Jesus Christ: The Central Figure of the Book of Mormon

Jesus Christ is the central figure of the Book of Mormon.  

The purpose of this inspired book of scripture is to testify and teach of Him, and it does this quite thoroughly--referring to our Savior, Jesus Christ once every 1.7 verses.

Of course, the beauty and power of the Book of Mormon is found in more than the quantity of references to the Savior.  The concepts and truths taught about Christ in this book are profound and life-changing for all who diligently seek confirmation of its teachings.  

In my personal study of the Book of Mormon this year, I have made an effort to highlight all references to Jesus Christ, but He is mentioned so often, that I have found highlighting each and every reference to be quite a daunting task.  

Luckily, someone else has already combed through the text of the Book of Mormon and listed some astonishing statistical information about the number of times Christ is mentioned in the Book of Mormon.

Here is a link to her article and an excerpt:

"Being aware of the number of references to Christ, having an understanding of the meanings for each name, and knowing when his influence can be greatest upon the earth can inspire reverential awe for our Savior. The witness of his divinity, however, must come personally to each of us—we cannot rely exclusively on the testimonies of others. The conviction that Jesus is the Christ occurs only when God, the Eternal Father, manifests the truth of it “by the power of the Holy Ghost.” (Moro. 10:4.) To the prayerful and the sincere, the Book of Mormon bears a powerful testimony that “Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God.”

Table 1  Average Number of References to Christ’s Name Per Verse of the Book of Mormon

Books	References to Christ	Number of verses per book	Average number of verses per mention of Christ’s name
First Nephi	474	618	1.303
Second Nephi	591	779	1.318
Jacob	156	203	1.301
Enos	22	27	1.227
Jarom	8	15	1.875
Omni	20	30	1.500
Words of Mormon	15	18	1.200
Mosiah	492	785	1.596
Alma	1,012	1,975	1.950
Helaman	225	497	2.209
Third Nephi	293	788	2.689
Fourth Nephi	42	49	1.167
Mormon	188	227	1.207
Ether	220	433	1.968
Moroni	166	163	1.018
TOTAL	3,925	6,607
The above figures show that some form of Christ’s name is mentioned in every 1.7 verses of the Book of Mormon.

Table 2  Names for Jesus Christ as Found in the Book of Mormon

Names	One Specific Verse Using This Name	Total Number of Times the Name Appears
1. Almighty	2 Ne. 23:6	2
2. Almighty God	Jacob 2:10	4
3. Alpha and Omega	3 Ne. 9:18	1
4. Being	Mosiah 4:19	5
5. Beloved	2 Ne. 31:15	2
6. Beloved Son	2 Ne. 31:11	3
7. Christ	2 Ne. 10:3	312
8. Christ Jesus	Alma 5:44	1
9. Christ the Son	Alma 11:44	1
10. Counselor	2 Ne. 19:6	1
11. Creator	2 Ne. 9:5	7
12. Eternal Father	Mosiah 15:4	4
13. Eternal God	1 Ne. 12:18	6
14. Eternal Head	Hel. 13:38	1
15. Eternal Judge	Moro. 10:34	1
16. Everlasting Father	2 Ne. 19:6	3
17. Everlasting God	1 Ne. 15:15	2
18. Father	Jacob 7:22	31
19. Father of heaven	1 Ne. 22:9	1
20. Father of heaven and of earth	Hel. 14:12	2
21. Founder of Peace	Mosiah 15:18	1
22. God	2 Ne. 1:22	1,351
23. God of Abraham	1 Ne. 19:10	5
24. God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob	Mosiah 7:19	2
25. God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob	1 Ne. 19:10	1
26. God of Isaac	Alma 29:11	5
27. God of Israel	1 Ne. 19:7	11
28. God of Jacob	2 Ne. 12:3	6
29. God of miracles	2 Ne. 27:23	1
30. God of nature	1 Ne. 19:12	1
31. God of the whole earth	3 Ne. 11:14	2
32. Good shepherd	Alma 5:38	8
33. Great Creator	2 Ne. 9:5	2
34. Great Spirit	Alma 18:2	18
35. Head	Jacob 4:17	3
36. Holy Child	Moro. 8:3	1
37. Holy God	2 Ne. 9:39	2
38. Holy Messiah	2 Ne. 2:6	2
39. Holy One	2 Ne. 2:10	8
40. Holy One of Israel	1 Ne. 19:14	40
41. Holy One of Jacob	2 Ne. 27:34	1
42. Husband	3 Ne. 22:5	1
43. Immanuel	2 Ne. 18:8	2
44. Jehovah	Moro. 10:34	1
45. Jesus	2 Ne. 31:10	113
46. Jesus Christ	2 Ne. 25:19	51
47. Keeper of the gate	2 Ne. 9:41	1
48. King	2 Ne. 16:5	4
49. King of heaven	2 Ne. 10:14	1
50. Lamb	1 Ne. 13:35	34
51. Lamb of God	1 Ne. 10:10	35
52. Lord	1 Ne. 10:14	1,350
53. Lord God	2 Ne. 1:5	104
54. Lord God Almighty	2 Ne. 9:46	4
55. Lord God Omnipotent	Mosiah 3:21	1
56. Lord God of Hosts	2 Ne. 13:15	5
57. Lord Jehovah	2 Ne. 22:2	1
58. Lord Jesus	Moro. 6:6	2
59. Lord Jesus Christ	Mosiah 3:12	14
60. Lord of Hosts	1 Ne. 20:2	52
61. Lord of the Vineyard	Jacob 5:8	33
62. Lord Omnipotent	Mosiah 3:5	5
63. Maker	2 Ne. 9:40	5
64. Man	3 Ne. 11:8	1
65. Master	Jacob 5:4	7
66. Mediator	2 Ne. 2:28	1
67. Messiah	1 Ne. 1:19	28
68. Mighty God	2 Ne. 6:17	3
69. Mighty One of Israel	1 Ne. 22:12	1
70. Mighty One of Jacob	1 Ne. 21:26	2
71. Most High	2 Ne. 24:14	1
72. Most High God	Alma 26:14	5
73. Only Begotten of the Father	2 Ne. 25:12	4
74. Only Begotten Son	Jacob 4:5	5
75. Prince of Peace	2 Ne. 19:6	1
76. Prophet	1 Ne. 22:20	6
77. Redeemer	1 Ne. 10:6	37
78. Redeemer of Israel	1 Ne. 21:7	1
79. Redeemer of the world	1 Ne. 10:5	2
80. Rock	1 Ne. 15:15	7
81. Savior	2 Ne. 31:13	8
82. Savior Jesus Christ	3 Ne. 5:20	2
83. Savior of the world	1 Ne. 10:4	2
84. Shepherd	1 Ne. 13:41	1
85. Son	2 Ne. 31:13	44
86. Son of God	1 Ne. 10:17	51
87. Son of Righteousness	Ether 9:22	3
88. Son of the Eternal Father	1 Ne. 11:21	2
89. Son of the Everlasting God	1 Ne. 11:32	1
90. Son of the Living God	2 Ne. 31:16	4
91. Son of the Most High God	1 Ne. 11:6	1
92. Stone	Jacob 4:16	2
93. Supreme Being	Alma 11:22	1
94. Supreme Creator	Alma 30:44	1
95. True and Living God	1 Ne. 17:30	1
96. True Messiah	2 Ne. 1:10	2
97. True Shepherd	Hel. 15:13	1
98. True Vine	1 Ne. 15:15	1
99. Well Beloved	Hel. 5:47	3
100. Wonderful	2 Ne. 19:6	1
TOTALS		3,923