Soon after the resolution of the problems in the center of the Nephite lands, Moroni turns his attention again to the larger military problem in the land. In the west, Helaman still needed more men to hold on to the territory they had regained. In the east, the campaign needed to begin to retake captured lands.
Moroni sends men and provisions to his generals, and then takes the army that had been created to retake Zarahemla and sent its strength to the east, specifically to begin retaking Nephihah.