and bloodshed spatter the pages as Nephites rise in righteousness, and then go through cycles of prosperity, indifference, apostasy, and defeat by their enemies. Just like the Bible. All along too the Nephites are tantalized by the promise of a savior, but—will they be destroyed by the Lamanites, or persevere and live to see his face? A man is raised from the dead; a beautiful young woman dances so seductively that she is rewarded with the head of her enemy; and a persecutor of the church is struck