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Moroni writing on the gold plates January 1–7: Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon, “Another Testament of Jesus Christ”
The Precise Purposes of the Book of Mormon
Witnesses—Those Who Assist to Bring Forth This Work
Video—The Title Page and Purposes of the Book of Mormon
 
Lehi's family traveling in the desert January 8–14: 1 Nephi 1–5, “I Will Go and Do”
Light or Dark, Freedom or Bondage: Enhancing Book of Mormon Themes through Contrasts
Using the Book of Mormon to Meet Today's Challenges
Video—Studying 1 Nephi 1-18 Through a Narratological Perspective
 
Lehi's vision of the tree of life January 15–21: 1 Nephi 6–10, “Come and Partake of the Fruit”
Illuminating a Darkened World
“It Filled My Soul with Exceedingly Great Joy”: Lehi’s Vision of Teaching and Learning
Lehi Dreamed a Dream: The Report of Lehi’s Dream in Its Biblical Context
 
people eating the fruit of the tree of life January 22–28: 1 Nephi 11–15, “Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for January 22-28
Early Christianity and 1 Nephi 13–14
Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision as Apocalyptic Literature
 
people examining the Liahona January 29–February 4: 1 Nephi 16–22, “I Will Prepare the Way before You”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for January 28-February 4
"For Our Profit and Learning": One Method for Likening the Scriptures
"That Ye May Have Hope": Nephi's Use of Isaiah 49:22-23 in Teaching the Concept of Hope
The Liahona Triad
 
Adam and Eve leaving the Garden of Eden February 5–11: 2 Nephi 1–2, “Free to Choose Liberty and Eternal Life, through the Great Mediator”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for February 5-11
Agency and Freedom
Teaching the Fall and the Atonement: A Comparative Method
War a Good Warfare: Understanding Agency in the Plan of Salvation
Video—The Doctrine of the Fall (2 Nephi 2)
 
Nephi and his wife February 12–18: 2 Nephi 3–5, “We Lived after the Manner of Happiness”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for February 12-18
"Millions Shall Know Brother Joseph Again": Joseph Smith's Place among the Prophets
The Lamanites—A More Accurate Image
Video—The Atonement in the Small Plates of Nephi
 
Jesus praying in Gethsemane February 19–25: 2 Nephi 6–10, “O How Great the Plan of Our God”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for February 19-25
Redemption of the Flesh: Jacob's Teachings on Flesh and Morality
The Law of Witnesses in 2 Nephi
Video—Jacob's Sermon (2 Nephi 6-10)
 
Isaiah writing on scrolls February 26–March 3: 2 Nephi 11–19, “His Name Shall Be Called … The Prince of Peace”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for February 26-March 3
Finding Doctrine and Meaning in Book of Mormon Isaiah
Nephi, Isaiah, and the Latter-day Restoration
Video—Isaiah Texts in the Book of Mormon
 
family studying March 4–10: 2 Nephi 20–25, “We Rejoice in Christ”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for March 4-10
The Gathering of Israel
"We Talk of Christ, We Rejoice in Christ"
What Can We Do? Reflections on 2 Nephi 25:23
 
Jesus reaching out to a woman March 11–17: 2 Nephi 26–30, “A Marvelous Work and a Wonder”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for March 11-17
Insights from the Early Years: 2 Nephi 28–30
Nephi’s Message to the Gentiles
The Book, the Words of the Book: What the Book of Mormon Says about Its Own Coming Forth
The Enemies of Christ: 2 Nephi 28
 
Jesus teaching His disciples March 18–24: 2 Nephi 31–33, “This Is the Way”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for March 18-24
Teaching the Atonement
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
 
resurrected Christ with His Apostles March 25–31: Easter, “He Shall Rise … with Healing in His Wings”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for March 25-31
Easter, the Lord’s Day
Jesus Christ and Salvation
Resurrection: “A Matter of Surpassing Wonder”
 
woman kneeling at Jesus's feet April 1–7: Jacob 1–4, “Be Reconciled unto God through the Atonement of Christ”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for April 1-7
Jacob: Prophet, Theologian, Historian
Pride and Riches
Video—Jacob’s Teachings (Jacob 4–6)
 
men working in a grove of olive trees April 8–14: Jacob 5–7, “The Lord Labors with Us”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for April 8-14
Autumn, Olives, and the Atonement
Sherem the Anti-Christ
“Ye Shall Have Joy with Me”: The Olive Tree, the Lord, and His Servants
 
Enos as a young boy with his father, Jacob, and mother April 15–21: Enos–Words of Mormon, “He Worketh in Me to Do According to His Will”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for April 15-21
Enos: His Mission and His Message
Faith Unto Repentance
That They May Know How to Come unto Him and Be Saved
 
King Benjamin teaching his people April 22–28: Mosiah 1–3, “Filled with Love towards God and All Men”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for April 22-28
King Benjamin: In the Service of Your God
The Natural Man: An Enemy to God
Video—King Benjamin's Speech (Mosiah 2-5)
 
King Benjamin teaching his people April 29–May 5: Mosiah 4–6, “A Mighty Change”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for April 29-May 5
For the Sake of Retaining a Remission of Your Sins
Spiritual Rebirth: Have Ye Been Born of God?
 
