Waters of Mormon

Waters of Mormon
Alma at the Waters of Mormon (c. 1924)
First appearance	Mosiah 18
Last appearance	Alma 5
Type	Body of water
Location	Land of Lehi-Nephi
Significance	Site of baptisms

In the Book of Mormon, the waters of Mormon is a body of water where about two hundred Nephites are baptized.

Summary

In Mosiah 18, Nephites living in King Noah's territory who want to listen to Alma's secret preaching gather to a place called the waters of Mormon.[1] In the process of this preaching, Alma proceeds to invite the listeners to be baptized.[2] Two hundred and four people are baptized, and Alma establishes a church.[1]

Later in the Book of Mormon, Mosiah 5, Alma's son, also named Alma, gives a sermon in which he recapitulates the history of the Nephite church and tells his audience the baptisms in the waters of Mormon.[3]

References

1. Thomas (2016, pp. 79–80).
2. Bolton, Andrew (2004). "Anabaptism, the Book of Mormon, and the Peace Church Option". Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 37 (1): 83. doi:10.2307/45227045. JSTOR 45227045. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
3. Thomas (2016, p. 90).

Sources

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• Thomas, John Christopher (2016). A Pentecostal Reads the Book of Mormon: A Literary and Theological Introduction. CPT Press. ISBN 9781935931553.
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