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Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Smith" title="Emma Smith">Emma Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Cowdery" title="Oliver Cowdery">Oliver Cowdery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Rigdon" title="Sidney Rigdon">Sidney Rigdon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Whitmer" title="David Whitmer">David Whitmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Harris_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Martin Harris (Latter Day Saints)">Martin Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Harris" title="Lucy Harris">Lucy Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Mormon_witnesses" title="Book of Mormon witnesses">Book of Mormon witnesses</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Three_Witnesses" title="Three Witnesses">Three Witnesses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eight_Witnesses" title="Eight Witnesses">Eight Witnesses</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spalding%E2%80%93Rigdon_theory_of_Book_of_Mormon_authorship" title="Spalding–Rigdon theory of Book of Mormon authorship">Spalding–Rigdon theory</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Peoples</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jaredites" title="Jaredites">Jaredites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nephites" title="Nephites">Nephites</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amalekites_(Book_of_Mormon)" title="Amalekites (Book of Mormon)">Amalekites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amlicites" title="Amlicites">Amlicites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoramites" title="Zoramites">Zoramites</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamanites" title="Lamanites">Lamanites</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Nephi-Lehies" title="Anti-Nephi-Lehies">Anti-Nephi-Lehies</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Book_of_Mormon_people" title="List of Book of Mormon people">Persons</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_(Nephite)" title="Aaron (Nephite)">Aaron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abinadi" title="Abinadi">Abinadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abish_(Book_of_Mormon)" title="Abish (Book of Mormon)">Abish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammon_(Book_of_Mormon_missionary)" title="Ammon (Book of Mormon missionary)">Ammon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angel_Moroni" title="Angel Moroni">Angel Moroni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alma_the_Elder" title="Alma the Elder">Alma the Elder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alma_the_Younger" title="Alma the Younger">Alma the Younger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akish" class="mw-redirect" title="Akish">Akish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amaleki" title="Amaleki"> Amaleki (scribe)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amaleki_(Book_of_Mormon_explorer)" title="Amaleki (Book of Mormon explorer)"> Amaleki (explorer)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amalickiah" title="Amalickiah">Amalickiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aminadab" title="Aminadab">Aminadab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammoron" title="Ammoron">Ammoron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammah_(Book_of_Mormon)" title="Ammah (Book of Mormon)">Ammah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amulek" title="Amulek">Amulek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brother_of_Jared" title="Brother of Jared">Brother of Jared</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captain_Moroni" title="Captain Moroni">Captain Moroni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cezoram" title="Cezoram">Cezoram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coriantumr_(last_Jaredite_king)" title="Coriantumr (last Jaredite king)">Coriantumr (last Jaredite king)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coriantumr_(Nephite_dissenter)" title="Coriantumr (Nephite dissenter)">Coriantumr (Nephite dissenter)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coriantumr_(son_of_Omer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Coriantumr (son of Omer)">Coriantumr (son of Omer)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enos_(Book_of_Mormon_prophet)" title="Enos (Book of Mormon prophet)">Enos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ether_(Book_of_Mormon_prophet)" title="Ether (Book of Mormon prophet)">Ether</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gazelem" title="Gazelem">Gazelem</a></li> <li>Gideon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helaman" title="Helaman">Helaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ishmael_(Book_of_Mormon)" title="Ishmael (Book of Mormon)">Ishmael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_(Book_of_Mormon_prophet)" title="Jacob (Book of Mormon prophet)">Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jared_(founder_of_Jaredites)" title="Jared (founder of Jaredites)">Jared</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaredite_kings" title="Jaredite kings">Jaredite kings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_(Book_of_Mormon)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph (Book of Mormon)">Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Benjamin" title="King Benjamin">King Benjamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Noah" title="King Noah">King Noah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Mosiah_I" title="King Mosiah I">King Mosiah I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Mosiah_II" title="King