Book of Mormon

<b>The spiritual text that forms the basis of Mormonism in the last edition edited by its founder Joseph Smith Jr.</b> <p/><i>The Book of Mormon </i>is one of the most influential as well as controversial religious documents in American history and is regarded as sacred scripture by followers around the world including members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints the fourth-largest religious body in the United States. According to Mormon belief <i>The Book of Mormon</i> was inscribed on golden plates by ancient prophets. It contains stories of ancient peoples migrating from the Near East to the Americas and also explains that Jesus Christ appeared to the New World after his resurrection. The golden plates were discovered in upstate New York and translated by Joseph Smith Jr. under the guidance of an angel Moroni. From this divine revelation Smith founded the Mormon sect which is now comprised of more than 12.5 million members worldwide. <p/>For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.