[have miracles ceased because Christ hath ascended into heaven]: This question is required because Mormon has asserted that there is a fundamental shift in the foundation of faith. Faith was based upon the less-than-tangible words of the prophets. Now that it is founded on an event that cannot be denied (for Mormon it was absolutely undeniable), the legitimate question is whether or not a need for faith remains. Of course the answer is that faith is still required, and Mormon uses the idea of miracles as an indication that faith is still operative. Why miracles? Because we don’t understand them. They cannot be foundations for knowledge, else they are not miracles. The very idea that miracles exists tells Moroni that we still require faith to understand and believe in those miracles.