Chapter 1: Ammoron instructs mormon con concerning the sacred records, war commences between the nephites and the lamanites, the free nephites are taken away, wickedness, unbelief, sorcery, withcraft prevail

Chapter 2: Mormon leads the nephite armies, blood and carnage sweep the land, the nephites lament and mourn with the sorrowing of the darned, their day of grace is passed, mormon obtains the plates of nephi, wars continue

Chapter 3: Mormon cries repentence unto the nephites, they gain a great victory and glory in their own strength, mormon refuses to lead them, and his prayers for them are without faith, the book of mormon invites the twlve tribes of israel to believe the gospel

Chapter 4: War and carnage continue, the wicked punish the wicked, greater wicked prevails in all israel than ever before, women and children are sacrificed to idols, the lamanites begin to sweep the nephites before them

Chapter 5: Mormon again leads the nephite armies to battle of blood and carnage, the book of mormon shall come forth to convince all israel that Jesus is the Christ, the lamanites shall be a dark filthy and loathsome people, they shall receive the gospel from the gentiles in the latter days

Chapter 6: The nephites gather to the land of cumorah for the final battles, mormon hides the sacred records in the hill cumorah, the lamanites are victorious, the nephite nation is destroyed, hundreds of thousands are slain with the sword

Chapter 7: Mormon invites the lamanites of the latter days to believe in Christ and accept his gospel and be saved, all who believe the bible will also believe the book of mormon

Chapter 8: The lamanites seek out and destroy the nephites, the book of mormon will come forth by the power of God, woe is pronounced upon those who will breath out rath and strife against the work of the Lord, the nephite record will come forth in a day of wickedness, degeneracy and apostacy

Chapter 9: Moroni calls upon those who do not believe in Christ to repent, he proclaims a God of miracles who gives revelations and pours out gifts and signs upon the faithful, miracles cease becausae of unbelief, signs follow those who believe, men are exorted to be wise, and keep the commandments