“It is Lucifer who is behind this doctrine and who seeks to pervert the ways of God and distort the true nature of Deity. Satan, the father of this lie and all lies is the one who is without faith, hope, and charity. … In this epistle Mormon is exercising all his power and authority to preach against Lucifer’s false and damning doctrine concerning the salvation of little children and exhorting all to repent and come to a true understanding and acceptance of the mercies of the Messiah” (McConkie et al., Doctrinal Commentary, 4:352–53).