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10 Facts Concerning
Moroni
1. How did Moroni get
his name? Alma 48:11-13, 17
11. And Moroni was a
strong
and a mighty man; he was a man of a perfect
understanding;
yea, a man that did not delight in bloodshed; a man whose soul did joy in
the liberty and the freedom of his country, and his brethren from bondage
and slavery;
12. Yea, a man whose heart did swell with
thanksgiving to his God, for the many privileges and blessings which he
bestowed upon his people; a man who did labor exceedingly for the
welfare
and safety of his people.
13. Yea, and he was a man who was firm in
the faith of Christ, and he had
sworn
with an oath to defend his people, his rights, and his country, and his
religion, even to the loss of his blood.
17. Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if
all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto
Moroni,
behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the
devil
would never have power over the hearts of the children of men.
2. Moroni finished his
father's record. (Mormon 8:1, 12, 35 and 5:6)
3. He abridged the Jaredite record. (Ether 1:1-6)
4. He wandered 37 years alone (Moroni 1:1-3 ...385-421
A.D.)
5. He wrote the sealed portion (Ether 4:4-7; 2 Nephi
27:6-11)
6. He was promised Eternal Life (Ether 12:37)
7. He saw the Savior (Ether 12:39-41)
8. He saw the Three Nephites (Mormon 8:10-11)
9. He dedicated several temples in Utah, one of which was
the Manti Temple (Life of Heber C. Kimball, p. 447)
10. How did Moroni die? (Moroni, H. Donl Peterson, p. 77;
Charles D. Evans, Manuscript 3864, Church Archives) Secondary Source:
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