Come, Follow Me
Book of Mormon Lesson 1:
December 30–January 5
“Another Testament of Jesus Christ”
Title page of the Book of Mormon; Introduction to the Book of Mormon; The Testimony of Three Witnesses; The Testimony of Eight Witnesses; The Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith
Title page of the Book of Mormon; Introduction to the Book of Mormon; The Testimony of Three Witnesses; The Testimony of Eight Witnesses; The Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith
Your study of the Book of Mormon can be enriched if you start by reading the pages that precede 1 Nephi. What do you find that strengthens your testimony?
Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
- Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Book of Mormon Stories, Children’s Songbook, 118–19
- Family Study Fun (Ensign Activities at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Which Plates Did the Book of Mormon Come From? (Ensign Weekly Book of Mormon Insights)
- The Translation of the Book of Mormon: A Marvel and a Wonder, Elder LeGrand R. Curtis Jr. (Ensign)
- Knowing Is Nice but Not Enough, Steven C. Harper (Ensign)
- Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon (Ensign Support Articles and Activities)
- Moroni Invites All to Come unto Christ | Mormon 8–9; Moroni 1, 10; Title Page | Book of Mormon (Book of Mormon Videos)
- Book of Mormon Introduction, Jeffrey R. Holland
- What is The Book of Mormon
- A Book of Mormon Story
- Testimony of the Book of Mormon
- Book of Mormon Testimonies
- Book of Mormon Experiment Honolulu
- Days of Harmony
- A Day for the Eternities
- Chapter 01: How We Got the Book of Mormon
- Samuel and the Star
- Compelling Witness
Resources Mentioned in the Lesson Manual
- 1 Nephi chapter 1
- 2 Nephi 2:25–26).
- 2 Nephi 9:13
- 2 Nephi 11:5
- Alma 12:32–34
- Alma 24:14
- Alma 41:2
- Alma 42:15–16
- Gospel Topics: Book of Mormon Translation
- The Book of Mormon: What Would Your Life Be Like without It?, President Russell M. Nelson, Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2017, 62–63
Resources on Interpreter Foundation
- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 1: Introduction, Jonn Claybaugh
- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 1 (Title Page and Introduction)
Additional Posts & Roundtables on the Interpreter Foundation Website
- Studying the Book of Mormon with Grant Hardy, LDS Perspectives, January 16, 2019
- Musings on the Making of Mormon’s Book: Introduction, Brant A. Gardner, July 4, 2013
Articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
- Feasting on the Book of Mormon, Stephen O. Smoot, February 8, 2019
- Read This Book: A Review of the Maxwell Institute Study Edition of the Book of Mormon, Brant A. Gardner, February 8, 2019
- Orson Scott Card’s “Artifact or Artifice”: Where It Stands After Twenty-five Years, Jeff Lindsay, November 30, 2018
- The Gospel According to Mormon, Noel B. Reynolds, June 15, 2018
- Many Witnesses to a Marvelous Work, Daniel C. Peterson, June 10, 2016
- Telling the Story of the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, Stephen O. Smoot, March 11, 2016
Resources on Other Sites
- Come Follow Me 2020: Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon, Book of Mormon Central
- Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon, Book of Mormon Central Archive
- Come Follow Me 2020, Taylor Halverson and Tyler Griffin
- Come Follow Me Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon (Dec. 30-Jan. 5), Don’t Miss This
- Come Follow Me: The First Book of Mormon Podcast of the New Year, Meridian Magazine
- Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon, Meridian Magazine
- Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon – “Another Testament of Jesus Christ”, BYU Studies
- Video—The Book of Mormon: “The Most Correct of Any Book”, BYU Religious Studies Center
- Video—The Title Page and Purposes of the Book of Mormon, BYU Religious Studies Center
- Video—The Book of Mormon: Modern Translation and Editions, BYU Religious Studies Center
- Video—The Book of Mormon: Ancient Sources and Organization, BYU Religious Studies Center
- The Precise Purposes of the Book of Mormon, BYU Religious Studies Center
- The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon to Restore Plain and Precious Truths, BYU Religious Studies Center
- “To the Convincing of the Jew and Gentile That Jesus Is the Christ”, BYU Religious Studies Center
- The Eleven Witnesses, BYU Religious Studies Center
- A Multiplicity of Witnesses: Women and the Translation Process, BYU Religious Studies Center
- Witnesses—Those Who Assist to Bring Forth This Work, BYU Religious Studies Center
- Martin Harris’s 1828 Visit to Luther Bradish, Charles Anthon, and Samuel Mitchill, BYU Religious Studies Center
- The Book of Mormon: A Great Answer to “The Great Question”, BYU Religious Studies Center
KnoWhys from Book of Mormon Central
- What Fruit is White?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #10
- Why We Still Have to Cling to the Iron Rod Even Though the Path is Strait, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #402
- Is the Path to Eternal Life "Strait" or "Straight?", Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #456
- Why Are There So Many Similarities between the Dreams of Lehi and Joseph Smith, Sr.? , Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #474
- Why Do Biblical Psalms of Lament Show Up in the Book of Mormon?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #438
- Why Did Lehi Quote from a Psalm of Repentance In His Dream?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #325
- Why Did Nephi Write His Small Plates?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #11
- What Was on the Lost 116 Pages?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #452
- Why Is It Important to Keep Records?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #345
- Was Lehi Familiar with Zenos’s Allegory of the Olive Tree?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #466
- Did Pre-Christian Prophets Know About Christ?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #12
- When Did Lehi Leave Jerusalem?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #475
- Why Did Nephi Clarify That the Messiah Was the Savior of the World?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #448
Roundtables from BYU TV
- Discussions on the Book of Mormon – Joseph Smith-History
- Discussions on the Book of Mormon – Testimony of the Witnesses and General Church History
- Discussions on the Book of Mormon – The Structure of the Book of Mormon
- Discussions on the Book of Mormon – The Divine Purposes of the Book of Mormon–Part 1
- Discussions on the Book of Mormon – The Divine Purposes of the Book of Mormon–Part 2
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