Mosiah II">King Mosiah II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laban_(Book_of_Mormon)" title="Laban (Book of Mormon)">Laban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lachoneus" class="mw-redirect" title="Lachoneus">Lachoneus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laman_and_Lemuel" title="Laman and Lemuel">Laman and Lemuel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamoni" title="Lamoni">Lamoni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lehi_(Book_of_Mormon_prophet)" title="Lehi (Book of Mormon prophet)">Lehi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limhi" title="Limhi">Limhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_(Book_of_Mormon_prophet)" title="Mormon (Book of Mormon prophet)">Mormon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moroni_(Book_of_Mormon_prophet)" title="Moroni (Book of Mormon prophet)">Moroni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moron_(Book_of_Mormon)" class="mw-redirect" title="Moron (Book of Mormon)">Moron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moronihah" title="Moronihah">Moronihah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mulek" title="Mulek">Mulek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nephi,_son_of_Lehi" title="Nephi, son of Lehi">Nephi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nehor" title="Nehor">Nehor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omner" class="mw-redirect" title="Omner">Omner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omni_(Book_of_Mormon_record_keeper)" title="Omni (Book of Mormon record keeper)">Omni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paanchi_(Book_of_Mormon)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paanchi (Book of Mormon)">Paanchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_(Book_of_Mormon)" title="Sam (Book of Mormon)">Sam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sariah" title="Sariah">Sariah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_the_Lamanite" title="Samuel the Lamanite">Samuel the Lamanite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiz" title="Shiz">Shiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teancum" title="Teancum">Teancum</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Three Nephites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zedekiah" title="Zedekiah">Zedekiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zeezrom" title="Zeezrom">Zeezrom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zeram,_Amnor,_Manti,_and_Limher" title="Zeram, Amnor, Manti, and Limher">Zeram, Amnor, Manti, and Limher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zeniff" title="Zeniff">Zeniff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenock" title="Zenock">Zenock</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Books</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Nephi" title="First Nephi">First Nephi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Nephi" title="Second Nephi">Second Nephi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Jacob" title="Book of Jacob">Book of Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Enos" title="Book of Enos">Book of Enos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Jarom" title="Book of Jarom">Book of Jarom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Omni" title="Book of Omni">Book of Omni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Words_of_Mormon" title="Words of Mormon">Words of Mormon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Mosiah" title="Book of Mosiah">Book of Mosiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Alma" title="Book of Alma">Book of Alma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Helaman" title="Book of Helaman">Book of Helaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Nephi" title="Third Nephi">Third Nephi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Nephi" title="Fourth Nephi">Fourth Nephi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Mormon" title="Book of Mormon">Book of Mormon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Ether" title="Book of Ether">Book of Ether</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Moroni" title="Book of Moroni">Book of Moroni</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a 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href="/wiki/Nahom" title="Nahom">Nahom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Sidon" class="mw-redirect" title="River Sidon">River Sidon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_of_Alma" class="mw-redirect" title="Valley of Alma">Valley of Alma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_of_Nimrod" title="Valley of Nimrod">Valley of Nimrod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waters_of_Mormon" title="Waters of Mormon">Waters of Mormon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zarahemla" title="Zarahemla">Zarahemla</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Analysis</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anachronisms_in_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Anachronisms in the Book of Mormon">Anachronisms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archaeology_and_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Archaeology and the Book of Mormon">Archaeology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Mormon_and_the_King_James_Bible" title="Book of Mormon and the King James Bible">Book of Mormon and the King James Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Criticism of the Book of Mormon">Criticism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historicity_of_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Historicity