The revival of religious commitment is doubtless due to the humbling circumstances of the war. We may assume that those that Mormon described as being “softened” in verse 41 were those who were converted to the church. While this particular verse is presented as a positive, we should be reminded that the Nephite polity was not uniformly accepting of the Nephite way of life and religion. It is for this reason that there were many who could be converted and become part of the church because they had not been part of the church previously. This condition of differing opinions over the way the world ought to be has been the seed of contention in Nephite society, and unfortunately will again become a division in the people.