Mormon has hope for all, but he knows that this will not be so. If it were up to Mormon to judge, he might try to find a way to save all men. However, he understands the scriptures, and Mormon indicates that the scriptures teach that there will be some who will be cast off from the presence of the Lord in that last day. Even with all of the times the Lord tries, even with the great principle of repentance, there will be those who decline to repent, and will reap the terrible reward of that choice.