of the Book of Mormon">Historical authenticity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genetics_and_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Genetics and the Book of Mormon">Genetics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Laban" title="Killing of Laban">Killing of Laban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linguistics_and_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Linguistics and the Book of Mormon">Linguistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limited_geography_model" title="Limited geography model">Limited geography model</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mosiah_priority" title="Mosiah priority">Mosiah priority</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td 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title="Pacific Islanders and Mormonism">Pacific Islanders and Mormonism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skin_color_and_Mormonism" class="mw-redirect" title="Skin color and Mormonism">Skin color and Mormonism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urim_and_Thummim_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Urim and Thummim (Latter Day Saints)">Urim and Thummim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Egyptian" title="Reformed Egyptian">Reformed Egyptian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Record_of_Zeniff" title="Record of Zeniff">Record of Zeniff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_and_abominable_church" title="Great and abominable church">Great and abominable church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secret_combination_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Secret combination (Latter Day Saints)">Secret combination</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Chamberlin" title="Solomon Chamberlin">Solomon Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tree_of_life_vision" title="Tree of life vision">Tree of life vision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two_thousand_stripling_warriors" title="Two thousand stripling warriors">Two thousand stripling warriors</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_Book_of_Mormon" title="Outline of the Book of Mormon">Outline of the Book of Mormon</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar 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template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Book_of_Mormon" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Book of Mormon"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Mormon" title="Book of Mormon">Book of Mormon</a>, the <b>Three Nephites</b> (also known as the <b>Three Nephite Disciples</b>) are three <a href="/wiki/Nephite" class="mw-redirect" title="Nephite">Nephite</a> disciples of <a href="/wiki/Jesus" title="Jesus">Jesus</a> who were blessed by Jesus to remain alive on the earth, engaged in his ministry and in their apostolic callings until his <a href="/wiki/Second_Coming" title="Second Coming">Second Coming</a>. As described in <a href="/wiki/Third_Book_of_Nephi" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Book of Nephi">Third Nephi</a> chapter 28, this change occurred when they were caught up into heaven. Similar to Mormon beliefs about <a href="/wiki/John_the_Apostle" title="John the Apostle">John the Apostle</a>, the Three Nephites were granted <a href="/wiki/Immortality" title="Immortality">immortality</a> in order to carry out their ministering work on the earth. The account in the Book of Mormon reads that they ministered unto all the people in the surrounding lands, bringing many to the church by means of preaching and <a href="/wiki/Baptism_in_Mormonism" title="Baptism in Mormonism">baptism</a>. </p><p>In modern times, the Three Nephites and the beliefs surrounding them make up a significant part of <a href="/wiki/Mormon_folklore" title="Mormon folklore">Mormon folklore</a>. These stories describe situations in which the Three Nephites have appeared and provided assistance in some way or another to church members, and such stories give insight into the contemporary tests of faith experienced by members of <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> (LDS Church).<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origin">Origin</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Three_Nephites&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Three Nephites were chosen from among Christ's twelve disciples on the <a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">American continent</a>. Of the twelve, nine expressed their desire to enter speedily into Christ's kingdom once their earthly missions were completed, and Christ granted their wish. The remaining three wanted to remain on the earth laboring in the cause of Christ until his <a href="/wiki/Second_Coming" title="Second Coming">Second Coming</a>, a wish which he granted unto them upon his departure into heaven.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then left them with a blessing that they would not taste of death, and that upon his Second Coming they would be changed from mortality to <a href="/wiki/Immortality" title="Immortality">immortality</a>. Jesus promised them that they would experience no pain or sorrow during their time on earth, wickedness would have no power over them, and they would possess knowledge and wisdom exceeding that of a mortal human perspective.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The so-called Three Nephites are referred to only as "disciples", and it is possible that one or more of them were <a href="/wiki/Lamanites" title="Lamanites">Lamanites</a> by descent.