Moroni s last entry in the book of mormon was likely written about a. The foundation of moronis system of fortifications was earthworks encircling the place to be defended. This is an excellent talk from brant gardner on how mormon may have composed his. And thus being exceedingly numerous, yea, and receiving strength from day to day, by the command of ammoron they came forth against the people of nephihah, and they did. If you click on one of the articles in bomcs archive you will also get a. Members of the lds church view the book of mormon as a second witness of jesus christ and a guide to living a christlike life. Moronis final exhortations in moroni 10 journal of the book of mormon and other restoration scripture 221 20. This video is part of a series illustrating the stories of the book of mormon. Second, the book of mormon exposes the enemies of christ. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. See more ideas about book of mormon, book of mormon stories and scripture study. Moronis birth at the age of 11, mormon had been taken from the land north of the narrow neck somewhere in the region of the hill of shim by his father, mormon, south through the narrow neck to the. Captain moroni s army is well prepared and battle against the lamanites.
To watch originals from the channel theldslife, lds life originals, click the link. The book of mormon is a pillar of revealed truth supporting and upholding the chief cornerstone, who is jesus christ. The earth was dug from the outside, by which means a ditch was formed. This video is part of a series illustrating the stories of the book of. See more ideas about youth conference, book of mormon and book of mormon stories. Captain moroni represented the golden days of the nephite civilization, a time when the people still repented of their sins and qualified for the blessings of god and the strength that comes from having the. He and his wife, the former mary lou schenk, are the parents of four sons and two daughters. Moronis america today in 1936, when lds scholars first began accepting the twocumorah theory, apostle joseph fielding smith warned the saints. This full length feature movie also shows clips from different stories from out of the book of mormon. It may be that, except for jesus christ, we have no better model than moroni. A dictionary of the book of mormonmoroni wikisource, the.
Mormons son, moroni, having witnessed the coming forth of the book of mormon in a. These words not only reveal to us moronis purpose in writing the book, but lay open to our minds the magnanimous character of the man. Helps for the teacher in a meeting with the twelve apostles, the prophet joseph smith told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book history of the church, 4. Aug 16, 2016 captain moroni is a wellknown and beloved book of mormon hero. Welch and morgan ashton, charting the book of mormon, packet 1, 1997 alma 1. The image below is from the news press release and article in deseret news. A dictionary of the book of mormonmoroni wikisource. Then we finish with the stories of captain moroni and helamans stripling warriors.
On nehors trial and death, see book of mormon central, why did nehor suffer an ignominious death. Moronis final exhortations in moroni 10, journal of the book of mormon and other restoration scripture 221 20. With improvement to some of the dialogue this book would get 4 stars. Support the first book of mormon war epic ever on kickstarter. Moronis topics, and even the sequence in which he shared them, become a strategy for. During the millenia of mans existence, notable fatherandson teams have undertaken works of monumental importance. Moronis final exhortations in moroni 10, journal of the book of mormon. Video produced by the lds church dramatizing the interaction of korihor and alma in alma 30 from the book of mormon.
As we will see, moroni takes that love to be the heart of the gospel. Korihor the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Captain moronis flagbook of mormon stories once there was a wicked king. Ainsworth takes the reader on an incredible journey as he pieces together the amazing lives of two remarkable men. Captain moroni is a wellknown and beloved book of mormon hero. This book has an interesting, and engaging storyline cleverly mixing church history with modern day suspense.
The book contains ten chapters that range widely in length. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Korihor said he would believe in god if he saw a sign of gods power. Captain moronis army is well prepared and battle against the lamanites. The first is that the book of mormon is the keystone of our religion.
Welch, the trial of korihor, in legal cases in the book of mormon provo. Tell them how and when you came to know the book of mormon was true. Part 1 by grego, almas preaching to moronis fighting, book of mormon, grego, irony in korihor, irony of sons of mosiah and their friends, irony with ammon and aaron, irony with king lamonis father, lds, mormon. Before his death in 1994, he requested that moroni ancient prophet, modern messenger be reprinted to include revisions and insights he had recorded in its margins since its original publication in 1983. A person who can love his enemies so much that he contributes to the eternal welfare of their descendants has a great soul. Heralding a new age of book of mormon scholarship the. What the book of mormon tells us about jesus christ. The catalyst for this exchange was a lamanite victory in taking the city of nephihah.
He is the son of mormon, the prophet after whom the book of mormon is named. Moroni had been commanded by his father to complete the nephite record, which mormon had abridged from previous records. Moronis guide to surviving turbulent times deseret book. And we need to start with moroni s birth, yet its timing and occurance is only set and defined by the events of the life of the father, mormon. That we have a trope entry on the book of mormon, a book of scripture used by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and its splinter groups alongside the bible and the canonized revelations of their founder joseph smith and a few other past leaders of the lds church. In the closing chapters of the book of mormon we discover a wonderful formula for surviving todays turbulent times. Moronis vision of the coming forth of the book of mormon. I found that the moroni code was quite a pageturner. Aug 18, 2016 the concluding chapters of the book of alma alma 6061 include a series of letters written between moroni and the chief judge pahoran. As the book of mormon central website explains, the book of mormon itself relates that, along with personal revelation, there are other ways we may come to know spiritual truths. Moronis challenge book of mormon hero illustration by jared beckstrand memorize moroni 10. And mormon writes of the two of them working together, having restored peace to the land alma 62. Come, follow me for sunday school the church of jesus. Because of this theory, he wrote, some members of the church have become confused and greatly disturbed in their faith in the book of mormon.
