When he jeopardizes his football scholarship, high school student kaleo is transported from presentday salt lake city to early nineteenthcentury palmyra, new york, where he meets the prophet joseph smith and learns for himself the truthfulness of the book of mormon. The young prophet translated the unsealed portion of those plates and published that translation to the world for the first time in march 1830 as the book of mormon. Searching for book of mormon lands in middle america. In his last two entries on the plates, mormon laments over the nephites utter. The tennis shoes adventure series is a series of lds fiction novels written by chris. The lord chose moroni to complete the nephite dispensation of the gospel of jesus christ. The book of mormon tells us that jesus lived very nearly thirtythree nephite years 3 nephi 2. The change in the 1981 edition seems to be an attempt to bring the book of mormon up to speed with the 1978 revelation that allowed black members of the church to hold the priesthood.
Three periods of nephite civilization receive the greatest attention. The fourth nephite book king county library system. Nov 17, 2016 i had to make a movie trailer for school and i decided to read the fourth nephite thank you jeffrey scott savage for the wonderful book. Clark has further noted, in eastern mesoamerica, olmec civilization was replaced by the lowland maya, who began building cities in the jungles of guatemala about 500 to 400 bc.
The fourth nephite, book 2 return to palmyra 1st edition. The man and the book, part 2 church of jesus christ. This book was first called iv nephi in the 1879 edition and fourth nephi in the 1920 edition of book of mormon. Books 3 and 4 are two parts of the same story, when jim hawkins. He finished his fathers inspired abridgment of the nephite millenniallong history. Fourth nephi through moroni, from zion to destruction, edited by monte s. According to the book, it was written by the ancient prophet. In the two weeks since hes returned from traveling to the time of joseph smith, kaleo steele has a new appreciation for his church membership. Jeffrey s savage when he jeopardizes his football scholarship, high school student kaleo is transported from presentday salt lake city to early nineteenthcentury palmyra, new york, where he meets the prophet joseph. Fourth nephi son of nephi 3 jacob king of the wicked band, founder of jacobugath gidgiddoni chief. It was carried out in a complex mixture of religious ritual and ideology. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophets religious studies. The original translation of the title did not include the word second. This is the chapter heading in the 1981 lds edition of alma 11, the nephite monetary system is set forthamulek contends with zeezrom.
David whitmer, one of the three special witnesses who actually saw the plates is reported to have said that about the half of the book was sealed poulson 2. Book of mormon plates and records the encyclopedia of. When the angel moroni delivered the gold plates to joseph smith in 1827, he fulfilled biblical prophecy see rev. In the two weeks since hes returned from traveling to the time of joseph smith, kaleo. Adapted from church educational system, book of mormon student manual. Moroni is the ascribed author of chapters 8 and 9 of mormons record within the larger book of mormon, the entire book of moroni, and the title page of the book of mormon. According to john pratt, that jesus was thirty when he began his ministry is independently verified by the combined witnesses of john and the book of mormon. His life spanned the latter part of the fourth century and the early fifth century. In the 1948 edition of the book of mormon, we see the following chapter heading. Book of mormon, history of warfare in the encyclopedia. Judges and their compensationnephite coins and measureszeezrom confounded by amulek.
Fourth nephi step by step through the book of mormon. First, if you havent heard, book 2 in the mysteries of cove series, gears of. Deseret book kaleo steele is starting to cut seminary and hang out with some new friends. Thus, the relatively large book of alma covers only thirtynine years, while the much smaller books of omni and 4 nephi each cover more than two hundred years. The fourth nephite series is one i now have my eye on, awaiting book two. I had to make a movie trailer for school and i decided to read the fourth nephite thank you jeffrey scott savage for the wonderful book.
Jeffrey scott savage is an american writer, who as of 2014 has authored 14 novels in several. I have met jeffrey and his wife and two book signings and decided it was time to read his books. Mormon was not only the abridger of the plates, but he was a nephite. He was an essential figure, having founded the civilization and commenced the records on which the book is based, and an exemplary one. The book of mormon is a religious record, and for the people of the book of mormon, as in nearly all ancient cultures, warfare was fundamentally sacral. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophets book of mormon. The nephites are one of four groups to be described in the book of mormon as. Why does the book of mormon include the rise and fall of two.
Helaman 2 the son of helaman hagoth nephite shipbuilder zerahemnah chief captain of the zoramites and amalekites pachus kingman king over. Fourth, ive been discussing a standalone novel with my publisher shadow. To ask other readers questions about the fourth nephite, please sign up. Here are a few of the many reasons i loved the first book, the fourth nephite. March 2, 20, savage crosses genres from middle reader fantasy to horror in new books. He is later known as the angel moroni, who presented the golden plates to joseph smith, who translated the plates upon which the book of mormon was originally written. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophets religious studies center. Lds editions of the book of mormon show dates in nephite years, deduced from the text, at the bottom of the pages. Cannon wrote that onethird of the plates were sealed 25, while the prophet joseph smith simply stated, the volume was something near six inches in thickness, a. And as he repeats that statement again and again see hel. They are wonderful people who sit together at their. The first book can actually stand on its own, without any other books to come. The building of these fortifications can be divided into four nephite periods and one lamanite period. That belief was taken so seriously that for over five centuries the years were all reckoned from lehis departure mos.