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It should be noted, however, that it was standard practice in the Book of Mormon to refer to Lamanites who were converted to the faith as <a href="/wiki/Nephites" title="Nephites">Nephites</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ministry">Ministry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Three_Nephites&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ministry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The prophet <a href="/wiki/Mormon_(prophet)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormon (prophet)">Mormon</a>, who lived about four hundred years after the Three Nephites, identified a few major groups that the Three Nephites would minister to and recounted his encounter with them. They would first labor among the faithful Nephites and Lamanites who remained after the appearance of Christ on the American continent. Then they would minister to the <a href="/wiki/Gentile" title="Gentile">Gentiles</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Jews" title="Jews">Jews</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Twelve_Tribes_of_Israel" title="Twelve Tribes of Israel">scattered tribes of Israel</a>, and all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similar to other stories about <a href="/wiki/Missionary" title="Missionary">missionaries</a> and <a href="/wiki/Martyr" title="Martyr">martyrs</a>, the text says that they suffered severe persecution from those who did not believe.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the centuries that followed Christ's visit to the Americas, as faith decreased among the inhabitants and persecution increased, the Three Nephites were "taken away" from the people for a time. Later chapters of the Book of Mormon indicate that they were placed once again among the people to continue their ministry and work.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific page or range of pages in which the material appears. (February 2024)">page needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Mormon wrote that he himself had been visited by the Three Nephites, and that they had ministered to him. Mormon also wrote that they would be among the <a href="/wiki/Jew" class="mw-redirect" title="Jew">Jews</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Gentile" title="Gentile">Gentiles</a>, and the Jews and Gentiles shall not recognize them. Mormon stated that he intended to write the names of the Three Nephites, but God forbade him to do so. Mormon also wrote that the Three Nephites were cast into prison, buried alive, thrown into a furnace and into a den of wild beasts, but emerged unharmed on each of these occasions because of the powers Christ had endowed them with.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Orson_Pratt's_speculation"><span id="Orson_Pratt.27s_speculation"></span>Orson Pratt's speculation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Three_Nephites&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Orson Pratt's speculation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Orson_Pratt" title="Orson Pratt">Orson Pratt</a>, a member of the <a href="/wiki/Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)" title="Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)">Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a> of the church, drew attention to the account of the Three Nephites while speaking at a conference in <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a> in 1855, and alluded to the possibility that the three men might still be upon the earth:<sup id="cite_ref-:3_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><blockquote><p>Do you suppose that these three Nephites have any knowledge of what is going on in this land? They know all about it; they are filled with the spirit of prophecy. Why do they not come into our midst? Because the time has not come. Why do they not lift up their voices in the midst of our congregations? Because there is a work for us to do preparatory to their reception, and when that is accomplished, they will accomplish their work, unto whomsoever they desire to minister. If they shall pray to the Father, says the Book of Mormon, in the name of Jesus, they can show themselves unto whatsoever person or people they choose. The very reason they do not come amongst us is, because we have a work to do preparatory to their coming; and just as soon as that is accomplished they are on hand, and also many other good old worthy ancients that would rejoice our hearts could we behold their countenances, and hear them recite over the scenes they have passed through, and the history of past events, as well as prophecy of the events to come.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p>Following Pratt's talk, church members who had experiences with unidentified messengers began to identify such visitors as being one, two, or all three of the Three Nephites. A study published in 1947 found that, out of seventy-five recorded appearances of the Three Nephites, only six occurred before 1855.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Various other church leaders began to make mention of the Nephites in their talks and discourses, and the legend grew among members across the settlements. </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Folklore">Folklore</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Three_Nephites&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Folklore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The story surrounding the Three Nephites began to capture the attention of the outside world near the end of the 19th century, when it was mentioned in The <i>Folk-Lorist</i>, the journal of the Chicago Folk-Lore Society, in an article written by Reverend David Utter of Salt Lake City in 1892 about Mormon superstitions.