Ammon teaching King Limhi May 6–12: Mosiah 7–10, “In the Strength of the Lord”
Deliverance from Bondage
Priesthood in Mosiah
 
Abinadi testifying to King Noah May 13–19: Mosiah 11–17, “A Light … That Can Never Be Darkened”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for May 13-19
Abinadi on the Father and the Son: Interpretation and Application
Benjamin and Noah: The Principle of Dominion
Video—Abinadi's Sermon (Mosiah 11-16)
 
Limhi's people escaping May 20–26: Mosiah 18–24, We Have Entered into a Covenant with Him
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for May 20-26
Deliverance from Bondage
The Exodus Pattern in the Book of Mormon
 
angel appearing to Alma and the sons of Mosiah May 27–June 2: Mosiah 25–28, 2: “They Were Called the People of God”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for May 27-June 2
Lessons from the Zarahemla Churches
Priesthood in Mosiah
Video—Christ's Atonement (Mosiah, Alma, and Moroni)
 
Alma the Younger preaching June 3–9: Mosiah 29–Alma 4, “They Were Steadfast and Immovable”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for June 3-9
Government by the Voice of the People: A Witness and a Warning
Likening the Scriptures unto Us
The Record of Alma: A Prophet Pattern of the Principles Governing Testimony
 
Alma the Younger teaching the Zoramites June 10–16: Alma 5–7, “Have Ye Experienced This Mighty Change in Your Hearts?”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for June 10-16
Dealing with Opposition to the Church
Teaching in Black and White: Antithetic Parallel Structure in the Book of Alma, Its Form and Function
Video—Alma's Teaching in Zarahemla and Gideon (Alma 5-7)
 
Alma preaching June 17–23: Alma 8–12, 23: Jesus Christ Will Come to Redeem His People
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for June 17-23
Ammonihah: Measuring Mormon’s Purposes
The Probationary Nature of Mortality
 
Alma and Amulek walking out of prison June 24–30: Alma 13–16, “Enter into the Rest of the Lord”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for June 24-30
A Different Way of Seeing the Hand of the Lord
When Less Is More: The Reticent Narrator in the Story of Alma and Amulek
 
Ammon talking to King Lamoni July 1–7: Alma 17–22, “I Will Make an Instrument of Thee”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for July 1-7
“Instruments in the Hands of God”: The Message of Alma 17–27
“With Power and Authority of God”: Principles of Missionary Success
 
Anti-Nephi-Lehies burying their weapons July 8–14: Alma 23–29, They “Never Did Fall Away”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for July 8-14
Alma's Conversion: Reminiscences in His Sermons
The Book of Alma as a Prototype for Teaching the Word of God
 
Alma teaching Korihor July 15–21: Alma 30–31, “The Virtue of the Word of God”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for July 15-21
“All Things Denote There Is a God”: Seeing Christ in the Creation
An Anti-Christ in the Book of Mormon—The Face May Be Strange, but the Voice Is Familiar
The Literary Power of the Book of Mormon
 
seed in child’s hand July 22–28: Alma 32–35, “Plant This Word in Your Hearts”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for July 22-28
Seeds of Faith: A Follower’s View of Alma 32
The Great and Last Sacrifice
 
woman praying July 29–August 4: Alma 36–38, “Look to God and Live”
Born of God—Partaking of the Fruit
Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon
“Faith unto Repentance”
 
Jesus leaving the tomb August 5–11: Alma 39–42, “The Great Plan of Happiness”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for August 5-11
A New Meaning of “Restoration”: The Book of Mormon on Life after Death
How to Be Reclaimed from the Fall of Adam
The Law of Justice and the Law of Mercy
 
