Who is Mormon?

Before we go on with the story of Lehi and his family I thought you might want to know a little bit about Mormon, the man whose name is on the cover of the book.

First of all I should explain that the title of the book is actually "The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ." The title tells you a whole lot about where the book is going to take you... but more on that later. The question is why is Mormon's name in there in the first place?

Well Mormon was an actual person who lived at the end of the story so you won't really hear much about his life for quite some time. However he is important throughout the book for the simple reason that he is the editor and compiler of the whole story. I will explain.

Mormon was a prolific writer and reader. He was also a prophet (lots of prophets in the B of M) and was told to gather up the history of his civilization into a single volume. Like any history there was so much information that he had to abridge most of it and decide what would go into the book and what wouldn't. Everyone who has ever written a history book has experienced the same problem. It just isn't possible to include every single event. Why is all of this important to our stories? Because as we retell them in this blog you may want to ask yourself why Mormon decided to put in a particular story. Sometimes the answer is obvious and sometimes it isn't.

Mormon was a brilliant man and prophet so one thing is certain - there is a reason for everything and his influence can be felt throughout the book. As you listen for his voice in the stories you will get to know him long before he actually appears in the plot.

Hmmmm...interesting.....