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The origin story of the Three Nephites and their subsequent sightings were later mentioned in various journals and publications throughout the 20th century. As with all Mormon folkloric stories, the tale of the Three Nephites spread quickly throughout the world, given the growing global missionary presence.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Three Nephite folklore has been studied by folklorists <a href="/wiki/William_A._Wilson_(folklorist)" title="William A. Wilson (folklorist)">William A. Wilson</a>, David Utter, <a href="/wiki/Wayland_Hand" title="Wayland Hand">Wayland Hand</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hector_Lee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hector Lee (page does not exist)">Hector Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Austin_E._and_Alta_S._Fife" title="Austin E. and Alta S. Fife">Austin E. and Alta S. Fife</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Dorson" title="Richard Dorson">Richard Dorson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many similarities have been found between the story of the Three Nephites and those of John the Beloved and the <a href="/wiki/Wandering_Jew" title="Wandering Jew">Wandering Jew</a>, as well as various other spiritual leaders who have been awarded the privilege to never taste of death.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The folklore and beliefs about the Three Nephite stem from a larger church-wide folklore generated by belief in a personal, loving God who actively intervenes in people's lives, often by the means of others.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> In her 1968 thesis, Merilynne Rich Smith wrote the following about Three Nephite folklore:</p><blockquote><p>In addition, [the stories have] become a type of history of the life of Mormons. During times of famine, the stories stressed the need for food; during times of danger, they revealed the problems the Saints faced; and at the same time they provide inspiration for those facing future problems of a similar nature. They offer evidence of divine concern for men here on earth. They provide a <a href="/wiki/Testimony" title="Testimony">testimony</a> for those who are weak in faith. They provide a way to explain the things which are sometimes inexplicable.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p>Folklorist <a href="/wiki/William_A._Wilson_(folklorist)" title="William A. Wilson (folklorist)">William A. Wilson</a> collected Three Nephites stories and organized them into three categories. In <a href="/wiki/Genealogy" title="Genealogy">family history</a> or genealogy stories, one of the Three Nephites guides a family history researcher to missing information or encourages them to do their temple work and miraculously disappears. In the <a href="/wiki/Mormon_missionary" title="Mormon missionary">missionary work</a> category of stories, one of the Three Nephites saves a missionary companionship from danger or helps with their <a href="/wiki/Proselytism" title="Proselytism">proselytizing</a> work. In the individual category, one of the Three Nephites saves a person from spiritual or physical danger or despair. Three Nephites stories have not stopped, even though the perils of pioneer life have.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Three Nephites stories mirror the changing physical and social environments in which LDS church members have met their tests of faith. As with other types of religious folklore, these stories continue to provide understanding of the hearts and minds of LDS church members and of the beliefs that compel them to action.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have a flexibility that allows them to be adapted to situations and circumstances, which has allowed them to persist throughout the years. They can be used and customized to prove any number of points, whether religious or not.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Common_themes">Common themes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Three_Nephites&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Common themes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A common theme in Church of Jesus Christ of later day saints folklore is when spirits return to help the living in some way. The Three Nephites tale fits into this story type, and it was not uncommon of early church members to share their own experiences, or those of others, of appearances of the Three Nephites.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In these modern sighting stories, one or more of the Nephites appear to aid those in need before miraculously disappearing. The Three Nephites provide a range of assistance, from protecting missionaries and children faced with danger to more domestic tasks like plowing fields, or fixing a widow's furnace.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his 1947 dissertation, Hector Lee classified one hundred-fifty accounts of Three Nephite sightings according to a few major motifs, largely dealing with the purpose of their appearances. There are those involving food (a motif especially common in pioneer times when food was scarce), healing, delivery of a divine message or provision of spiritual uplift, assistance to those engaged in missionary work, and rescue. Another common motif Lee mentions is the speed at which they travel, as they are reported to cover great distances in very little time, and the suddenness with which they are able to appear and disappear.