“The heavenly gift of which Moroni speaks is the forgiveness of sins, the companionship of the Holy Ghost (see Hebrews 6:4), and the accompanying gifts of the Spirit that are bestowed upon the just and faithful Saints of God. The Apostle Peter spoke of this gift as ‘the divine nature’ (see 2 Peter 1:4) that, through the atoning grace of Christ, swallows up the natural man. Through faith and acceptance of Christ’s atoning plan of mercy people can be cleansed of iniquity, transformed into ‘new creatures.’ During the golden era of the Nephite Zion society the people partook of the heavenly gift, which produced a society free from contention and disputation, injustices and inequities, lasciviousness and crime. … From the words and examples of faith of these holy men of God as found in the scriptures, Moroni desires that others may also come to have that kind of faith and hope and thereby partake of this heavenly gift (see verses 8–9)” (McConkie et al., Doctrinal Commentary, 4:298).