by RWallace on January 28th, 2004

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Who was Moroni?

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  • by Kim Siever on January 29th, 2004

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    He was the son of Mormon. Mormon was one of the Book of Mormon prophets and he compiled the records of all the other Book of Mormon prophets into one record. when he died, he passed this record to his son, Moroni. Moroni buried it in a hill in what would become the state of New York. In 1823, Moroni appeared to Joseph Smith and told him of this record. The next day (22 Sept 1823), he showed him the record, and it was contained on golden plates. On 22 September 1827, Moroni handed possession of the plates to Joseph Smith for translation into the Book of Mormon. In June of 1829—with the translation complete—Joseph Smith turned the plates back over to Moroni.

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  • by Alatea on January 3rd, 2006

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    "According to the Book of Mormon, he was the last Nephite prophet and military commander who lived in North America in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. Latter-day Saint theology holds that after his death Moroni was resurrected and became an angel. In addition to the Book of Mormon account, Joseph Smith and the Three Witnesses also testified they saw Moroni in the form of an angel.

    Moroni was the son of Mormon, the prophet for whom the Book of Mormon is named. He was named after (and should not be confused with) Captain Moroni, a much earlier Book of Mormon figure. Moroni served under his father, who was commander in chief, in the final war between the Nephites and the Lamanites, leading a group of 10,000 men. Upon the Nephites' defeat, Moroni was forced to go into hiding and to wander from place to place to avoid being killed by the victorious Lamanites".

    In 1823, the angel “Moroni” appeared to Smith and delivered the records (i.e., gold plates) of ancient America (600 B.C. to A.D. 421) to him. Smith translated the gold plates in 1827 and thus in 1830 the Book of Mormon emerged.

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  • by John Cox will be back April 6th 2013 on September 30th, 2011

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    Moroni was a prophet/historian who lived on the American continent in the early 5th century. He was the son of Mormon the primary abridger of the Book of Mormon and wrote it's final book. Moroni was perhaps the last living believer in Christ on the American continent unitl it was discovered and colonized by Europe. Moroni was also the angel who delivered the plates to Joseph Smith to be translated into the book that we know today.

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