Words to Know

a sacred, raised area of dirt or rocks on which prayers or sacrifices are offered to God

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altar

a messenger from God

a covering that soldiers wear to protect themselves in battle

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armor

a group of soldiers prepared to fight

a weapon with a sharp end used in hunting or war

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arrow

an ordinance in which a person with authority from God places another person entirely beneath water and lifts the person back out. Baptism is required to become a member of Jesus Christ’s Church.

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baptism

a large boat used to carry people or supplies

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barge

to feel or know that something is right

to give a person something that will benefit him or her. To bless the sacrament is to ask God to accept the bread and water as symbols of Jesus Christ.

unable to see

to not be free, to have to work all day for someone else’s benefit

a long stick with a string attached at each end that is used to launch arrows

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bow

a record of God’s commandments and dealings with Lehi’s ancestors

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brass plates

to make or construct something

a leader of an army

a weapon used to hit animals or people

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club

something God tells his people to do so they will be happy

a promise between God and a person

to put to death by nailing a person to a cross

unable to hear

to completely end or ruin something, such as a city or a life

a person who follows Jesus and tries to be like him

a story that goes on in a person’s mind when he or she is asleep

a loss of control from drinking too much alcohol

to get away from a person

to live forever with God

something that is bad

to believe in Jesus Christ

to continue obeying the commandments

a lack of food caused by no rain falling and no crops being able to grow

to go without food or water while seeking spiritual help

to have the Holy Ghost tell a person’s mind and heart what is true

to forget the bad things a person has done and love the person

to be able to make choices

messages of hope and comfort sent from God

a record written on thin sheets of gold. Moroni hid these in the Hill Cumorah, and Joseph Smith later uncovered them.

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gold plates

the teachings of Jesus Christ

the Lamanite name for God

to make a sick or hurt person better or whole

the place Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ live

being teachable and seeking to do God’s will

something people worship that is not of God

a symbol in Lehi’s dream that represents the word of God

to become part of a group

a leader who decides what the laws mean or how people should keep them

a position in the Nephite government that the chief judge held

a leader over a group of people

a person who guides a group of people

a brass ball that God gave Lehi’s family to show them the way to go in the wilderness. It worked only when Lehi’s family was righteous.

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Liahona

freedom to make choices

a person who belongs to a church or group

an unusual event or happening that shows the power of God

a person who teaches others the gospel of Jesus Christ

to do what has been asked or commanded

to give priesthood power and authority

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ordain

a sacred ceremony or act that has spiritual meanings, such as baptism or the sacrament

a calm feeling or a time without war

to say false things about someone to try and hurt them

thin sheets of metal on which people wrote the teachings of God and the histories of people

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plates

to devise a wicked plan against someone

a force of good or evil, often a special help or strength from God

to talk to God, giving thanks and asking blessings

the authority to act in God’s name

a place used to hold people who have committed a crime

a pledge or commitment to do or be something

to describe an event before it happens

a person called by God to tell people God’s will

to cause or allow bad things to happen to a person. People are often punished when they do not obey God.

to disobey or go against the commandments

to feel sorry for an action or a thought and promise not to repeat it

to bring someone or something back to life

something that is of God. Righteous people are those who follow God’s commandments.

a long, flowing covering

an ordinance in which men who have the priesthood bless and pass bread and water to other people. The sacrament reminds people of Jesus Christ.

to give up something precious for God

to cut off the top of a person’s head

people who serve or work for someone such as a king

a part of the armor that protects a soldier’s upper body against swords or other weapons

to break a commandment

people who are forced to work for other people

a weapon used to throw rocks

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sling

a person who fights in an army

a sharp, pointed stick used to stab

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spear

to take something that belongs to someone else

to throw rocks at a person until he or she dies

a long, metal blade used to cut or pierce

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sword

a type of building where people gather to worship God

God’s house

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temple

a feeling or witness that the gospel is true

a message Captain Moroni wrote encouraging his people to defend their freedom

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title of liberty

a tall building or platform people can stand on

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tower

to change words from one language to another

a tree in Lehi’s dream that represents the love of God

something that really happened or that is good or right

to know or comprehend an idea

special instruments God gives to prophets to help them translate and receive revelation

knowing and defending what is right

a form of revelation

a battle between enemies or opposing armies

something used to hurt or kill other people, such as a sword or spear

something that is not of God. A wicked person loves Satan and does not keep God’s commandments.

an empty stretch of land that is without cities or people

to adore or follow a person or thing