and doctrine of Two Ways, 71
escape of, 155
flashback to, 29
life spans of descendants of, 28

as chief judge, 34, 35
conversion of, 106, 107
and doctrine of Two Ways, 72, 73, 74
fifty questions posed by, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65
as high priest, 35
missionary journeys of, 157
quoting Lehi, 103
speeches of, 60
and tree of righteousness, 95

coronation of Mosiah₂ by, 85
covenant ceremonies of, 101
and doctrine of Two Ways, 69
and law of the king, 125
quoted by Helaman, 104
quoted by Samuel the Lamanite, 105
on service, 86

as ancient farewell address, 102
chiasmus in, 130, 131
overview of, 87
themes of, related to Israelite holy days, 88, 89, 90
themes of, related to sabbatical and jubilee years, 91
treaty-covenant pattern in, 100

average number of pages covering one Nephite year in, 23, 24
books of, listed chronologically, 25
chapter divisions of, 170
chiasmus in, 130, 131, 132, 133
chronology of, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
colors in, 164
coming forth of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
comparative studies of, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109
copyright page of, 167
correctness of, 1
covenant language of, 58
cycles in, 144, 145, 146, 147
doctrines of, 53, 54, 55
as evidence that Joseph Smith was a prophet, 3
faith in, fostered by rational argument, 8
first edition of, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
geographical names in, 150, 151
geography of, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164
gospel in, 56
historical sites related to coming forth of, 11, 12
Holy Ghost as witness of truth of, 7
invitations of, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177
Isaiah passages in, 96, 97, 98
“it came to pass” in, 134, 135
journeys in, 152, 153, 157, 158
as keystone of LDS religion, 1, 2
law in, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127
lawsuits in, 121
lengths of books of, 22, 24
as lineage history, 16, 17
longevity of people of, 26, 27, 28
lost 116 pages of, 9, 19
messages of, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91
metals in, 163
missionary work in, 109
money in, 110, 111, 112, 113
persons quoted in, 18
plates and records of, 13
preface to, 166
printing of, 10
record keepers of, 16, 17
scholarly evidence of, as secondary, 7
setting of, compared to Mesoamerica, 160
structure of, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. See also structure, of Book of Mormon
teachings of, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79. See also teachings, of Book of Mormon
title page of, 165
translation of, 4, 5, 9, 10
trees in, 95
Two Ways evident in, 66
war in, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143
women in, 108
word studies in, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135

Alma₂ as, 34, 35
Helaman as, 38
Nephi₂ as, 39
Nephihah as, 36
overview of, 33
Pahoran as, 37

of books of Book of Mormon, 25
flashbacks, 29, 30
of judges, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39
of kings, 31
life spans of lineages, 26, 27, 28
of Nephite and Mesoamerican history, 40

Alma’s conversion, 106, 107
biblical archetypes, 93
covenant ceremonies, 101
exodus, 94
farewell addresses, 102
Isaiah passages, 96, 97, 98
missionary work, 109
Nephite prophetic view, 99
quotations, 103, 104, 105
treaty-covenant pattern, 100
tree of life vision, 92
trees, 95
women, 108

colors, 164
compared to Mesoamerica, 160, 161, 162, 163
essential features of, 148, 149
final battles of Nephites and Jaredites, 159
geographical names, 150, 151
journeys, 152, 153
land of Nephi, 154
metals, 163
Zarahemla, 155, 156, 157, 158

loses 116 pages, 9, 19
mortgages farm, 11
as one of Three Witnesses, 168
role in translation of Book of Mormon, 9, 10

five keys to understanding, 84
quotations of, in Book of Mormon, 96, 97, 98
understanding of, helped by Nephite prophetic view, 99

in book of Ether, 15
compared to Olmecs, 40
final battle of, 138, 159
kings of, 31

appearances of, 41
body of, 52
as chief cornerstone, 2
death of, 49
names and concepts associated with, 45
names used for, 44, 46, 47
prophecies about, by Samuel the Lamanite, 48
quoting Old Testament, 50
role of, in Nephite declaration of faith, 42
second coming of, 51
visitation of, to Americas, 51

Abinadi, legal charges against, 123, 124
of apostate cities, 126
biblical, 114
documents, doubled and sealed, 117, 118
Israelite, permitted killing, 115
Jacob’s ten woes, 120
of the king, 125
lawsuits, 121
lists, Nephite, 127
trials of three anti-Christs, 122
tribes, 116
use of word, 119

and doctrine of Two Ways, 67
exodus of, 94
genealogy of, given on plates of brass, 14
life spans of descendants of, 26
posterity of, organized into tribes, 116
quoted by Alma, 103
writings of, 19

coronation of, 85
covenant ceremonies of, 101
monetary system of, 110, 111, 112
sons of, 158
as translator of twenty-four Jaredite plates, 15

city of, 153
land of, 154

account of building ship, 93
and doctrine of Two Ways, 67
and killing of Laban, 115
summary of plates of brass written by, 14
quoting Lehi, 19
on ways of the devil, 79

compared to Izapans, 40
currency of, 110, 111, 112
cycles of righteousness of, 144, 145, 146, 147
final battle of, 138, 159
fortifications of, 142
judges, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39
kings, 32
lands of, destroyed at Christ’s death, 49
prophetic view, 99
three opponents of, 122
visit of Jesus Christ to, 51
wars of, 137, 141, 156

large, 13, 54
small, 13, 19, 53

on correctness of Book of Mormon, 1
proved a true prophet by Book of Mormon, 3
received gold plates, 11
and translation of Book of Mormon, 9, 10
as translator of Book of Mormon, 4, 5

books, listed chronologically, 25
coverage, extent of, 22, 23, 24
Ether, book of, 15
Lehi, writings of, 19
Mormon, writings of, 20
Moroni, writings of, 21
persons quoted, 18
plates and records, 13
plates of brass, 14
record keepers, 16, 17

from Alma, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 72, 73, 74
on baptism, 59
on covenant, 57, 58
on devil, ways of, 79
on doctrine, 53, 54, 55
on gospel, 56
Korihor, as anti-Christ, 78
Laman and Lemuel, murmuring of, 77
on life and death, ways of, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76

and doctrine of Two Ways, 67
and individual salvation, 95
Lehi’s dream compared to Nephi’s vision, 92
Nephi’s interpretation of, 80

Abinadi’s explanation of, 70
Alma₁’s explanation of, 71
Alma₂’s explanation of, 72, 73, 74
Benjamin’s explanation of, 69
Jacob’s explanation of, 68
Lehi’s and Nephi’s explanations of, 67
Mormon’s explanation of, 75
overview of, 66, 76

armor, 140
final battles of Nephites and Jaredites, 138
fortifications, 142, 143
involving Nephites, 137
periods of, 136
seasonality of, 141
weapons, 139

chiasmus, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133
“it came to pass,” 134
wordprint analysis, 135