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THE BOOK OF MORMON ]] In The Book Of Mormon , the Liahona was found one morning at the tent door of Lehi. It is described as a round brass ball of “curious workmanship” with “two spindles,” one of which indicated the direction that his party should travel (). It is sometimes referred to in the text as a compass. On occasion there was also writing on the ball that displayed additional instructions from God (). Using the Liahona, Lehi and his party were directed through the wilderness and across the ocean to the Americas . The Liahona worked “according to the faith and diligence” () with which they heeded its direction, and ceased functioning at times when the members of the party demonstrated a loss of faith in God's commandments, notably when Nephi's brothers rebelled against Lehi during their ocean crossing (). The only place in The Book of Mormon where the word Liahona is used is in the Book Of Alma when Alma , speaking to his son Helaman , explains "our fathers called it Liahona, which is, being interpreted, a compass" (). Alma tells his son that “it is as easy to give heed to the word of Christ ... to eternal bliss, as it was for our fathers to give heed to this compass ... to the promised land“ (). MEANING OF THE WORD “LIAHONA” Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley gave two possibilities for the meaning of the word ''Liahona'': “Many people have dealt with the word Liahona. We had a teacher from Hebrew University here for a few years…. His name was Shunary. He never joined the Church, but the first thing that fascinated him was this name Liahona. He traced it back to the queen bee, the leader of bees swarming in the desert. When bees swarm, that's Liahona. I took it from a different one. Yah is, of course, God Jehovah. Liyah means the possessive, "To God is the guidance," hona (Liyahhona). That's just a guess; don't put it down. But it's a pretty good guess anyway"Nibley, Hugh. Teachings of the Book of Mormon, Semester 1, p.216. Covenant Communications (2004). ISBN 978-1591565710. PERIODICAL ''Liahona'' is also the name of the official international magazine of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints , named after the usage in ''The Book of Mormon''. The ''Liahona'' is regularly published in fifty different languages, from two to twelve times a year depending on the language. It is generally equivalent to the '' Ensign '', the English version of the magazine, though non-English language versions often include material translated from '' New Era '' and '' The Friend ''. SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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