“Captain Moroni ‘did not delight in bloodshed’ (Alma 48:11) even though he was justified in taking another person’s life while defending his country. He reluctantly fought the Lamanites for many years (see Alma 48:22). When he did fight, he maintained charity for all, including those on the opposing side. The record states that Captain Moroni stopped the battle on more than one occasion in order to spare as many lives as possible (see Alma 43:54–44:1–2; 55:19). Lives were taken reluctantly and with sorrow that ‘their brethren [were sent] out of this world … unprepared to meet their God’ (Alma 48:23)” (Book of Mormon Student Manual [2009], 251).