Waters of Mormon explained
| Waters of Mormon |
| Type: | Body of water |
| Located In: | Land of Lehi-Nephi |
| Noinfo: | yes |
| Blank Label: | Significance |
| Blank Data: | Site of baptisms |
In the Book of Mormon, the waters of Mormon is a body of water where about two hundred Nephites are baptized.
Summary
In, Nephites living in King Noah's territory who want to listen to Alma's secret preaching gather to a place called the waters of Mormon.[1] In the process of this preaching, Alma proceeds to invite the listeners to be baptized.[2] Two hundred and four people are baptized, and Alma establishes a church.[1]
Later in the Book of Mormon,, Alma's son, also named Alma, gives a sermon in which he recapitulates the history of the Nephite church and tells his audience the baptisms in the waters of Mormon.[3]
Sources
- Bolton . Andrew . Spring 2004 . Anabaptism, the Book of Mormon, and the Peace Church Option . Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought . 37 . 1 . 75–94 . 10.2307/45227045. 45227045 .
- Book: Hangen, Tona . Oxford Handbook of Mormonism . Oxford University Press . 2015 . 978-0-19-977836-2 . Givens . Terryl L. . 209–226 . Lived Religion Among Mormons . Barlow . Philip.
- Hardy . Heather . 2007 . Another Testament of Jesus Christ: Mormon's Poetics . Journal of Book of Mormon Studies . 16 . 2 . 16–27, 93–95 . 10.5406/jbookmormstud.16.2.0016 . 1065-9366.
- Book:
- Book: Smith, Daymon Mickel . Scripturalizing the Human: The Written as the Political . Routledge . 2015 . 978-1-138-92000-2 . Wimbush . Vincent L. . 78–105 . en . Fragmenting the Book of Mormon Imaginary.
- Stott . G. St. John . 2006 . A Conjectural Reading of the Book of Mormon . Forum for Modern Language Studies . 42 . 4 . 447–458 . 10.1093/fmls/cql075.
- Book:
- Whitley . Edward . Fall 2021 . Book of Mormon Poetry . Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought . 54 . 3 . 178–183 . 10.5406/dialjmormthou.54.3.0178.
Notes and References
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- Bolton . Andrew . Anabaptism, the Book of Mormon, and the Peace Church Option . Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought . 2004 . 37 . 1 . 83 . 10.2307/45227045 . 45227045 . 23 April 2024.
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