Moroni and the title of liberty August 12–18: Alma 43–52, “Stand Fast in the Faith of Christ”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for August 12-18
Captain Moroni’s Wartime Strategies: An Application for the Spiritual Battles of Our Day
“Peaceable Followers of Christ” in Days of War and Contention
The Captain and the Covenant
 
two thousand young warriors August 19–25: Alma 53–63, “Preserved by His Marvelous Power”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for August 19-25
Hagoth and the Polynesians
Nephi’s Freedom Thesis and the Sons of Helaman
 
crashing waves on rocks August 26–September 1: Helaman 1–6, “The Rock of Our Redeemer”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for August 26-September 1
Patterns of Apostasy in the Book of Helaman
The Terrifying Book of Helaman
 
Nephi praying in a garden tower September 2–8: Helaman 7–12, “Remember the Lord”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for September 2-8
Nephi’s Ultimate Encounter with Deity: Some Thoughts on Helaman 10​
Secret Covenant Teachings of Men and the Devil in Helaman through 3 Nephi 8
 
Samuel the Lamanite teaching on the wall September 9–15: Helaman 13–16, “Glad Tidings of Great Joy”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for September 9-15
Prophets and Prophecy in the Book of Mormon: The Case of Samuel the Lamanite
The Prophetic Laments of Samuel the Lamanite
“Was It Not So”: Remembering the Contributions of Samuel the Lamanite
 
Nephites witness the day with no night September 16–22: 3 Nephi 1–7, “Lift Up Your Head and Be of Good Cheer”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for September 16-22
Days of Wickedness and Vengeance: Analysis of 3 Nephi 6 and 7
Leitworter in Helaman and 3 Nephi
 
Jesus appearing to the Nephites September 23–29: 3 Nephi 8–11, “Arise and Come Forth unto Me”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for September 23-29
Geological Upheaval and Darkness in 3 Nephi 8–10
When Did Jesus Visit the Americas?
 
Jesus indicating the Twelve Apostles September 30–October 6: 3 Nephi 12–16, “I Am the Law, and the Light”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for September 30-October 6
Active Learning and the Savior’s Nephite Ministry
A Scriptural Comparison Concerning Anger: 3 Nephi 12:22 and Matthew 5:22
Video—Christ's First Day Ministry (3 Nephi 11-18)
 
Jesus appearing to the Nephites October 7–13: 3 Nephi 17–19, “Behold, My Joy Is Full”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for October 6-13
“Pray Always”: Learning to Pray as Jesus Prayed
The Symbolic Unity of Christ’s Ministry in 3 Nephi
 
Christ appearing to the Nephites October 14–20: 3 Nephi 20–26, “Ye Are the Children of the Covenant”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for October 14-20
The Doctrine of a Covenant People
The Uses of Adversity
Video—Christ's Second Day Ministry (3 Nephi 19-26)
 
Resurrected Jesus teaching people October 21–27: 3 Nephi 27–4 Nephi, “There Could Not Be a Happier People”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for October 21-27
The Socioeconomics of Zion
There Was No Contention
“This Is My Gospel”
 
Mormon writing on gold plates October 28–November 3: Mormon 1–6, “I Would That I Could Persuade All … to Repent”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for October 28-November 3
Mormon, the Man and the Message
Preparing for the Judgment
The “Author” and the “Finisher” of the Book of Mormon
 
Moroni writing on gold plates November 4–10: Mormon 7–9, “I Speak unto You as If Ye Were Present”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for November 4-10
Mormon and Moroni: Father and Son
Preach the Gospel to Every Creature
 
Jaredites traveling through the wilderness November 11–17: Ether 1–5, “Rend That Veil of Unbelief”
Video: Summary of Lesson Resources for November 11-17
Moroni’s Six Commentaries in the Book of Ether
The Mission of Jesus Christ—Ether 3 and 4:2
The Tower of Babel, the Jaredites, and the Nature of God
 
Jaredite barges on the sea November 18–24: Ether 6–11, “That Evil May Be Done Away”
Jaredite Zion Societies: Hope for a Better World
The Jaredites—A Case Study in Following the Brethren
 
Ether entering a cave November 25–December 1: 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
 
Alma baptizing people at the Waters of Mormon December 2–8: 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
 
Moroni writing on gold plates December 9–15: Moroni 7–9, “May Christ Lift Thee Up”
Alive in Christ: The Salvation of Little Children
Love in the Book of Mormon
“The Pure Love of Christ”: The Divine Precept of Charity in Moroni 7
 
Jesus appearing to the Nephites December 16–22: 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”
 
Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus in a stable December 23–29: Christmas, “He Shall Come into the World to Redeem His People”
The Atonement of Jesus Christ— “Glad Tidings of Great Joy”
“The Intent for Which It Was Given”: How the Book of Mormon Teaches the Value of Scripture and Revelation