Over the years, i have heard members and missionaries offer a variety of explanations about its meaning. He is later known as the angel moroni, who presented the golden plates to joseph smith, who translated the plates upon which the book of mormon was originally written. The book of mormon provides a means of determining the truthfulness of the book. By the time the final statements of moroni 10 were written, moroni. Moroni, according to the book of mormon, was the last nephite prophet, historian, and military commander who lived in the americas in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. Moronis promise goes beyond praying about the book of mormon alone. Yet, according to the testimony of brigham young, the book of mormon plates were themselves a small part of a library of platesas many as many wagon loads journal of discourses 19. As moroni says, we must have real intent while having faith in christ. Moroni was the last to write on the plates of mormon. Book of mormon geography is not an exact science, and church leaders do not often specify exact locations of book of mormon sites. He admonished readers to ponder the words of the book of mormon in their hearts see moroni 10.
Moroni, the last of the nephite prophets religious. The book of mormon offers a remarkable promise to those seeking knowledge of the truth. There are three ways in which the book of mormon is the keystone of our religion. Moronis promise the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Book of mormonmoronis promisecriticalsources fairmormon. How important was it to moroni that we pray about the book of.
According to the narrative, moroni was the last prophet among these people and had buried the record, which god had promised to bring forth in the latter days. Many book of mormon authors remark that they could write only a small part of the events they witnessed. It holds all the other stones in place, and if removed, the arch crumbles. Moronis america the book of mormon in north america. Those that read the book of mormon solely for the purpose of finding flaws in order to tear. These sources insist one should not pray for answers about the book of mormon john ankerberg and john weldon, everything you ever wanted to know about mormonism eugene, or. Relationshiptype maps are found in church manuals and periodicals, showing, for example, the land of zarahemla was north of the land of lehinephi, and the land of desolation was north of the narrow neck of land. The first is that the book of mormon is the keystone of our religion. Here is a partial list of verses that lay out the purpose of the book of mormon. This message of the book of mormon is repeated over and over.
The book of mormon provides a means of determining the truthfulness of the book moroni 10. He exhorted his brethren, the lamanites see moroni 10. He sealed the record with his testimony and called upon god as his primary witness of the truth of the records he was sealing up. Why is the holy ghost mentioned so many times in the book of mormon prior to the time of christ.