According to the

Book of Mormon The Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which, according to Latter Day Saint theology, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from 600 BC to AD 421 and during an interlude date ...

, Zeezrom () was an ancient American lawyer (one who is expert in the Hebrew Law, or the Law of Moses) who sought to destroy the liberty of the

Nephites According to the Book of Mormon, the Nephites () are one of four groups (along with the Lamanites, Jaredites, and Mulekites) to have settled in the ancient Americas. The term is used throughout the Book of Mormon to describe the religious, po ...

via his legal practice. He was converted to the gospel by

Alma the Younger According to the Book of Mormon, Alma, the son of Alma () was a Nephite prophet often referred to as Alma the Younger to distinguish him from his father, who is often referred to as Alma the Elder. These appellations, "the Younger" and "the Elde ...

and his missionary companion

Amulek Amulek () is a key figure in the Book of Alma, a book of the Book of Mormon. Mission to Ammonihah According to Alma, chapters 8-14, Amulek, in 82 B.C., accompanied the prophet Alma the Younger on a mission to the wicked city of Ammonihah, where h ...

. (See .)

Summary of his life

Zeezrom lived in the land of

Ammonihah Ammonihah () is a city mentioned in the Book of Mormon that is governed by a class of lawyers and judges who lead an aristocratic and materialistic social order. When the Book of Mormon prophet Alma visits Ammonihah as part of a ministerial tour ...

, whose inhabitants were wicked. Alma and Amulek tried to preach to the people of Ammonihah, but they were countered by Zeezrom. Among other things Zeezrom tried to bribe Amulek and some scholars have argued that Zeezrom's name may be a dysphemism invoking money.self Book of Mormon central article on Zeezrom Zeezrom tried to convince the people that Alma and Amulek were the wicked ones, but he was confounded and eventually was convinced of his misdeeds and repented of his sins. He later left the practice of law and became missionary companions with Alma, Amulek, and others. He then became a very active missionary in spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. He taught the gospel in the land of Melek. He was also with Alma on his mission to the Zoramites. In later times he was held up as one of the key spreaders of the gospel of Jesus Christ along with Alma and Amulek.

References

Book of Mormon people {{LDS-stub