Monday, September 7, 2009

Names in the Book of Mormon

I am fascinated with the names of people and places in the Book of Mormon. Here is a great poem I found.

There was an old woman who lived in the lanes.
She had so many kids with unusual names.
She called one of them Lemuel and one of them Lehi,
One of them Laman and one of them Nephi.
One of them Hagoth and one of them Harrod,
One of them Heth, one the Brother of Jared.
One Corianton and one Zechariah,
One Rameumptom and one Jeremiah.
One boy Mahonri and one Moriancumer,
One child Lamoni and one son Teancum-er.
One Gadianton and one Giddianhi,
One Gidgiddoni, one Gilgah, one Manti.
Helaman, Helorum, Gideon, Akish,
Shemlon and Shemnon, and Shiblon Riplakish,
Pagag and Pachus and Enos Uzziah,
Tubaloth Ezrom and Zenos Uriah.
One of them Gid and one of them Gad,
And one daughter Abish, that's all that she had.


Written by Gayle Platt Spjut
From the book, "Mother Goose for Mormon Youth"

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