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	December 30–January 5 · Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon · “Another Testament of Jesus Christ”
Video—The Book of Mormon: “The Most Correct of Any Book”
Video—The Title Page and Purposes of the Book of Mormon
Video—The Book of Mormon: Modern Translation and Editions
Video—The Book of Mormon: Ancient Sources and Organization
The Precise Purposes of the Book of Mormon
The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon to Restore Plain and Precious Truths
“To the Convincing of the Jew and Gentile That Jesus Is the Christ”
The Eleven Witnesses
A Multiplicity of Witnesses: Women and the Translation Process
Witnesses—Those Who Assist to Bring Forth This Work
Martin Harris’s 1828 Visit to Luther Bradish, Charles Anthon, and Samuel Mitchill
The Book of Mormon: A Great Answer to “The Great Question”

	January 6–12 · 1 Nephi 1–7 · “I Will Go and Do”
Lehi and Nephi: Faith unto Salvation
Light or Dark, Freedom or Bondage: Enhancing Book of Mormon Themes through Contrasts
The Book of Mormon: A Primer for Priesthood Leadership
Types and Shadows of Deliverance in the Book of Mormon
Khirbet Beit Lei and the Book of Mormon

	January 13–19 · 1 Nephi 8–10 · “Come and Partake of the Fruit”
“Behold, I Have Dreamed a Dream”
Lehi Dreamed a Dream: The Report of Lehi’s Dream in Its Biblical Context
“It Filled My Soul with Exceedingly Great Joy”: Lehi’s Vision of Teaching and Learning
Illuminating a Darkened World
The Double Nature of God’s Saving Work: The Plan of Salvation and Salvation History

	January 20–26 · 1 Nephi 11–15 · “Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God”
Nephi’s Message to the Gentiles
Early Christianity and 1 Nephi 13–14
Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision as Apocalyptic Literature
The Centrality of Nephi’s Vision
“Teaching the Scriptural Emphasis on the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ”

	January 27–February 2 · 1 Nephi 16–22 · “I Will Prepare the Way before You”
The Liahona Triad
"For Our Profit and Learning": One Method for Likening the Scriptures
Isaiah and the Restoration of Israel
What Is Isaiah Doing in First Nephi? Or, How Did Lehi’s Family Fare So Far from Home?
“A Prophet . . . like unto Thee”

	February 3–9 · 2 Nephi 1–5 · “We Lived after the Manner of Happiness”
Video—The Doctrine of the Fall in 2 Nephi 2
Lehi on God’s Law and an Opposition in All Things
Agency and Freedom
The Fall of Man and His Redemption
Teaching the Atonement
Teaching the Fall and the Atonement: A Comparative Method
Lehi’s Last Will and Testament: A Legal Approach
Joseph Smith and the Messiah: Prophetically Linked

	February 10–16 · 2 Nephi 6–10 · “O How Great the Plan of Our God!”
Video—Jacob’s Sermon (2 Ne. 6–10)
Video—Isaiah in the Book of Mormon
Video—The Atonement of Jesus Christ in the Small Plates
The Atonement of Jesus Christ: 2 Nephi 9
The Resurrection: An Embattled Keystone
The Law of Witnesses in 2 Nephi
The Influence of the Brass Plates on the Teachings of Nephi

	February 17–23 · 2 Nephi 11–25 · “We Rejoice in Christ”
Come to Understanding and Learn Doctrine
A Comparison of Book of Mormon, Bible, and Traditional Teachings on the Doctrines of Salvation
God Will Fulfill His Covenants with the House of Israel
Nephi, Isaiah, and the Latter-day Restoration
Isaiah Variants in the Book of Mormon
The Message to the Jews with Special Emphasis on 2 Nephi 25
We Labor Diligently to Persuade Our Children to Believe in Christ: 2 Nephi 25:21 to 26:11

	February 24–March 1 · 2 Nephi 26–30 · “A Marvelous Work and a Wonder”
Insights from the Early Years: 2 Nephi 28–30
The Enemies of Christ: 2 Nephi 28
“He Inviteth All to Come unto Him”
The Book, the Words of the Book: What the Book of Mormon Says about Its Own Coming Forth

	March 2–8 · 2 Nephi 31–33 · “This Is the Way”
Video—The Doctrine of Christ
The Doctrine of Christ: 2 Nephi 31–32
The Doctrine of Christ in 2 Nephi 31–32 as an Approach to the Vision of the Tree of Life
Teaching the Atonement

