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Waters of Mormon

Place in the Book of Mormon

Waters of Mormon
Alma at the Waters of Mormon (c. 1924)
First appearance	Mosiah 18
Last appearance	Alma 5
Type	Body of water
Location	Land of Lehi-Nephi
Significance	Site of baptisms

In the Book of Mormon, the waters of Mormon is a body of water where about two hundred Nephites are baptized.

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InMosiah 18, Nephites living in King Noah's territory who want to listen to Alma's secret preaching gather to a place called the waters of Mormon.^[1] In the process of this preaching, Alma proceeds to invite the listeners to be baptized.^[2] Two hundred and four people are baptized, and Alma establishes a church.^[1]

Later in the Book of Mormon, Mosiah 5, Alma's son, also named Alma, gives a sermon in which he recapitulates the history of the Nephite church and tells his audience the baptisms in the waters of Mormon.^[3]

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