The Messiah is the instrument of humankind’s reconciliation with Yahweh. Moroni is not teaching the nature of the atonement but citing it as a witness of Yahweh’s power. In doing so, he reiterates doctrines from the Nephite prophets. Nephi1 taught this doctrine in 1 Nephi 15:31 and 2 Nephi 9:11. Alma2 taught about the resurrection from temporal death in Alma 11:42, Alma 12:23–24, and Alma 42:8–9. But where they explained, Moroni states. For Moroni, the atonement and resurrection are accepted teachings being used as evidence.