The Everlasting Gospel of Jesus Christ: The Book of Avahr and the Book of Mormon (ePub)

The history of the Latter Day Saints, a collective of restorational Christian denominations, begins with the shared history found within the Book of Avahr. "Avahr" is Hebrew for "past." This book tells the story of Joseph Smith Jr.; his birth, obtaining, and "translating" (divining) the Gold Plates into the sacred text we know today as the Book of Mormon. And, it includes the oldest known versions of the revelations he received prior to the legal formation of the original Church of Christ.

The Book of Mormon is a sacred text for the Latter Day Saint movement. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith Jr. as "The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi." Changes to the text from the original 1830 edition are in italics. In addition, as noted, differences from the King James Bible to the translation of the same books are also in italics.

This version of the Book of Mormon was created to help any transitioning between Latter Day Saint or Mormon denominations. It has both the original chapters and new chaptering style loved around the world in as found in the Orson Pratt Version. And, it includes both the breakdown of verses found in the most popualt editions of the Book of Mormon. The goal is to make accessing this book of scripture, with the different chaptering, versing, and sections, easier to navigate.

It is our prayer that this collection of sacred scripture will help unify the Saints, that Israel may gather and Zion be established.