Mormon knew that his people would be slaughtered but by offering the king of the Lamanites what he wanted—a final, conclusive battle—he bought his people 4 years of peace.
It’s interesting to note that 99.99% of the Nephites were killed in that battle including 21 of the 23 commanders of ten thousand. I do wonder what the difference was between the 13 named commanders and the 10 unnamed ones. Perhaps the 13 were more righteous and thus Mormon knew them better than the other 10. Or maybe it was just that the other 10 were newer and thus Mormon didn’t know them as well
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