Book of Mormon; Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines; Latter Day Saints
The miracles of the Book of Mormon consist largely in the healing of
the sick, the deliverance of God's servants, and the punishment of the
wicked. Some of them are given in great detail, others are referred
to in the most meagre language. Among those of which we have spoken
at length in earlier portions of this work are the judgments that
came upon the impious anti-Christs Sherem[25] and Korihor:[26] the
deliverance of Alma and Amulek from the prison in Ammonihah;[27] the
restoration of the lawyer Zeezrom to health;[28] the deliverance of
Nephi and Lehi; and the baptism with fire and the Holy Ghost of the
Lamanites in the prison in the city of Lehi-Nephi;[29] the famine
caused and terminated by Nephi's prayer;[30] and the wonders that
attended the ministrations of Ammon and his brethren during their
mission among the Lamanites.[31] Of these we shall make no further
mention. Nor shall we again review the miraculous signs and wonders
that attended the earthly birth[32] and death[33] of the Messiah.
Neither do we think it necessary to take more than a passing glance at
the miracles performed by Christ during his visits to the Nephites and
the other wonders that glorified those days. But we will now refer, at
slightly great length, to a few miraculous circumstances that do not
come so prominently into view in the historical narrative.
In the Book of Alma reference is made to an occurrence which reminds
us strongly of Daniel at the court of king Belshazzar. What is said
is very brief and leaves the reader in entire darkness as to when and
where the event took place. But from the context we are led to the
conclusion that it took place in the land of Nephi, and certainly
not later than the days of the first Mosiah. The Prophet Amulek, in
the opening of his address to his fellow citizens of Ammonihah, to
prove his standing in their midst, refers to his ancestry. Among
his forefathers was one Aminadi, a Nephite, who interpreted certain
writing, written by the finger of God upon the walls of a temple.
Nothing more is told us of this exceedingly interesting and important
event, and we are left to conjecture as to what circumstances led
to this divine interposition, and whether the words so miraculously
written were of instruction, comfort or reproof (_Alma x. 2._)
The raising of Timothy to life by his brother Nephi after he had been
stoned to death, is another miraculous circumstance which is only
casually mentioned. Both these brothers were afterwards chosen by
Jesus among the Twelve whom he selected as his disciples. The raising
of the dead in the name of Christ manifested how great must have been
the power with heaven possessed by this Nephi, as it was doubtless
by others of his family--notably his father--before the time of the
ministration of the Savior to this people.
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