Keywords
Captain Moroni, religious virtues, Book of Mormon, military leadership
Abstract
In his well-known volume about the Book of Mormon, Grant Hardy focuses primarily on the book’s main narrators. However, he also makes a number of observations about other figures in the book that are of particular interest, including some about Captain Moroni. In addition to those I address elsewhere, these observations include the claim that Moroni lacked the typical religious virtues — which Hardy identifies as “humility, self-sacrifice, kindness, and relying upon the Lord.” They also include the assertion that Helaman, in his manifest reliance upon God, serves as a counterexample to Moroni’s military leadership. A close look at the text, however, indicates that both these claims are mistaken.
Recommended Citation
Boyce, Duane
(2021)
"Did Captain Moroni Lack the Typical Religious Virtues?,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 45, Article 13.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol45/iss1/13
