“Solemn Mockery Before God, That Ye Should Baptize Little Children”

Brant Gardner

By calling the baptism of little children “solemn mockery,” Mormon acknowledges that the motives of those practicing it were religious (hence, “solemn”) but were still “mockery” because the practice denied the central role of agency in the baptismal covenant.

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

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