Tag: Mormon

Mormon 1It is interesting to note that there were no wars (contention and pride, but no wars) among the Nephites and Lamanites after Christ came until the time of Mormon. also interesting is the fact that the 3 remaining disciples of Jesus were not taken from the people until they began to have wars. I…

Mormon 9I had never realized that when Moroni talks about being grateful of we can see the mistakes of the writers of the Book of Mormon he is not talking about mistakes in their grammar or writing, but mistakes in their actions which caused them to fail in their efforts to save their people. I…

Mormon 8Moroni felt inadequate to write in the scriptures after spending all his life engaged in battle. He only did it because of the command of his father. He did not expect to write anything of his own, except to complete the destruction of the Nephites and close with a call to repentance.

Mormon 5 – 7I wonder if part of the reason for such complete destruction of the Nephites in that last battle was that there were dissenters who betrayed their defenses to the Lamanites. We are told that there were some who crossed over to the Lamanites in that battle. I also realize that Moroni must…

Mormon 3 – 4In some ways the battles between the Nephites and the Lamanites. To those who were not sensitive to the Lord there would be little difference at all, but those who were sensitive to the whisperings of the Spirit, such as Mormon, the outcome of these wars was easy to predict and quite…

Mormon 1 – 2Mormon is no longer abridging the record of others although we are reading a smaller portion of his record than he recorded on the other plates. I wonder as I read today whether Mormon (the father of the author/general) went to Zerahemla in order to fight. If not it seems coincidental that…