	March 9–15 · Jacob 1–4 · Be Reconciled unto God through the Atonement of Christ
Video—Jacob’s Teachings (Jacob 4–6)

	March 16–22 · Jacob 5–7 · The Lord Labors with Us
“Ye Shall Have Joy with Me”: The Olive Tree, the Lord, and His Servants
Autumn, Olives, and the Atonement
Sherem the Anti-Christ

	March 23–29 · Enos–Words of Mormon · He Works in Me to Do His Will
Enos: His Mission and His Message

	March 30–April 12 · Easter · “He Shall Rise … with Healing in His Wings”
Jesus Christ and Salvation
Easter, the Lord’s Day
Resurrection: “A Matter of Surpassing Wonder”
Christ’s Crucifixion: Reclamation of the Cross

	April 13–19 · Mosiah 1–3 · “Filled with Love towards God and All Men”
Divine Indebtedness and the Atonement
What Parents Should Teach Their Children from the Book of Mosiah
King Benjamin: In the Service of Your God
The Natural Man: An Enemy to God

	April 20–26 · Mosiah 4–6 · “A Mighty Change”
Video—King Benjamin’s Sermon (Mosiah 1–5)
For the Sake of Retaining a Remission of Your Sins
The Natural Man: An Enemy to God
Spiritual Rebirth

	April 27–May 3 · Mosiah 7–10 · “In the Strength of the Lord”
Deliverance from Bondage
Priesthood in Mosiah

	May 4–10 · Mosiah 11–17 · Lesson: “A Light … That Can Never Be Darkened”
Video—Abinadi’s Sermon (Mosiah 11–16)
The Fatherhood of Christ and the Atonement
Abinadi on the Father and the Son: Interpretation and Application
The Children of Christ
Abinadi’s Commentary on Isaiah
Benjamin and Noah: The Principle of Dominion
Abinadi: The Prophet and Martyr

	May 11–17 · Mosiah 18–24 · We Have Entered into a Covenant with Him
Deliverance from Bondage
Light or Dark, Freedom or Bondage: Enhancing Book of Mormon themes through Contrasts

	May 18–24 · Mosiah 25–28 · “They Were Called the People of God”
Lessons from the Zarahemla Churches
Instruments in the Hands of God

	May 25–31 · Mosiah 29–Alma 4 · “They Were Steadfast and Immovable”
Likening the Scriptures unto Us
Government by the Voice of the People: A Witness and a Warning
The Book of Alma as a Prototype for Teaching the Word of God
The Record of Alma: A Prophet Pattern of the Principles Governing Testimony

	June 1–7 · Alma 5–7 · “Have Ye Experienced This Mighty Change in Your Hearts?”
Video—Alma's Teachings in Zarahemla and Gideon (Alma 5–7)
Video—Christ's Atonement in Mosiah, Alma, and Moroni
Lessons from the Zarahemla Churches
Dealing with Opposition to the Church
Teaching in Black and White: Antithetic Parallel Structure in the Book of Alma, Its Form and Function

	June 8–14 · Alma 8–12 · Jesus Christ Will Come to Redeem His People
The Probationary Nature of Mortality
Ammonihah: Measuring Mormon’s Purposes

	June 15–21 ·Alma 13–16 · “Enter into the Rest of the Lord”
When Less Is More: The Reticent Narrator in the Story of Alma and Amulek
Spiritual Rebirth

	June 22–28 · Alma 17–22 · “I Will Make an Instrument of Thee”
“Instruments in the Hands of God”

	June 29–July 5 · Alma 23–29 · They “Never Did Fall Away”
The Book of Alma as a Prototype for Teaching the Word of God
Church Discipline in the Book of Mosiah

	July 6–12 · Alma 30–31 · “The Virtue of the Word of God”
An Anti-Christ in the Book of Mormon—The Face May Be Strange, but the Voice Is Familiar

	July 13–19 · Alma 32–35 · “Plant This Word in Your Hearts”
Seeds of Faith: A Follower’s View of Alma 32

	July 20–26 · Alma 36–38 · “Look to God and Live”
“Faith unto Repentance”
Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon

	July 27–August 2 · Alma 39–42 · “The Great Plan of Happiness”
The Three Most Abominable Sins
How to Be Reclaimed from the Fall of Adam
The Law of Justice and the Law of Mercy
A New Meaning of “Restoration”: The Book of Mormon on Life after Death
The State of the Soul between Death and Resurrection

