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Mosiah 1–3
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Book of Mormon Minute is a commentary series made especially for the free ScripturePlus app, which features insights from Book of Mormon scholar Brant A. Gardner. John W. Welch's notes for Come, Follow Me are also available for free.
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Reading Plan
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Monday
- Scripture: Mosiah 1:1–8
- KnoWhy: Why Is It Good to Seek Both Spiritual and Secular Learning?
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Additional Study
- Commentary: Introduction: Who Wrote the Book of Mosiah and Why?
- Commentary: Was There Contention among the Nephites?
- Commentary: Mosiah 1: Introduction
- Commentary: Mosiah 1:1
- Commentary: Mosiah 1:2-3
- Commentary: Mosiah 1:4
- Commentary: Mosiah 1:5-8
- Evidence: Plates and Laws
Tuesday
- Scripture: Mosiah 1:9–18
- Commentary: Mosiah 1:9-10
- Evidence: Mosiah’s Coronation
- Additional Study
Wednesday
- Scripture: Mosiah 2:1–16
- Commentary: What Is Significant about King Benjamin's Speech?
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Additional Study
- Evidence: Benjamin’s Prophetic Lawsuit
- Commentary: The Nature of King Benjamin's Speech
- Commentary: King Benjamin Exhorts the People to Not Trifle with His Words
- Commentary: King Benjamin Kept the "Law of the King," Outlawed Slavery, and Required Obedience to Public Law
- Commentary: Mosiah 2:5-6
- Commentary: Mosiah 2:10-11
- Commentary: Mosiah 2:12-14
- KnoWhy: Why Did the Nephites Stay in Their Tents During King Benjamin’s Speech?
Thursday
- Scripture: Mosiah 2:17–27
- Commentary: Benjamin Teaches His People to Serve and Thank Their Heavenly King
- KnoWhy: How Are Acts of Service Related to Wisdom?
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Additional Study
- Commentary: When We Serve Others, We Are Merely Serving God
- Commentary: Mosiah 2:19-21
Friday
- Scripture: Mosiah 2:28–41
- Commentary: Mosiah 2:36-37
- KnoWhy: What Does it Really Mean to be Blessed For Keeping the Commandments?
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Additional Study
- Evidence: Parallelisms in Benjamin’s Speech
- Commentary: Mosiah 2:31
- Commentary: What Does the Term "Listeth to Obey" Mean?
- Commentary: Mosiah 2:38-39
- Commentary: Mosiah 2:40-41
- KnoWhy: Why Do the Scriptures Compare Hell to an Unquenchable Fire?
- KnoWhy: How Do Commandments Bring Us Peace and Happiness?
Saturday
- Scripture: Mosiah 3:1–16
- Commentary: The Christ Will Be Recognized by His Miracles
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Additional Study
- KnoWhy: Did Jesus Bleed from Every Pore?
- Commentary: President John Taylor on the Atonement of the Savior
- Commentary: King Benjamin Reveals to His People a Glorious Name of Jesus
- Commentary: Jesus Will Be Crucified Because People Will Say He Has a Devil
- Commentary: The Atonement Will Automatically Cover Three Types of Sins
- Commentary: Mosiah 3:9-11
- Commentary: Mosiah 3:15-16
- Evidence: Ancient Farewell Pattern
Sunday
- Scripture: Mosiah 3:17–27
- Commentary: The Natural Man Is an Enemy to God
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Additional Study
- KnoWhy: Why Did Benjamin Give Multiple Names for Jesus at the Coronation of his Son Mosiah?
- Commentary: Mosiah 3:17
- Commentary: Mosiah 3:20-22
- Commentary: Mosiah 3:23-27
- KnoWhy: What Makes Mankind an Enemy to God?
- Evidence: Chiasmus in Mosiah 3:18–19
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- Life Spans of Mosiah's Lineage
- Nephite and Lamanite Kings
- Consistent Elements in Nephite Declarations of Faith
- Key Doctrinal Chapters: Mosiah–Alma
- King Benjamin's Coronation of Mosiah
- Three Steps in Benjamin's Logic on Service
- Overview of Benjamin's Speech
- Benjamin's Themes Related to the Israelite New Year
- Benjamin's Themes Related to the Day of Atonement
- Benjamin's Themes Related to the Feast of Tabernacles
- Benjamin's Themes Related to Sabbatical and Jubilee Years
- Treaty–Covenant Pattern in the Old Testament and Benjamin's Speech
- Benjamin's and Mosiah's Covenant Ceremonies Compared with Old Testament Rituals
- Elements Found in Great Farewell Addresses
- Women in the Book of Mormon
- Benjamin and the Law of the King
- A Comparison of Nephite Law Lists
- Chiasmus in Mosiah 3:18–19
- Metals in the Book of Mormon
- Whose Words Are Found in the Book of Mormon?
- Number of Pages in Books of the Book of Mormon
- Average Number of Pages Covering One Nephite Year
- Nephite Books Compared by Length and Years Covered
- Nephite Books Listed Chronologically
- Names Used for Christ by Major Book of Mormon Authors
- Names and Concepts Associated with Christ by Major Book of Mormon Authors
- Number of Names Used for Christ by Major Book of Mormon Authors
- Number of Names for Christ Used Exclusively by Individual Authors
- Ten Essential Features of Book of Mormon Geography
- Geographical Names Listed Alphabetically
- Geographical Names Listed by Scripture Reference
Bibliography
King Benjamin’s Speech: "That Ye May Learn Wisdom", Edited by John W. Welch and Stephen D. Ricks. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998.
Larsen, David. "Psalm 2: King Benjamin’s Speech and the Royal Psalms." In Old Testament Minute: Psalms, edited by Taylor Halverson. Vol. 19. Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2022.
Larsen, Val. "Prophet of Loss: Mosiah1/Zeniff, Benjamin/Noah, Mosiah2/Limhi and the Emergence of the Almas." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 60 (2024): 367-408.
Bowen, Matthew L.. "Becoming Men and Women of Understanding: Wordplay on Benjamin— An Addendum." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 36 (2020): 239-280.
Miller, Andrew I.. "King Benjamin’s Sermon as a Type of Temple Endowment." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 61 (2024): 1-44.