Third Nephi is one of fifteen books that make up the
Book of Mormon. It contains an account of the visit of
Jesus Christ to the inhabitants of ancient America. Jesus had told his disciples in Jerusalem according to the
Bible in the
Gospel of John, "And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd." In this book, Christ declares to those in ancient America that they were these "other sheep" of whom he spoke. The account of this visit is recorded beginning in chapter 11 of 3 Nephi.