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[Ian David]

The Book of Mormon

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What does the Book of Mormon say?

... The Book of Mormon is essentially the narration of a group of Israelites who migrate to the New World 600 B.C., led by a prophet figure called Lehi. It chronicles God's dealings with them; it chronicles the fragmentation of that people into two primary races, the Lamanites and the Nephites. In many ways it's a morality tale, as it chronicles the adversities they face when they are wicked, the blessings that are accrued through righteousness.

The dramatic peak of the book occurs at the time of Christ's crucifixion in the Old World, whereupon he visits the Nephites shortly after his crucifixion in Jerusalem, and then the book ends on a very tragic note, as we see the onetime righteous Nephites gradually overcome by wickedness, by unbelief, and they're eventually destroyed by a fratricidal war with the Lamanites. Along the way we're exposed to various missionary journeys, Gospel messages and teachings, but primarily it surveys the sweep of the family history that becomes a civilization unto itself in the New World. ...

More:
http://www.pbs.org/mormons/themes/book.html



Also:

All About Mormons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"All About Mormons" is episode 108 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on November 19, 2003.

More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_About_Mormons

Also:

"All About Mormons" is episode 108 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on November 19, 2003.
Original air Date: 2003-11-19

A Mormon kid moves to South Park and Stan has to kick his ass. But when Stan and his dad meet their new Mormon neighbors, they become fascinated with how genuinely nice they are. Meanwhile the other boys mock Stan relentlessly for wimping out.



http://www.southparkstudios.com/show/display_episode.php?season=7&id1=712&id2=111