Your children and grandchildren will delight in the colorful pictures and simplified writing. You'll love its durability.

Retold by Deanna Draper Buck, these abbreviated stories present twenty of the best-known scriptural accounts from the Book of Mormon, as well as an additional story of Joseph Smith and Moroni. The author retells the familiar events in "read aloud" language that will entertain as it teaches. Stories include "Lehi Was a Prophet,"

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The story of Alma the Younger who fought to destroy the Church of God, the Church his father served, but in an encounter with an angel was transformed by the Savior's amazing grace.

The Babylonians have come and gone, leaving Jerusalem plundered, weak, and broken. The power-hungry Elders in the city council have either banished or murdered the prophets. Anyone foolish enough to voice their support for the prophets is labeled a dissenter, a traitor--a "Rekhabite"--Worthy of death. In the midst of this turmoil, Jonathan the Blacksmith has moved his family from Sidon to Jerusalem, bringing with him the secret knowledge of steelmaking....

Matt resents his father and boycotts everything he stands for until Matt becomes involved in an archeological dig in Mexico.

Tells the story from the Book of Mormon of Jesus Christ's appearance to the inhabitants of ancient America after his crucifixion and resurrection.

The Nephite lands are plagued by Kishkumen, Gadianton, and their band of robbers who are secretly plotting to overthrow the government through murder and deceit. Samuel, now an adult, along with Gadoni, the Lamanite warrior converted by Samuel, and Oreb, Samuel's brother, set out to rid the land of secret combinations. When Samuel infiltrates the robber's organization and thwarts an assassination attempt on the chief judge, the robbers swear to murder...

It is time for Lehi's family to leave the place Bountiful for the Promised Land. But Nephi's older brother, Laman and Lemuel, believe they are already living in a promised land. Why should they leave their newfound abundance? Challenged with following instructions from the Lord while keeping peace within the family, Nephi forges ahead to build a ship that can cross oceans — but storms at sea are nothing compared to the turbulent relationship between...