Many times, Mormon has written that the Nephites prospered, but it was simply an introduction to their prideful fall. In this case, Mormon suggests that they really did prosper, precisely because “they were not lifted up on the pride of their eyes; neither were they slow to remember the Lord their God.” Mormon recognizes that it isn’t the wealth, or the strength, or any other indictor of prosperity that is the problem, but rather what we do with that prosperity. If we live the gospel, care for others as ourselves, and do not think ourselves better than others, we can live both prosperously and righteously. Nephite history, however, also teaches us that those are hard lessons to learn, or to learn and to put into practice for the long term.
At the end of the thirty and fifth year, Helaman dies. This ends this chapter, which was also a chapter in the 1830 edition.