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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
Moroni is situated at the foot of Mount Karthala, 10 kilometres (6 miles) northwest of the volcano's crater. The 2,361-metre (7,746 ft) high active volcano is reported to be one of the largest active volcanoes in the world, with a diameter of about 1 mile (1.6 km), [ citation needed ] and erupting approximately every eleven years over the past ...
The image of the angel Moroni blowing a trumpet is commonly used as an unofficial symbol of the LDS Church. Moroni appears on the cover of some editions of the Book of Mormon. Statues of the angel stand atop many LDS temples, with most statues facing east.
Moroni (/ m ə ˈ r oʊ n aɪ /) is described in the Book of Mormon as the last Nephite prophet, historian, and military commander who, according to the faith of the Latter Day Saint movement, became the Angel Moroni who presented the golden plates to Joseph Smith.
Acting as a spy at the risk of her life, she tells Moroni about Morianton's plans to go north. [9] Thanks to the maidservant's espionage, Moroni succeeds against Morianton. [10] When Morianton and his followers flee north, a Nephite army led by Teancum cuts them off. [11] Morianton's maidservant does not appear again in the Book of Mormon. [10]
[10] [11] [9] When the U.S.-led War in Afghanistan commenced during the LDS Church's October 2001 General Conference, Church President Gordon B. Hinckley referenced the story of Captain Moroni saying, "There are times when we must stand up for right and decency, for freedom and civilization, just as Moroni rallied his people in his day to the ...
This "inner" book has nine chapters. According to the text, the first seven chapters were abridged by the prophet Mormon and the last two by his son Moroni. The book thus explains the claimed provenance of the Book of Mormon as an ancient record, mostly of the Nephites, compiled by Mormon and Moroni on golden plates.
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 ...