018). Book of Mormon. In: Gooren, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Latin American Religions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08956-0_465-1
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