Moroni Was a Very Good Guy

I just wanted to point out a couple of things about Moroni. His life was spent growing up and living basically in constant war and bloodshed. I was just thinking about the evil and wars that was all across the land. Moroni's father Mormon was captain of the Nephite army since he was a teenager, which means he was doing that for Moroni's entire life. The Nephites were wicked, being prideful and wanting bloodshed. The Lamanites were no better.

Mormon, a good man, raised Moroni right, and faithfully. Moroni was a good and faithful man who loved the Lord. After his father died, he took over the responsibility of the records. Mormon had abridged and compiled so many records, and now it was left to Moroni's care. He wrote a couple of things, and decided to add the record of the Jaredites. He interjected a few things he felt to add to that abridgement, and he just wrote a couple of last things. He knew the record was there for the gentiles, for some future generation. He wrote this message:

"And now I, Moroni, bid farewell unto the Gentiles, yea, and also unto my brethren whom I love, until we shall meet before the judgment-seat of Christ, where all men shall know that my garments are not spotted with your blood." (Ether 12:38)

First, one thing that he points out is the audience. He knew that this record would go to the gentiles, and also to some future generations of Nephites/Lamanites. He had faith that this would be true.

Second, I like the idea of meeting some of these scriptural heroes at the judgement seat. To meet Nephi, Moroni, Peter, Paul, Moses, and many more. Not to mention the Savior. I don't know exactly how that will work, but I would love to meet these guys. However, the question is how much would I love to run into one of these men and then realize that I didn't treat their words with the reverence and respect that they deserved? It would be pretty awkward. This just means I need to be better about taking things lightly.

If we were not convinced up to this point that Moroni was a pretty awesome guy, there's always this: 

"And then shall ye know that I have seen Jesus, and that he hath talked with me face to face, and that he told me in plain humility, even as a man telleth another in mine own language, concerning these things;" (Ether 12:39)

So Moroni had a face to face talk with Jesus. I mean, Jesus is a real man (although perfect and resurrected at this point), so it makes sense that this is how He would meet with (at least some) people. However, Jesus doesn't just meet with everyone. I mean, I would think you'd have to be a pretty amazing and important man to have a meeting with Jesus.

I think what Moroni is saying is that he was having this face to face conversation when they had the whole "I'm weak in writing and I'm afraid people will mock my words"/"fools mock but they shall mourn"/"I give men weakness that they may be humble" conversation. That changes my perspective on that conversation a little. They were actually sitting together talking about that face to face. Awesome.