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Stephen Smoot talking about the First Vision of Joseph Smith.
For this year’s Come, Follow Me course of personal and church study focusing on the Doctrine and Covenants and Church History, Book of Mormon Central is pleased to offer a new series of short videos discussing the history and significance of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. The goal of these videos is to help the viewer better understand and appreciate what the First Vision is, why it’s important,...
Whitmer Farm in Fayette, New York. Image via Church of Jesus Christ.
From the people who brought you Book of Mormon Central comes a new site to help you with your Come Follow Me Study of the Doctrine and Covenants this year! Doctrine and Covenants Central brings you the best in scholarship and resources for studying the D&C and the history of the Church. The site features historical context, verse by verse commentary, tours of historic sites, and many other...

Come Follow Me 2021: Joseph Smith—History 1:1–26

New from BMC

Watch videos from Gospel scholars and teachers to learn more about these sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Book of Mormon Central produces weekly videos from Tyler Griffin, Taylor Halverson, John Hilton III, Anthony Sweat, Casey Griffiths, Stephanie Dibb Sorensen, and Marianna Richardson. Read commentaries and other resources from KnoWhys, Steven C. Harper, Casey Griffiths, and Susan Easton Black.

Come Follow Me 2021: Doctrine and Covenants 1

New from BMC

Watch videos from Gospel scholars and teachers to learn more about these sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Book of Mormon Central produces weekly videos from Tyler Griffin, Taylor Halverson, John Hilton III, Susan Easton Black, Anthony Sweat, Casey Griffiths, and Mariana Richards. Read commentaries and other resources from KnoWhys, Steven C. Harper, Casey Griffiths, and Susan Easton Black.

The Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. Image via Adobe Stock.
In 2016, as we were wrapping up our first year of publications, Book of Mormon Central published a compilation book of our Christmas-themed KnoWhys entitled, “Because There Was No Darkness” – The Birth of Christ: A Book of Mormon Perspective. Now, as 2020 draws to a close, we are excited to publish a second edition of that book , containing the original KnoWhys, as well as several...
Screenshot from Messages of Christ.
Abish, a Lamanite servant, was an unlikely witness. However, after the Lamanite king testified that the Messiah would be born of a woman, she “ran forth from house to house, making it known unto the people” that they might see for themselves how the power of God had converted the king, queen, and others (Alma 19:17). Another group of unlikely witnesses were the shepherds abiding in the fields...