“The Anti-Nephi-Lehies obeyed the law of Moses, believing that it was a type of Christ’s coming. (Alma 25:15.) Obeying the law strengthened their faith in Christ: [Alma 25:15–16 is quoted].
“This is one of the finest statements in the scriptures about the role of the law of Moses as a ‘type,’ a symbol or pattern, of the mission of Christ. The faithful Book of Mormon people observed the law of Moses while looking forward to the coming of Christ and while living gospel principles and ordinances. They knew that salvation did not come by the law of Moses but through Christ; yet the law strengthened their faith in Christ and taught them of him through the spirit of prophecy” (Jackson and Matthews, “Lamanite Converts Firm in the Faith of Christ,” 335).