Words of Mormon — Theological Claims
2 theological claims.
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the things which are upon these plates pleasing me, because of the prophecies of the coming of Christ; and my fathers knowing that many of them have been fulfilled
Mormon chooses these plates because they contain prophecies about the coming of Christ, and because the fathers knew that many of those prophecies had been fulfilled.
- themes: prophecy, christ, fulfillment
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I do this for a wise purpose; for thus it whispereth me, according to the workings of the Spirit of the Lord which is in me.
Mormon interprets his choice as a response to a wise purpose and an internal prompting from the Spirit of the Lord working within him.
- themes: spirit, guidance, purpose