Several prophets, who lived in the ancient Americas, wrote of Jesus Christ in the Mormon book of scripture called The Book of Mormon (Another Testament of Jesus Christ). The record later translated as the Book of Mormon was recorded by many ancient prophets and mostly handed down from father to son to continue the recording and the protection of the book. Nephi was the first prophet to start recording the...

Sam is the third son of the prophet Lehi, whose story is told in the Book of Mormon. There are only a ten mentions of Sam, but many church leaders have noted there are interesting lessons to be learned from this valiant young man who appears never to have held a leadership position and who is often not even mentioned in accounts of the events in which he participated. Lehi was the first prophet of the Book of...

The story of Abinadi is found in the Book of Mormon, the Book of Mosiah.  Abinadi was a Nephite prophet who lived around 150 B.C.  The Nephites were those people who kept historical and spiritual records that have been recently revealed.   Nephi was the son of Lehi, a Jerusalem prophet around 600 B.C. who was led out by God just prior to the Babylonian Captivity.  Lehi, his family, and a few other...