The Book of Mosiah: Narrative History and Doctrinal Teachings

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering the narrative chronology, key figures, and core doctrines found in the Book of Mosiah.

Land of Lehi-Nephi

The land established by Nephi, Jacob, and Enos where the Nephite people built a temple and lived for 300 years.

King Mosiah (1)

The Nephite leader who led his people through the wilderness and discovered the land of Zarahemla, which was occupied by the Mulekites.

Mulekites

A people who left Jerusalem around the same time as Lehi's family, lived in Zarahemla for hundreds of years, and united with King Mosiah (1)'s people as Nephites.

Zeniff

A leader from Zarahemla who described himself as "overzealous" and took a group to reclaim the land of Nephi, where they were eventually subjected to attempted enslavement by the Lamanites.

King Noah

The son of Zeniff who ruled wickedly with his priests, rejected Abinadi, and was burned to death by his own men after commanding them to abandon their families during a Lamanite attack.

Abinadi

A prophet sent by the Lord to King Noah, his wicked priests, and their people to preach of Christ, His redemption, and His Atonement.

Alma the Elder

A priest of King Noah who believed Abinadi's words, taught converts at the Waters of Mormon, established the city of Helam, and eventually led his people out of bondage to Zarahemla.

Helam

The new city established by Alma the Elder and his followers, where they were later discovered and placed into slavery by the Lamanites and Noah's former priests.

Limhi

The son of King Noah who ruled under heavy Lamanite taxation and sent an expedition of 43 men that recovered 24 sets of plates from a destroyed city.

Ammon

An explorer dispatched by King Mosiah (2) who located King Limhi's people 80 years after Zeniff's departure and helped them escape Lamanite bondage to Zarahemla.

Flashback Technique in Mosiah

Mormon's editorial method of narrating from Ammon's viewpoint up to Mosiah 7, then jumping back 80 years to narrate from Limhi's perspective up to their meeting in Mosiah 21.

Tabernacle of clay

The mortal dwelling in which the Lord Omnipotent would reside when coming down from heaven among the children of men, as revealed to King Benjamin by an angel.

The Natural Man

An enemy to God since the fall of Adam who remains so forever unless yielding to the Holy Spirit, putting off the natural man, and becoming a saint through the Atonement of Christ.

Mighty Change

The transformation experienced by King Benjamin's people through the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, leaving them with no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually.

Children of Christ

The title given by King Benjamin to believers who are spiritually begotten through faith on Christ's name, making Christ the Father of their spiritual rebirth.

Father and Son (Mosiah 15)

Abinadi's doctrine teaching that Christ is the Father (Divine) because He was conceived by the power of God, and the Son (Mortal) because of the flesh, being one God.