	August 3–9 · Alma 43–52 · “Stand Fast in the Faith of Christ”
“Peaceable Followers of Christ” in Days of War and Contention
Captain Moroni’s Wartime Strategies: An Application for the Spiritual Battles of Our Day
The Captain and the Covenant

	August 10–16 · Alma 53–63 · “Preserved by His Marvelous Power”
Nephi’s Freedom Thesis and the Sons of Helaman
Hagoth and the Polynesians

	August 17–23 · Helaman 1–6 · “The Rock of Our Redeemer”
The Terrifying Book of Helaman

	August 24–30 · Helaman 7–12 · “Remember the Lord”
Secret Covenant Teachings of Men and the Devil in Helaman through 3 Nephi 8
Mormon’s Philosophy of History: Helaman 12 in the Perspective of Mormon’s Editing Procedure

	August 31–September 6 · Helaman 13–16 · “Glad Tidings of Great Joy”
The Atonement of Jesus Christ—“Glad Tidings of Great Joy”
Samuel and his Nephite Sources

	September 7–13 · 3 Nephi 1–7 · “Lift Up Your Head and Be of Good Cheer”
Days of Wickedness and Vengeance: Analysis of 3 Nephi 6 and 7

	September 14–20 · 3 Nephi 8–11 · “Arise and Come Forth unto Me”
When Did Jesus Visit the Americas?

	September 21–27 · 3 Nephi 12–16 · “I Am the Law, and the Light”
Video—Christ’s First Day Ministry in 3 Nephi 11–18
Active Learning and the Savior’s Nephite Ministry

	September 28–October 11 · 3 Nephi 17–19 · “Behold, My Joy Is Full”
The Judgment Seat of Christ

	October 12–18 · 3 Nephi 20–26 · “Ye Are the Children of the Covenant”
Video—Christ’s Second Day Ministry in 3 Nephi 19–26
The Doctrine of a Covenant People

	October 19–25 · 3 Nephi 27–4 Nephi · “There Could Not Be a Happier People”
Video—The Doctrine of the Scattering and Gathering in the Book of Mormon
“This Is My Gospel”
Teaching the Scriptural Emphasis on the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
“There Was No Contention”
Gatherings in the Last Days: Saved in Sheaves, Burned in Bundles
The Socioeconomics of Zion

	October 26–November 1 · Mormon 1–6 · “I Would That I Could Persuade All … to Repent”
The “Author” and the “Finisher” of the Book of Mormon
Preparing for the Judgment
Mormon, the Man and the Message

	November 2–8 · Mormon 7–9 · “I Speak unto You as If Ye Were Present”
Mormon and Moroni: Father and Son
Preach the Gospel to Every Creature

	November 9–15 · Ether 1–5 · “Rend That Veil of Unbelief”
Rending the Veil of Unbelief
The Plates of Ether and the Covenant of the Book of Mormon
Jared and His Brother
The Mission of Jesus Christ—Ether 3 and 4:2
“The Knowledge Hid Up Because of Unbelief”

	November 16–22 · Ether 6–11 · “That Evil May Be Done Away”
The Jaredites—A Case Study in Following the Brethren

	November 23–29 · Ether 12–15 · “By Faith All Things Are Fulfilled”
Light in Our Vessels: Faith, Hope, and Charity
“Zion, Zion, Zion: Keys to Understanding Ether 13

	November 30–December 6 · Moroni 1–6 · “To Keep Them in the Right Way”
Moroni, the Last of the Nephite Prophets
The Articles and Covenants of the Church of Christ and the Book of Mormon
The Merits of Christ: Fallen Humanity’s Hope for Redemption

	December 7–13 · Moroni 7–9 · “May Christ Lift Thee Up”
“The Pure Love of Christ”: The Divine Precept of Charity in Moroni 7
Unity through the Power of Charity
Faith, Hope, Charity
Alive in Christ: The Salvation of Little Children
Love in the Book of Mormon
All Are Alike unto God”: Equality and Charity in the Book of Mormon

	December 14–20 · Moroni 10 · “Come unto Christ, and Be Perfected in Him”
The Powers of the Atonement: Insights from the Book of Mormon
The Spirit of Christ: “A Light Amidst the Darkness”

	December 21–27 · Christmas · “He Shall Come into the World to Redeem His People”
The Atonement of Jesus Christ—“Glad Tidings of Great Joy”

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