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1 Nephi CHAPTER 16 The wicked take the truth to be hard—Lehi’s sons marry the daughters of Ishmael—The Liahona guides their course in the wilderness—Messages from the Lord are written on the Liahon…

By Rick Brunson A note from the author: I wrote the below article on the Liahona several years ago, and at the time, the information contained inside reflected my current thoughts about what the Liahona might have been. However, since posting this article, I came across a study done by Timothy Gervais and John Joyce, entitled "By Small Means: Rethinking the Liahona," published by Interpreter, and located at: https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/by-small-means-rethinking-the-liahona…

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Cover image via Gospel Media Library. The Iron Rod and the Liahona are two of the most famous objects in the Book of Mormon. Each is both extremely interesting and highly memorable. Because of this, it is only natural to draw on the Iron Rod and the Liahona to illustrate general principles of the gospel.

The Know In the first chapter of his record, Nephi said he would show unto his readers that the “tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance” (1 Nephi 1:20). This passage, which has been described as Nephi’s “thesis statement,”[fn value=1]See James E. Faulconer, “Remembrance,” BYU Speeches, June 23, 1998, p. 4. [/fn] can help us identify a key theme in Nephi’s writings, especially in the…

I'm sure this point has been made many times and is obvious to any serious student of the Book of Mormon. The Liahona that Lehi found in the desert worked 'according to the faith and diligence and heed' which the family gave it. Countless seminary, institute, gospel doctrine and primary…

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