Keywords
Book of Mosiah, Book of Mormon, large plates, Christ's gospel
Abstract
All evidence points to the Nephite continuation of Nephi’s original mandate for the large plates. They were to record the wars and contentions of the people (1 Nephi 9:4, 19:4). It is therefore unsurprising that Mormon tells us in the first extant sentence that there was no more contention (Mosiah 1:1). However, where a modern reader might think that was the point of writing, for Mormon this is a filler statement indicating nothing was happening (of interest to Mormon). Perhaps the best evidence of Mormon’s lack of interest in times of no contentions comes in the aftermath of the Savior’s visit in 4 Nephi.
Recommended Citation
Gardner, Brant
(2020)
"Chapter 13: Book of Mosiah,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 35, Article 20.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol35/iss1/20