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_Mormon_art">In Mormon art</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Three_Nephites&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: In Mormon art"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Literature">Literature</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Three_Nephites&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>"The Giant of Washington Flatt" by Juanita Brooks, in which a young boy leads his neighborhood to believe that the Three Nephites have visited them.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Giant_Joshua" title="The Giant Joshua">The Giant Joshua</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Maurine_Whipple" title="Maurine Whipple">Maurine Whipple</a>, a popular novel detailing polygamy and pioneer life in <a href="/wiki/Dixie_(Utah)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dixie (Utah)">Utah's Dixie</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>A House of Many Rooms</i> by Rodello Hunter, telling the story of an early Mormon family.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"Sanctified, in the Flesh" by <a href="/wiki/Brian_Evenson" title="Brian Evenson">Brian Evenson</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-kent_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in which a Mormon couple is held up, robbed, and eventually murdered by three men whom they mistakenly believe to be the Three Nephites.</li> <li>"American Trinity" by David G. Pace,<sup id="cite_ref-kent_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which interprets the story of the Three Nephites in modern times, narrated by one of the three who has grown weary of his calling and lost his faith.</li> <li>"Parables from the New World" by <a href="/wiki/Todd_Robert_Petersen" title="Todd Robert Petersen">Todd Robert Petersen</a><sup id="cite_ref-kent_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"Garden of Legion" by David J. West<sup id="cite_ref-kent_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"The Last Nephite" by <a href="/wiki/Neil_Chandler" title="Neil Chandler">Neil Chandler</a><sup id="cite_ref-kent_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"They Did Go Forth" by <a href="/wiki/Maurine_Whipple" title="Maurine Whipple">Maurine Whipple</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-kent_13-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> telling the story of a woman and her sick child who were visited by one of the Three Nephites, at the same time as her husband on an LDS church mission in England.</li> <li>"The Third Nephite" by <a href="/wiki/Levi_Peterson" class="mw-redirect" title="Levi Peterson">Levi Peterson</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-kent_13-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the story of a man who is urged by one of the Three Nephites to abandon his newfound fundamentalist beliefs.</li> <li>"Wild Sage" by <a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Barber" title="Phyllis Barber">Phyllis Barber</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-kent_13-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in which a mother agonizing over her decision to keep her son's secret is visited and consoled by the Three Nephites.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennis_Shoes_Adventure_Series" title="Tennis Shoes Adventure Series">Tennis Shoes Adventure Series</a> by <a href="/wiki/Chris_Heimerdinger" title="Chris Heimerdinger">Chris Heimerdinger</a><sup id="cite_ref-kent_13-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"Christina" by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Angela_Hallstrom&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Angela Hallstrom (page does not exist)">Angela Hallstrom</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-kent_13-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a pioneer ancestry story taking place in the 19th century.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Comics">Comics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Three_Nephites&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Comics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Madman_(Mike_Allred_character)" title="Madman (Mike Allred character)">Madman</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Mike_Allred" title="Mike Allred">Mike Allred</a><sup id="cite_ref-kent_13-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Three_Nephites&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Baptists_at_Our_Barbecue" title="Baptists at Our Barbecue">Baptists at Our Barbecue</a></i>: the Three Nephites are portrayed as three mechanics in spotless, white coveralls in two scenes (one scene is only noticeable through listening to the DVD commentary)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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Vol. 2. pp. 259–266 – via <a href="/wiki/Wikisource" title="Wikisource">Wikisource</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Discourses&rft.atitle=Progress+of+the+Work%E2%80%94Consecration%E2%80%94Preaching+to+Israel&rft.volume=2&rft.pages=259-266&rft.aulast=Pratt&rft.aufirst=Orson&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThree+Nephites" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:4-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:4_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:4_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLee1947" class="citation journal cs1">Lee, Hector (1947-05-19). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/engl_etds/246">"The Three Nephites: The Substance and Significance of the Legend in Folklore"</a>. <i>English Language and Literature ETDs</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=English+Language+and+Literature+ETDs&rft.atitle=The+Three+Nephites%3A+The+Substance+and+Significance+of+the+Legend+in+Folklore&rft.date=1947-05-19&rft.aulast=Lee&rft.aufirst=Hector&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalrepository.unm.edu%2Fengl_etds%2F246&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThree+Nephites" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWilson1992">Wilson (1992</a>, pp. 1477–1478).