The trailer for season three of the Book of Mormon videos was released today! The new season, which is planned to begin on March 13 th , will include from Mosiah through Alma. Like the last two seasons, a new video will be released every Friday until May 15 (except for Conference and Easter weekend). This new season includes some of the most favorite stories from the Book of Mormon including King...

The Book of Mormon Central Newsletter covering the events and happenings of 2019 is now available to read online in the Book of Mormon Central Archive. The newsletter provides a summary of our year-end analytics, our 10 most popular pieces of content in 2019, and events involving BMC. It also reports on the status of on-going projects, and announces things to look forward to for the year 2020...

A new volume of the Joseph Smith Papers Project has been published and is available for purchase from Deseret Book and other online retailers. Documents, Volume 9: December 1841–April 1842 , edited by Alex D. Smith, Christian K. Heimburger, and Christopher James Blythe, includes important documents and papers from the Prophet Joseph Smith that signify the many evolving roles the Prophet...

Book of Mormon Central is pleased to announce the release of our brand new app, ScripturePlus , on iOS. ScripturePlus offers an expansive array of Latter-day Saint scripture resources at your fingertips to get the most out of your precious scripture study time. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are increasingly using mobile devices to interact with the world around them,...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has officially released the first episode in their four-season series Book of Mormon Videos . This series will tell the story of the Book of Mormon through captivating visuals and engaging story telling. Season 1 recounts Lehi's journey to the Promised Land with his family, in addition to all the material through the book of Enos. One video will be...

On September 3, after several years of preparation and production, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took the wraps off its new series of videos based on various stories in the Book of Mormon . At a long-awaited Media Day, reporters, photographers, TV news crews and writers representing media from the Provo Daily Herald to The New York Times were invited to the...

A new volume of the Joseph Smith Papers has been published by the Church Historian’s Press. The Joseph Smith Papers, Documents, Volume 8: February–November 1841 is the latest volume in the documents series , which “present[s] in chronological order with historical introductions and annotation most of the extant (or surviving) documents owned, created, or authorized by [Joseph] Smith.”...

Some of the Savior’s most memorable teachings, as recorded in the gospels, were given as parables. These simple stories were effective teaching tools because of how they made gospel principles relatable to first century Galilean farmers, and they remain beloved today, nearly 2000 years later, precisely because stories like the Prodigal Son or the Good Samaritan continue to resonate with the lived...

For the fourth year in a row, Book of Mormon Central is hosting an art contest intended to encourage artists to illuminate stories, themes, and heroes from the Book of Mormon. This year’s deadline for submissions is June 30, 2019 . As in previous years, cash prizes will be awarded for the first, second, and third place submissions, as decided by a panel of independent judges. Many other...

Because God has eternal divine attributes, it may be tempting to view each of His revelations as eternally binding and each of His commandments as an unalterable decree. While such a view might seem to make sense, it is inconsistent with what the scriptures teach about revelation. The following summaries provide helpful insights, specifically from the Book of Mormon, about why God sometimes gives...