In the Book of Mormon, the Liahona (/ˌliːəˈhoʊnə/)[1] is described as a brass ball with two spindles, one of which directs where Lehi and his companions should travel after they leave Jerusalem at the beginning of the narrative.

[3] Founder Joseph Smith said that an angel of the Christian God directed him to uncover metal plates inscribed with the history of an ancient American people and that by miraculous means he translated the writing on these plates, producing the Book of Mormon.

[5] In the Book of Mormon, a man named Lehi and his family live in Jerusalem prior to the Babylonian captivity.

[6] This claimed promise is included in the Doctrine and Covenants,[7] a Mormon religious text that compiles documents that adherents believe to be divine revelations.

[12] The concept of "Liahona Mormons" circulated among Latter-day Saints, and it was acknowledged in the denomination's General Conference.