SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTERS à 3 NEPHI
Chapter 1: Nephi the son of helaman departs out of the land, and his nephi keeps the records, though signs and wonders abound the wicked plan to slay the righteous, the night of Christ’s birth arrives, the sign is given and a new star arrises, lyings and deceivings increase, and the gadianton robbers slaughter many
Chapter 2: Wickedness and abominations increase among the people, the nephites and the lamanites unite to defend themselves against the gadianton robbers, the coverted lamanites become white and are called nephites
Chapter 3: Giddionhi the gadianton leader demands that laconieus and the nephites surrender themselves and their lands, laconieus appoints gidgiddoni as chief captain of the armies, the nephites assemble in zarahemla and bountiful to defend themselves
Chapter 4: The nephite armies defeat the gadianton robbers, gidianhi is slain and his successor zemnarihah is hanged, the nephites praise the Lord for their victories
Chapter 5: The nephites repent and forsake their sins, mormon writes the history of his people and declares the everlasting word to them, israel shall be gathered in from her long dispersion
Chapter 6: The nephites prosper, pride wealth and class distinctions arise, the church is rent with dissentions, satan leads the people in open rebellion, many prophets cry repentence and are slain their murderers conspire to take over the government
Chapter 7: The chief judge is murdered, the government is overthrown and the people divide into tribes, jacob, an antichrist, becomes king of a league of tribes, nephi preaches repentence and faith in Christ, angels administer to him daily an he raises his brother from the dead, many repent and are baptized
Chapter 8: Tempests, earthquakes, fires, whirlwinds and physical upheavels attest the crucifiction of Christ, many people are destroyed, darkness covers the land for three days, those who remain bemoan their fate
Chapter 9: In the darkness the voice of Christ proclaims the destruction of many people and cities for their wickedness, he also proclaims his divinity and announces the law of moses is fullfilled and invites men to come unto him and be saved
Chapter 10: There is silence in the land for many hours, the voice of Christ promises to gather his people as a hen gathereth her chickens, the more righteous part of the people had been preserve
Jesus Christ did show himself unto the people of nephi as the multitude were gathered together in the land bountiful, and did minister unto them, and in this wise did he show himself unto them comprising chapters 11 to 26 inclusive
Chapter 11: The father testifies of his beloved son, Christ appears and proclaims his atonement, the people feel the wound marks in his hands and feet and side, they cry hosana, he sets forth the mode and manner of baptism, the spirit of contention is of the devil, Christs doctrine is that men should believe and be baptized and receive the holy ghost
Chapter 12: Jesus calls and commisions the twelve, he delivers to the nephites a discourse similar to the sermon on the mount, he speakes the beattitudes, his teachings transends and takes presidence over the law of moses, men are commanded to be perfect even as he and his father are perfect, compare matthew 5
Chapter 13: Jesus teaches the nephites the Lords prayer, they are to lay up treasures in heaven, thw twelve in their ministry are commanded that they are to give no thought for temporal things compare matthew 6
Chapter 14: Jesus commands, judge not, ask of God, beware of false prophets, he promises salvation to those who do the will of the father, compare matthew 7
Chapter 15: Jesus announces that the law of moses is fullfilled in him, the nephites are the other sheep of who they spake in jerusalem, because of their iniquity the people in jerusalem do not know of the scattered sheep of israel
Chapter 16: Jesus will visit others of the lost sheep of Israel, in the latter days the gospel will go to the gentiles, and then to the house of israel, the Lords people will see eye to eye when he brings again zion
Chapter 17: Jesus directs the people to ponder his words and pray for understanding, he heals their sick, he prays for the people using language that cannot be written, angels administer to and fire encircles their little ones
Chapter 18: Jesus institutes the sacrament among the nephites, they are commanded to pray always in his name, those who eat his flesh and drink his blood unworthily are darned, the disciples are given power to confer the holy ghost
Chapter 19: The twelve disciples administer to the people and pray for the holy ghost, they are baptized and receive the holy ghost and administering of angels, Jesus prays using words that cannot be written, he attests to the exceeding great faith of these nephites
Chapter 20: Jesus provides bread and wine miraculously and again administers the sacrament unto them the remnant of jacob shall come to a knowledge of the Lord their God and shall inherit the americas, Jesus is the prophet like unto moses, and the nephites are children of the prophets, others of the Lords people shall be gathered unto Jerusalem
Chapter 21: Israel shall be scattered when the book of mormon comes forth, the gentiles shall be established as a free people in america, they shall be saved if they believe and obey, otherwise they shall be cut off and destroyed israel shall build a new jerusalem , and the lost tribes shall return
Chapter 22: In the last days zion and her stake shall be established, and israel shall be gathered in mercy and tenderness, they shall triumph, compare isaia 54
Chapter 23: Jesus approves the words of isaiia, he commands the people to search the prophets, the words of samuel the lamanite concerning the ressurection are added to the records
Chapter 24: The Lords messengers shall prepare the way of the second coming, Christ shall sit in judgement, israel is commanded to pay tithes and offerings, a book of rememberance is kept, compare malachi 3
Chapter 25: At the second coming the wicked shall be burned as stubble, elijah shall return before that great and dreadful day, compare malachi 4
Chapter 26: Jesus expounds all things from the beginning to the end, babes and children utter marvelous things that cannot be written, those in the church of Christ have all things in common among them
Chapter 27: Jesus commands them to call the church in his name, his mission and atoning sacrifice constitute his gospel, men are commanded to repent and be baptized that they may be sanctified by the holy ghost, they are to be even as Jesus is
Chapter 28: NINE OF THE TWELVE DESIRE AND ARE PROMISED AN INHERITANCE in Christs kingdom when they die, the three nephites desire and are given power over death so as to remain on the earth until Jesus comes again, they are translated and see things they are not lawfull to utter, they are now ministering among men
Chapter 29: The coming forth of the book of mormon is a sign that the Lord has commenced together israel and fulfil his covenants, those who reject his latter day revelation and gifts shall be cursed
Chapter 30: The latter day gentiles are commanded to repent and come unto Christ and be numbered with the house of israel