Cool Stories

Here below is are a list of some of the amazing stories in the Book of Mormon (in chronological order). Below the list is a brief summary of each story along with the chapter references:

• Nephi obtains a copy of Old Testament engravings

• Tree of Life vision

• Young Nephi given godly powers

• Enos hears the Lord's voice while hunting

• Abinadi stands before the King, "Touch me not"

• Angel appears to five wicked men

• Alma & Amulek - Prison walls fall

• Ammon cuts off the arms of those who attack him

• 2000 stripling warriors

• Captain Moroni is victorious in battle

• Teancum sneaks into the enemy's tent

• Jesus Christ visits people on American continent

• Brother of Jared escapes the Tower of Babel

NEPHI OBTAINS COPY OF OLD TESTAMENT ENGRAVINGS (WRITTEN ON BRASS PLATES): After a Jewish family is commanded by the Lord to leave Jerusalem in 587 BC, the Lord commands four of the brothers to return to the city in order to obtain a record of Old Testament scriptures recorded on plates of brass from a wicked and powerful relative. The brothers try multiple times unsuccessfully, but one of the brothers, Nephi, persists in great faith, by a miraculous means, obtains the plates.

• 1 Nephi 3-4

TREE OF LIFE VISION: A prophet named Lehi receives a beautiful vision of a Tree of Life and recounts how him and his family strive to arrive there together in the dream.

• 1 Nephi 8 (Interpretation of the dream is given in 1 Nephi 11 & 12)

YOUNG NEPHI GIVEN GODLY POWERS: When two angry brothers try to kill their younger brother Nephi, Nephi raises his hand and knock over his brothers without touching them with the power of God.

• 1 Nephi 17

ENOS HEARS LORD'S VOICE WHILE HUNTING: A man hunting for beasts remembers his father's words about a Messiah. He kneels down and prays all day and all night and then hears the voice of the Lord.

• Enos 1

ABINADI STANDS BEFORE THE KIND, "TOUCH ME NOT":: A prophet named Abinadi is arrested for preaching repentance to a wicked people and is brought before the wicked King Noah and his priests. Priests tried to take him but Abinadi's forbad them saying "Touch me not" as his face bright. After his completed his preaching to them, he was taken and burned to death. One of the priests, however, believed Abinadi's words, fled and wrote down all of Abinadi's words.

• Mosiah 11-17

ANGEL APPEARS TO FIVE WICKED MEN: The son of the prophet and the sons of king together seek to destroy of church of Christ and lead the people astray. An angel of God appears to them and commands them to cease their evil course. The prophet's son is struck dumb from the appearance but awakes two days later saying "I am born of the Spirit" and teaching all that people must be born of God. He and the sons of Mosiah dedicate their lives to preaching the gospel of Christ to all.

• Mosiah 27

ALMA & AMULIK - PRISON WALLS FALL: Alma and Amulek are imprisoned and smitten. The believers and their holy scriptures are burned by fire. These martyrs are received by the Lord in glory. The prison walls are rent and fall. Alma and Amulek are delivered, and their persecutors are slain.

• Alma 14

AMMON CUTS OFF THE ARMS THOSE WHO ATTACK HIM: A missionary named Ammon arrives in a kingdom and shows great power (cutting off the arms of wicked men who attack him etc.). Ammon is brought before the King of the land who believes that Ammon must be the Great Spirit. The miraculous conversion of the King's household is recounted.

• Alma 18-19

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CAPTAIN MORONI IS VICTORIOUS IN BATTLE: Captain Moroni leads the armies of his people in defending against the attack of the Lamanaties who are led by Zarahemna. Moroni's army surrounds Zaramhema's army and offers peace. Zarahemna rejects the offer and attacks Mormoni himself but Moroni's guard cuts off Zarahemna's scalp and holds it up to the Lamanites who, in turn, surrender.

• Alma 43:48-54, 44

TEANCUM SNEAKS INTO ENEMY'S TENT: During a time of great ward, Teancum, the right hand man of righteous Captain, sneaks into the tent of the wicked army's captain, Amalekiah, and slays him in his sleep.

• Alma 51

JESUS CHRIST VISITS ANCIENT PEOPLE IN AMERICAS AFTER RESURRECTION: After his ascension in the Old World, Jesus appears to an ancient people (his "other sheep") here on the American continent. Thousands come up one by one and feel the prints in his hands, feet and side. Jesus calls twelve disciples and gives them authority to perform ordinances and to lead the people. He teaches the people many things (including the Sermon on the Mount) and performs many miracles before ascending into heaven.

• • 3 Nephi 11-28

BROTHER OF JARED ESCAPES TOWER OF BABEL: A prophet (called the brother of Jared)and his family are led by God from the Old World to the New World. The pre-incarnate Jesus appears in human form to the brother of Jared and touches sixteen stones which cause them to glow and serve as sources of light in the vessels that take the brother of Jared and his family across the sea.

• • Ether 1-3