The final statement by Moroni echoes that of his father. For both father and son, original author and concluding writer, the thought and message is the same. This is a work pointed to a future generation, and both men feel it most deeply in relation to the descendants of their own people. Both Mormon and Moroni direct their last statements to their brethren in the future, and desire for them “that their prayers may be answered according to their faith, and may God the Father remember the covenant which he hath made.”
Textual: This is the ending of the book of Mormon. What Moroni next writes will not be considered a conclusion to his father’s work, but rather an addition to it.