Moroni has to be the loneliest man in all scripture. “I am
alone. My father hath been slain in
battle, and all my kinsfolk, and I have not friends nor whither to go; and how
long the Lord will suffer that I may live I know not,” he wrote in verse
5. These aren't the last words he
wrote, though. His last words to us in
this record were written about 40 years later.
Judging by the rest of the words he chose to add to the metal plates on
which he was writing, and judging by how spiritual they are, it is clear to me
that Moroni did have one Friend: the
Savior. He chose the rest of what he
wrote specifically for us. “Jesus Christ
hath shown you unto me, and I know your doing” (v. 35). Then in verses 36 – 40 he describes our day
with great detail. So, even being the
last Nephite, Moroni was not entirely alone.
He relied on his Heavenly Friend.
When we feel lonely, may we remember to reach for that precious, wounded
Hand that is always extended to us.
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