Category: Scripture Notes

When his people were destroyed after refusing their opportunity to repent Mormon response by recording an invitation to those who destroyed them. He offered the same invitation to repentance that his own people had rejected.

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…

I like that Mormon makes it clear that the gentiles only need to worry about the remnant of the House of Israel going through among them and treading them down if they do not repent. If they do repent they have nothing to fear.

I can only imagine how saddened Mormon was to see the wickedness of his people as well as how saddened he was to see the destruction of his people by the Lamanites.

I never noticed before the parallel between Mormon preparing his people during a time of peace and captain Moroni having done the same thing for his people.

I wonder if the neighbors ever considered abandoning Mormon when his first few battles all ended in failure.

The Holy Ghost did not come upon any This really struck me because it feels like we aren’t to that point but it also feels like I could see it society today getting to the point where all but those well outside the mainstream (namely much more righteous than the mainstream of society) are unable…