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A LDS Church video taking place around the 5th century in Ancient North America in the downfall of the Nephite Nation. As he and his son Moroni behold the hundreds of thousands of Nephites slain in the last great battle with the Lamanites, Mormon laments, "O ye fair ones, how could ye have departed for the ways of the Lord." The Touch: 1996 10 min.
Moroni shares a name with Captain Moroni, a much earlier Book of Mormon figure, of whom Mormon wrote highly. [2] Moroni works under his father, the commander in chief of a Nephite army, who battles against the Lamanites. Upon the Nephites' defeat at Cumorah, Moroni goes into hiding to avoid being killed by the Lamanites.
James E. Faulconer, "Sealings and Mercies: Moroni's Final Exhortations in Moroni 10" Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 22/1 (2013); John W. Welch, "From Presence to Practice: Jesus, the Sacrament Prayers, the Priesthood, and Church Discipline in 3 Nephi 18 and Moroni 2–6" in Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, 5/1 (Spring 1996), pp. 123–124
[10] [5] [1] [11] In January 1833 W. W. Phelps wrote about a possible connection: "It [Book of Mormon] was translated by the gift and power of God, by an unlearned man, through the aid of a pair of Interpreters, or spectacles- (known, perhaps, in ancient days as Teraphim, or Urim and Thummim)". [5]
This abridgement, with additions by Mormon's son, Moroni, was part of the set of gold plates Moroni delivered to Joseph Smith. The books within the Book of Mormon from The Words of Mormon to Fourth Nephi, are taken from Mormon's abridgment of the large plates. Although the large plates were intended for the more secular history of the Nephites ...
There are many Hebrew specific examples of writings on metal plates, including a reference in Exodus 28:36 of the Bible of the high priest wearing an engraved gold plate, excavated silver plates containing Numbers 6:24-26 of the Bible dating to the seventh century BC, a treaty with the Romans engraved on bronze, a list of hidden temple ...
This angel was similar in design to his previous angels, but he gave Moroni a slightly larger build, with his left hand opened and his body turned slightly to show more action. The Bern Switzerland Temple's Angel Moroni is patterned after Quilter's 1998 design. Quilter's Angel Moroni is now on over one hundred temples around the world. [47]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Book of Mormon: . The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421.