We saw the glory of the telestial, which glory is that of the lesser, even as the glory of the stars differs from that of the glory of the moon ... These are they who are thrust down to hell. Doctrine & Covenants 76:81

Trivia: According to section 133, 144,000 will stand on mount Zion with the Lamb. What will be written on their foreheads?

What language did King Benjamin teach his sons?


Reformed Egyptian

King Benjamin ... had three sons.... And he caused that they should be taught in all the language of his fathers. For ... our father, Lehi ... having been taught in the language of the Egyptians. Mosiah 1:1
And now, bbehold, we have written this record according to our knowledge, in the characters which are called among us the reformed Egyptian, being handed down and altered by us, according to our manner of speech. Mosiah 9:32
King Benjamin ... had three sons.... And he caused that they should be taught in all the language of his fathers. For ... our father, Lehi ... having been taught in the language of the Egyptians. Mosiah 1:1-4 And now, bbehold, we have written this record according to our knowledge, in the characters which are called among us the reformed Egyptian, being handed down and altered by us, according to our manner of speech. Mosiah 9:32

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