The following
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the
Book of Mormon:
The Book of Mormon is a
sacred text of the
Latter Day Saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient
prophets who lived on the
American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421.[1][2] It was first published in March 1830 by
Joseph Smith as The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi.
What "type" of thing is the Book of Mormon?
The Book of Mormon can be described as all of the following: