It Looks Like Even Glenn Beck's Faith, Hope, and Charity Was Part of Mormon History and Theology! Check Out The Mormon Meaning of These Words:
Larry E. Dahl, "Faith, Hope, Charity," in The Book of Mormon: The Keystone Scripture, ed. Paul R. Cheesman (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1988), 137–50.
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Larry E. Dahl
Larry E. Dahl was an associate professor of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University when this was published.
 
As part of his final appeal to his future readers to come unto Christ and be perfected in him, Moroni testified:
 
Wheretofore, there must be faith; and if there must be faith there must also be hope; and if there must be hope there must also be charity. And except ye have charity ye can in nowise be saved in the kingdom of God; neither can ye be saved in the kingdom of God if ye have not faith; neither can ye if ye have no hope (Moroni 10:20–21).
 
Faith, hope, and charity are familiar terms often spoken of together, and nearly always in the same order. Paul indicates that the order has significance, charity being the last and also the greatest of the three (see 1 Corinthians 13:13). A perusal of Church manuals and magazines shows that faith is discussed the most, charity next, and hope the least. In fact, it has been my experience that hope, which is as necessary to our salvation as faith or charity, is rarely discussed as a gospel principle. Furthermore, treatment of faith and charity is often limited to simply reading the words of Paul or Alma or Moroni without a careful analysis of what these apostles and prophets said or what their intended meaning was. To add to our understanding, in this chapter we will explore some of the teachings of the Book of Mormon concerning faith, hope, and charity-their meanings, their relationships to each other, how they are acquired, and what their fruits are.
 
Faith
The word faith appears some 260 times in the Book of Mormon. Except for perhaps a half dozen instances, such as Alma 32; 48:15–16; 57:26–27; and Ether 12:6, the writers use the word without defining or describing it, apparently assuming that the reader understands its meaning.
The word faith is used in several contexts. At least 16 times it refers to one's system of belief, the Church, or the gospel, as in "He had hope to shake me from the faith" (Jacob 7:5); "This judge was after the order and faith of Nehor" (Alma 14:16); and "A few of the Lamanites who were converted unto the true faith" (3 Nephi 6:14). At least 6 references deal with one's having strong faith. For example, Ammon rejoiced over the Lamanite queen, saying, "Blessed art thou because of thy exceeding faith; I say unto thee, woman, there has not been such great faith among all the people of the Nephites" (Alma 19:10). And concerning the Nephite multitude to whom the Savior appeared after his resurrection, he told his disciples, "So great faith have I never seen among all the Jews" (3 Nephi 19:35). In at least 19 instances, the Book of Mormon peoples and the reader are encouraged or charged to acquire or exercise faith. At least 27 times, the word refers to someone's spiritual status. For instance, the Lamanite converts known as the people of Ammon are described as being "firm in the faith of Christ" (Alma 27:27), and Jarom records, "Our kings and our leaders were mighty men in the faith of the Lord" (Jarom 1:7). These are a few of the contexts in which the word faith appears in the Book of Mormon.Click here for complete article:http://rsc.byu.edu/print/book/export/html/1505