Captain moroni and the title of liberty a wicked man named amalickiah wants to be king over the nephites. Book of mormon gospel doctrine teachers manual the. Videos of illustrations depicting stories and lessons found in the book of mormon. He followed in the footsteps of his father, mormon after whom the book of mormon is named as keeper of an ancient record detailing the history and eventual destruction of their people, the nephites, by their enemies, the lamanites. According to the text it was written by the prophet moroni sometime between 400 and 421. Jesus, the sacrament prayers, the priesthood, and church discipline in 3 nephi 18 and moroni 26 in journal of book of mormon studies, 51 spring 1996, pp. The concluding chapters of the book of alma alma 6061 include a series of letters written between moroni and the chief judge pahoran. Why was moronis correspondence with pahoran significant. The story of korihor book of mormon videos youtube. The book of moroni is the last book in the book of mormon and the last writings of the prophet moroni. An angel, moroni, instructs him and shows him where to find an ancient record. As battleworn and weary as he surely must have felt, we know he was a true believer in christ. That is because from a very real perspective, mormons consider the alleged fact that the book of mormon is true to be in and of itself more important than any of the alleged truths it contains. Moroni s birth at the age of 11, mormon had been taken from the land north of the narrow neck somewhere in the region of the hill of shim by his father, mormon, south through the narrow neck to the.
It is a spiritual topic, associated with faith, belief, testimony, emotion, revelation, and personal conviction. As appropriate, share your conversion story with your teens. He authored the last book written in the book of mormon and incidentally was the son of the prophet mormon. Whose emotions are not stirred reading the account of him renting his coat to raise the title of liberty. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Shows the ancient mediterranean area used the striking of opponents dumb, paralleling the book of mormon. Moronis last entry in the book of mormon was likely written about a. And we need to start with moronis birth, yet its timing and occurance is only set and defined by the events of the life of the father, mormon. Almas preaching to moronis fighting book of mormon notes. Welch, legal cases, 277, has specifically drawn a connection between the. Yet, with all of the digs and research ferguson and his team undertook, they failed to find one artifact to prove that book of mormon nephite cities, villages, or territories ever existed. In the closing chapters of the book of mormon we discover a wonderful formula for surviving today s turbulent times. A testimony of the book of mormon comes by the power of the holy ghostthe gifts of the spirit are dispensed to the faithfulspiritual gifts. Moroni is the ascribed author of chapters 8 and 9 of mormon s record within the larger book of mormon, the entire book of moroni, and the title page of the book of.
Captain moroni represented the golden days of the nephite civilization, a time when the people still repented of their sins and qualified for the blessings of god and the strength that comes. Moroni finalizes the book of mormon the book of mormon online. The promise of the book of mormon before moroni buried the plates, he wrote a promise that if people would ask sincerely if the records were true, the holy ghost would testify of the truth. These prophecies are sealed to come forth at a future day ether 4. A simple i know this is true or i have seen that scripture work in my life can make all the difference. Book of mormon old and new videos book of mormon evidence. Aug 01, 2016 mormon, the warriorhistorianprophet who wrote the majority of the narrative contained in the book of alma, had much to say about moroni, the young chief captain over the nephite armies.
Even those who normally dont read novels, but enjoy church history, will find this book intriguing. On the american continent, such a team was mormon and moroni. Moroni was the last known survivor of the nephite nation. Jan 26, 2017 moroni, in the meanwhile was not idle. Moronis heart was filled with exceedingly great joy because of the faithfulness of pahoran, that he was not also a traitor to the freedom and cause of his country alma 62. Unlike most of the rest of the book of mormon, the book of moroni was not abridged by mormon, but contains the writings of his son after the nephites were destroyed as a people.
Lund, in his book mesoamerica and the book of mormon is this the place. The book of mormon records that the nephites constructed houses of cement, 34 as well as temples, synagogues and sanctuaries 35 throughout their territories. Captain moroni alma 52 book of mormon video youtube. It holds all the other stones in place, and if removed, the arch crumbles. Moroni, as a mortal man, was the last author of the book of mormon, burying the metal plates upon which it was recorded, some 421 years after the birth of christ. In the final scene of scriptures legacy, christ is seen teaching a group of nephites atop a mound overlooking several other large platform mounds. Yea, it shall come in a day when there shall be great pollutions upon the face of the earth. Pray for the holy ghost to help you know that the book of mormon is true. Welch, the legal cases in the book of mormon provo, ut. Moronis life covers the last part of the fourth century and the first part of the fifth century. 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. Mormon, the warriorhistorianprophet who wrote the majority of the narrative contained in the book of alma, had much to say about moroni, the young chief captain over the nephite armies.
Moroni s topics, and even the sequence in which he shared them, become a strategy for. Joseph smith sees a vision of god and jesus christ. Moroni was a prophet who wrote in the book of mormon, a book of scripture of the mormon church. The book of mormon is the main piece of holygodgiven writ that distinguishes mormonism from catholicism and the. Maxwell institute for religious scholarship, 2008, 274. Aug 15, 2008 a testimony of the book of mormon comes by the power of the holy ghostthe gifts of the spirit are dispensed to the faithfulspiritual gifts always accompany faithmoronis words speak from. Zerahemnah, the leader of the lamanites, brings his army to fight the nephites. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Moronis america the book of mormon in north america. Moroni finalizes the book of mormon the book of mormon. A wicked man named amalickiah wants to be king over the nephites.
How can you not admire this young, fearless leader, determined to preserve religious freedom and maintain liberty in the land. In this book, bestselling author john bytheway suggests that moronis last words were both intensely personal and universally applicable. Almas preaching to moronis fighting book of mormon. Examples of irony parallelism and imagery in the book of mormon. Moronis book of mormon promise to a staggering degree, the entire mormon religion hinges upon these 3 verses in the book of mormon moroni 10.
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