There was much fighting, and most of the Nephites were as wicked as the Lamanites. Mormon explains that he's tried to teach them the truth, and the consequences of their actions, but they keep just getting angry and more hard-hearted. Yet this is his advice to his son:
"And now, my beloved son, notwithstanding their hardness, let us labor diligently; for if we should cease to labor, we should be brought under condemnation; for we have a labor to perform whilst in this tabernacle of clay, that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness, and rest our souls in the kingdom of God." (Moroni 9:6)
I feel like this is significant and applies in all the things that God wants us to do. We need to be diligent and do what we are commanded, no matter how ineffectual it may seem, if only just to keep our own souls clean and under no condemnation.
I also don't know if Moroni ever saw or heard from his father again after this letter, but it almost sounds like Mormon is saying goodbye. Also, this beautiful testimony and father's blessing:
"25 My son, be faithful in Christ; and may not the things which I have written grieve thee, to weigh thee down unto death; but may Christ lift thee up, and may his sufferings and death, and the showing his body unto our fathers, and his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and of eternal life, rest in your mind forever.
26 And may the grace of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and our Lord Jesus Christ, who sitteth on the right hand of his power, until all things shall become subject unto him, be, and abide with you forever. Amen." (Moroni 9:25-26)
I really feel the sincerity of these words. At the end of the day, no matter how much turmoil is going on around us, we can find inner peace through the Atonement of Christ. I am so very thankful for this knowledge and understanding, and I hope I can go out of my way to learn more about how to make better use of these things in my life.
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