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLange2018" class="citation web cs1">Lange, Derek (2018-11-09). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thirdhour.org/blog/life/mormon-culture/fascinating-folklore-latter-day-saints/">"The Fascinating Folklore of the Latter-day Saints"</a>. <i>Third Hour</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2021-09-21</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Third+Hour&rft.atitle=The+Fascinating+Folklore+of+the+Latter-day+Saints&rft.date=2018-11-09&rft.aulast=Lange&rft.aufirst=Derek&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fthirdhour.org%2Fblog%2Flife%2Fmormon-culture%2Ffascinating-folklore-latter-day-saints%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThree+Nephites" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-kent-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-kent_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kent_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kent_13-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kent_13-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kent_13-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kent_13-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kent_13-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kent_13-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kent_13-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kent_13-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kent_13-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kent_13-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.motleyvision.org/2012/the-three-nephites-and-mormon-literature/">[1]</a> The Three Nephites and Mormon Literature" by Wm Morris, <i>A Motley Vision</i>. Oct, 24, 2012. Accessed Oct. 25, 2012. Comments incl.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Three_Nephites&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDana2003" class="citation cs2">Dana, Bruce E. (2003), <i>The Three Nephites and Other Translated Beings</i>, Springville, Utah: Bonneville Books, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-55517-687-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-55517-687-7"><bdi>978-1-55517-687-7</bdi></a>, <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/51505293">51505293</a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Three+Nephites+and+Other+Translated+Beings&rft.place=Springville%2C+Utah&rft.pub=Bonneville+Books&rft.date=2003&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F51505293&rft.isbn=978-1-55517-687-7&rft.aulast=Dana&rft.aufirst=Bruce+E.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThree+Nephites" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHatem2015" class="citation book cs1">Hatem, Jad (2015) [2007, in French, by Éditions du Cygne]. <i>Postponing Heaven: The Three Nephites, the Bodhisattva, and the Mahdi</i>. Translated by Penny, Jonathon. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780842528672" title="Special:BookSources/9780842528672"><bdi>9780842528672</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Postponing+Heaven%3A+The+Three+Nephites%2C+the+Bodhisattva%2C+and+the+Mahdi&rft.pub=Maxwell+Institute+for+Religious+Scholarship&rft.date=2015&rft.isbn=9780842528672&rft.aulast=Hatem&rft.aufirst=Jad&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThree+Nephites" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLee1977" class="citation cs2">Lee, Hector (1977) [1949], <i>The Three Nephites: The Substance and Significance of the Legend in Folklore</i>, New York [Albuquerque]: Arno Press [University of New Mexico Press], <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-405-10105-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-405-10105-2"><bdi>978-0-405-10105-2</bdi></a>, <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/2876067">2876067</a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Three+Nephites%3A+The+Substance+and+Significance+of+the+Legend+in+Folklore&rft.place=New+York+%5BAlbuquerque%5D&rft.pub=Arno+Press+%5BUniversity+of+New+Mexico+Press%5D&rft.date=1977&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F2876067&rft.isbn=978-0-405-10105-2&rft.aulast=Lee&rft.aufirst=Hector&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThree+Nephites" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilson1992" class="citation book cs1">Wilson, William A. (1992). "Three Nephites". In Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.). <i>Encyclopedia of Mormonism</i>. Macmillan. pp. 1477–1478. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-02-879602-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-02-879602-0"><bdi>0-02-879602-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Three+Nephites&rft.btitle=Encyclopedia+of+Mormonism&rft.pages=1477-1478&rft.pub=Macmillan&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=0-02-879602-0&rft.aulast=Wilson&rft.aufirst=William+A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThree+Nephites" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Three_Nephites&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Book of Mormon, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Book_of_Mormon_(1981)/3_Nephi#chapter_Chapter_28" class="extiw" title="s:Book of Mormon (1981)/3 Nephi">3 Nephi Chapter 28</a>, account of the Three Nephites.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFD._L._Ashliman2006" class="citation cs2">D. 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