Mormon’s aside now focuses on those who are truly converted to God. Mormon sets up the worldly conflict between God and the devil (as seen in the ways of the world). Man makes an explicit choice between the two, though at times we may choose to follow the devil without realizing it. Nevertheless, the choice to follow God must be conscious, and for those who make such a firm choice, the gospel can cut through all of the “snares and the wiles” of the surrounding world.
Mormon ends this aside in verse 30 by focusing on the eternal reward of those who faithfully follow God. Though Mormon does not state this, he surely has in mind the history that he will soon present which will show the persecution of these who believe. Before he ever gets to the temporal and temporary problem of the believers, Mormon emphasizes the heavenly goal and the heavenly reward.