Who is Mulek and Why Do I Care?

Mulek, a Book of Mormon leader, was the son of Zedekiah and escaped the sacking of Jerusalem in about 587 B.C.  He travelled with others to a place in the Western Hemisphere which became known as the land of Mulek (Helaman 6:10).  Later on this region was named for Zarahemla, who was a descendant of Mulek (Mosiah 25:2).  In the past, Bible students have assumed that Nebuchadnezzar executed all of Zedekiah's sons, an observation unsupported by ancient evidence and refuted by the Book of Mormon account of Mulek's survival.

In Mulek's descendants, the Nephites discovered an additional witness concerning the destruction of Jerusalem.  Remember, this was why Lehi was directed by the Lord to get out of that area while the getting-out was good!  The Mulekites were thrilled to discover or would it be discovered?---Anyway, they were glad to find the Nephites or be found by them...because the Nephites had records.  Their own language and traditions had been distorted in the absence of historical documents.  They lived thenceforth among the Nephites and enjoyed a separate-but-equal status and ultimately outnumbered the descendants of Nephi! 

For God, there are no "lost" peoples.  Name variations, "lost tribes", etc.  are known to a loving Heavenly Father.  For additional information, refer to the Scriptures of the Church, selections from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, edited by Daniel H. Ludlow, published in 1992.  You can also do a search at the Church website, churchofjesuschrist.org.

How would your life be different without the Bible?  Without the Book of Mormon?  Without historical documents?  

I highly recommend reading the new-er publication on the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  It can be found both at the church website and is also a downloadable "app" in the Gospel Library.   I love having the capability of having these texts on my phone.  If I am early for an appointment or if the doctor is running behind, I will often use that "dead time" for reading my scriptures and/or for reading "Saints".