E b stevens, narrator when he jeopardizes his football scholarship, high school student kaleo is transported from presentday salt lake city to early nineteenthcentury palmyra, new york, where he meets the prophet joseph. Book of mormon, history of warfare in the encyclopedia of. I dont compete or anything so i dont think i ever will try them. The top half of the front page is gold metallic paper with rusty holes, resembling golden plates. College scouts will be in the stands, watching and deciding if kaleo is good enough for a scholarship. This graph shows which centuries each nephite book covers, presenting nephite chronology as a whole. I hope your children and grandchildren have similar experiences. Rent the fourth nephite, book 2 return to palmyra 1st edition 9781609080525 and save up to 80% on textbook rentals and 90% on used textbooks. Moroni 2 is the last prophet and author of the last book in the book of mormon.
He commanded moroni to conclude the nephite record by writing the sad tale of the destruction of their people morm. Helaman 4 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Hopefully there will be a volume 2 as i feel there is a lot more story to come. The book of mormon states that the lord commanded lehi to depart from jerusalem, and that an angel told him that his departure was 600 years before the coming of christ 1 nep.
Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1995. This book is written for the young adult fantasy reader, but with the many great adult characters, adult readers will also connect with this book. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophets religious. The other three groups are the lamanites, jaredites and mulekites. Mormon leads the nephite armiesblood and carnage sweep the landthe nephites lament and mourn with the sorrowing of the damnedtheir day of grace is passedmormon obtains the plates of nephiwars continue.
Moroni, the last of the nephite prophets book of mormon central. First and second were added to the titles of the books of nephi by oliver cowdery when preparing the book for printing. The nook book ebook of the the fourth nephite by jeffrey s. Joseph smiths testimony on the lands of the nephites.
Thus, the present book of mormon contains only the second account of early nephite history. According to the book of mormon a nephite is a member of one of the four main groups of settlers of the ancient americas. Why does the book of mormon include the rise and fall of. As already discussed, much can be gained by comparing the themes in the nephite prophetic view with nephis quotes from isaiah. Mormon, the man and the message religious studies center. The fourth nephite kindle edition by savage, jeffrey s. I think the fact that the author uses the very words of joseph smith creates a powerful spirit that even a 14yearold boy cant deny. Rent the fourth nephite, book 2 return to palmyra 1st edition 9781609080525 and save up to 80% on textbook rentals and 90% on used. Moroni, son of mormon by doni peterson moroni 2 is the last prophet and author of the last book in the book of mormon. Mar 03, 2016 as already discussed, much can be gained by comparing the themes in the nephite prophetic view with nephis quotes from isaiah. In the book of mormon, the nephites were a group of people descended from or associated with nephi, a prophet who left jerusalem at the urging of god circa 600 bc and.
From zion to destruction from zion to destruction by monte s. Sep 03, 2019 in the 1948 edition of the book of mormon, we see the following chapter heading. Dec 05, 2016 clark has further noted, in eastern mesoamerica, olmec civilization was replaced by the lowland maya, who began building cities in the jungles of guatemala about 500 to 400 bc. I cannot write the hundredth part of the things of my people, wrote the prophet mormon. The translation continues from the rest of the plates of mormon, which were abridged from the large plates of nephi, and includes the books of mosiah, alma, helaman, 3 nephi, 4 nephi, and mormon the last two chapters of which were written by moroni. His life was characterized by unfailing obedience to the will of god. There is something powerful in the pages of the fourth nephite. How can one justify the change of the wording white and delightsome in 2 nephi 30. The rest of the cover illustration fits the plot within perfectly. Book of mormon genealogy chart lehi a descendant of joseph through manasseh laban sariah. Moroni had been commanded by his father to complete the nephite record, which mormon had abridged from previous records. Moroni was the last known survivor of the nephite nation.
Mormon, the compiler and abridger of the book of mormon, was himself a military commander. The top half of the front page is gold metallic paper with rusty holes, like the golden plates and the rest of the cover illustration is perfect. In the book of mormon, the nephites were a group of people descended from or associated with nephi, a prophet who left jerusalem at the urging of god circa 600 bc and traveled with his family to the western. Moroni, according to the book of mormon, was the last nephite prophet, historian, and military commander who lived in the americas in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. E b stevens, narrator when he jeopardizes his football scholarship, high school student kaleo is transported from presentday salt lake city to early nineteenthcentury palmyra, new york, where he. The exact nature of the nephite year, however, is not described. Book 2 of an exciting timetravel, church history adventure. Nephite dissenters and the lamanites join forces and take the land.
As the final installment in the book of mormon symposium series, this volume examines the last four books of the nephite. The principal nation of the second race fell in battle towards the close of the fourth century. Fourth nephi through moroni, from zion to destruction. What did the savior find missing from the nephite record.