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Meet the men and women you encounter most across the scriptures. Each profile brings together a figure's life story, relationships, key verses, and lessons -- all in one place. Here are three of the more than 45 included.
A glimpse of what every figure's profile contains.
Prophet, Lawgiver, Deliverer · c. 1400 BC
The prophet who led Israel out of Egyptian bondage, parted the Red Sea, received the law at Sinai, and guided the covenant people for forty years. He holds the keys of the gathering of Israel.
Called by God from the burning bush.
Exodus 3:2-4Parts the Red Sea to deliver Israel.
Exodus 14:21Receives the Ten Commandments at Sinai.
Exodus 20Learns God's work and glory: the immortality and eternal life of man.
Moses 1:39“And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day.”
— Exodus 14:13
“For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”
— Moses 1:39
Apostle to the Gentiles · 1st century AD
Once a persecutor of Christians, Paul was converted on the road to Damascus and became the great missionary to the Gentiles, writing many of the New Testament epistles.
Sees a light from heaven on the road to Damascus.
Acts 9:3-6Is baptized and begins preaching Christ.
Acts 9:18Undertakes missionary journeys across the Roman world.
Acts 13-28Declares near the end, 'I have fought a good fight.'
2 Timothy 4:7“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
— Philippians 4:13
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
Prophet, Record-Keeper · c. 600 BC
Son of Lehi, a prophet of great faith who obtained the brass plates, built a ship to cross the ocean, and began the record that bears his name. His resolve to 'go and do' is a pattern for all disciples.
Resolves to go and do what the Lord commands.
1 Nephi 3:7Obtains the brass plates from Laban.
1 Nephi 4:18Beholds and interprets the vision of the tree of life.
1 Nephi 11Commanded to build a ship to cross the sea.
1 Nephi 17:8“And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.”
— 1 Nephi 3:7
“Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men.”
— 2 Nephi 31:20
It is a collection of biographical profiles for the figures you meet most across the standard works -- the Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price. Each profile gathers a person's life story, relationships, key scriptures, and the lessons of their life in one place.
More than 45 figures, including Adam and Eve, Abraham, Moses, David, Isaiah, and Daniel from the Old Testament; Jesus Christ, Mary, Peter, Paul, and John from the New Testament; Lehi, Nephi, King Benjamin, Alma, Captain Moroni, Mormon, and Moroni from the Book of Mormon; and Joseph Smith and other leaders of the Restoration.
Every profile is drawn directly from the scriptures themselves, with references you can read in context. Verse text is quoted from the King James Bible and the Latter-day Saint editions of the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price.
Search for a figure, read their life events in order, review their relationships and key scriptures, and use the lessons as discussion or lesson-prep starting points. Each profile also links to related tools such as Family Trees and the Book of Mormon Lineage Tracker.
The full tool includes searchable profiles across all five volumes of scripture, with life timelines, family relationships, key verses, and links to related study tools.