Come, Follow Me
Book of Mormon Lesson 1:
December 30–January 5
“Another Testament of Jesus Christ”
Title page of the Book of Mormon; Introduction to the Book of Mormon; The Testimony of Three Witnesses; The Testimony of Eight Witnesses; The Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith
Title page of the Book of Mormon; Introduction to the Book of Mormon; The Testimony of Three Witnesses; The Testimony of Eight Witnesses; The Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith

Your study of the Book of Mormon can be enriched if you start by reading the pages that precede 1 Nephi. What do you find that strengthens your testimony?
Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Book of Mormon Stories, Children’s Songbook, 118–19
Family Study Fun (Ensign Activities at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Which Plates Did the Book of Mormon Come From? (Ensign Weekly Book of Mormon Insights)
The Translation of the Book of Mormon: A Marvel and a Wonder, Elder LeGrand R. Curtis Jr. (Ensign)
Knowing Is Nice but Not Enough, Steven C. Harper (Ensign)
Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon (Ensign Support Articles and Activities)
Moroni Invites All to Come unto Christ | Mormon 8–9; Moroni 1, 10; Title Page | Book of Mormon (Book of Mormon Videos)
Book of Mormon Introduction, Jeffrey R. Holland
What is The Book of Mormon
A Book of Mormon Story
Testimony of the Book of Mormon
Book of Mormon Testimonies
Book of Mormon Experiment Honolulu
Days of Harmony
A Day for the Eternities
Chapter 01: How We Got the Book of Mormon
Samuel and the Star
Compelling Witness
Resources Mentioned in the Lesson Manual
- 1 Nephi chapter 1
- 2 Nephi 2:25–26).
- 2 Nephi 9:13
- 2 Nephi 11:5
- Alma 12:32–34
- Alma 24:14
- Alma 41:2
- Alma 42:15–16
- Gospel Topics: Book of Mormon Translation
- The Book of Mormon: What Would Your Life Be Like without It?, President Russell M. Nelson, Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2017, 62–63
Resources on Interpreter Foundation
Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 1: Introduction, Jonn Claybaugh
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 1 (Title Page and Introduction)
Additional Posts & Roundtables on the Interpreter Foundation Website
Studying the Book of Mormon with Grant Hardy, LDS Perspectives, January 16, 2019
- Musings on the Making of Mormon’s Book: Introduction, Brant A. Gardner, July 4, 2013
Articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
- Feasting on the Book of Mormon, Stephen O. Smoot, February 8, 2019
- Read This Book: A Review of the Maxwell Institute Study Edition of the Book of Mormon, Brant A. Gardner, February 8, 2019
- Orson Scott Card’s “Artifact or Artifice”: Where It Stands After Twenty-five Years, Jeff Lindsay, November 30, 2018
- The Gospel According to Mormon, Noel B. Reynolds, June 15, 2018
- Many Witnesses to a Marvelous Work, Daniel C. Peterson, June 10, 2016
- Telling the Story of the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, Stephen O. Smoot, March 11, 2016
Resources on Other Sites
Come Follow Me 2020: Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon, Book of Mormon Central
Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon, Book of Mormon Central Archive
Come Follow Me 2020, Taylor Halverson and Tyler Griffin
Come Follow Me Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon (Dec. 30-Jan. 5), Don’t Miss This
Come Follow Me: The First Book of Mormon Podcast of the New Year, Meridian Magazine
Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon, Meridian Magazine
Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon – “Another Testament of Jesus Christ”, BYU Studies
Video—The Book of Mormon: “The Most Correct of Any Book”, BYU Religious Studies Center
Video—The Title Page and Purposes of the Book of Mormon, BYU Religious Studies Center
Video—The Book of Mormon: Modern Translation and Editions, BYU Religious Studies Center
Video—The Book of Mormon: Ancient Sources and Organization, BYU Religious Studies Center
The Precise Purposes of the Book of Mormon, BYU Religious Studies Center
The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon to Restore Plain and Precious Truths, BYU Religious Studies Center
“To the Convincing of the Jew and Gentile That Jesus Is the Christ”, BYU Religious Studies Center
The Eleven Witnesses, BYU Religious Studies Center
A Multiplicity of Witnesses: Women and the Translation Process, BYU Religious Studies Center
Witnesses—Those Who Assist to Bring Forth This Work, BYU Religious Studies Center
Martin Harris’s 1828 Visit to Luther Bradish, Charles Anthon, and Samuel Mitchill, BYU Religious Studies Center
The Book of Mormon: A Great Answer to “The Great Question”, BYU Religious Studies Center
KnoWhys from Book of Mormon Central
- What Fruit is White?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #10
- Why We Still Have to Cling to the Iron Rod Even Though the Path is Strait, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #402
- Is the Path to Eternal Life "Strait" or "Straight?", Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #456
- Why Are There So Many Similarities between the Dreams of Lehi and Joseph Smith, Sr.? , Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #474
- Why Do Biblical Psalms of Lament Show Up in the Book of Mormon?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #438
- Why Did Lehi Quote from a Psalm of Repentance In His Dream?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #325
- Why Did Nephi Write His Small Plates?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #11
- What Was on the Lost 116 Pages?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #452
- Why Is It Important to Keep Records?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #345
- Was Lehi Familiar with Zenos’s Allegory of the Olive Tree?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #466
- Did Pre-Christian Prophets Know About Christ?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #12
- When Did Lehi Leave Jerusalem?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #475
- Why Did Nephi Clarify That the Messiah Was the Savior of the World?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #448
Roundtables from BYU TV
Discussions on the Book of Mormon – Joseph Smith-History
Discussions on the Book of Mormon – Testimony of the Witnesses and General Church History
Discussions on the Book of Mormon – The Structure of the Book of Mormon
Discussions on the Book of Mormon – The Divine Purposes of the Book of Mormon–Part 1
Discussions on the Book of Mormon – The Divine Purposes of the Book of Mormon–Part 2
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