“I Moroni Commanded to Write These Things That Evil May Be Done Away”

Brant Gardner

Moroni includes the information on how secret combinations begin as a warning to modern readers. It seems unlikely that the original plates contained this emphasis on secret combinations; rather, I see it as Moroni’s editorial addition.

Text: This is the end of Ether’s third chapter in the 1830 edition.

Second Witness: Analytical & Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 6

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