What type of person was Mormon as a child
Mormon 1:2-3
Sober, quick to observe, given a big responsibility (get the plates when he is 24)
The people credited their success to who?
Mormon 3:3-9
They failed to recognize that God was the reason they had won their battles
These are the differences between Mormon and his people
Mormon 1:13-17
People: Wicked, no gifts, iniquity
Mormon: Sober, visited by God at 15, missionary (preached to people)
What happens when we do not acknowledge God's influence in our lives?
Mormon 2:26 and D&C 59:21
God is offended, He leaves us to ourselves, Spirit of God is not with us
What were the people around Mormon like?
Mormon 2:18-19
Wicked, full of abominations, constant evil.
How do God and Jesus Christ feel when we sin?
Mormon 6:16-17
They are waiting with "open arms to receive us".
How did Mormon feel about the people around him? Why did he feel this way?
Mormon 3:12
He loved them because of the love of God that was in him.