Moroni (Mormonism)
- For other people and things with the same name, see Moroni
Adherents of Latter-day Saint theology believe that Moroni (BoM Arabic موروني Mūrūnī) is a prophet who lived in North America in the late 4th century.
- Not to be cofused with Captain Moroni, a figure who lived much earlier as recorded in the Book of Mormon.
Adherents believe that:
- Moroni's father, Mormon (also a prophet), compiled and abridged the plates from the many records of their people over the centuries
- Moroni engraved:
- His writings in the last two chapters of the Book of Mormon
- An abridgedment of a more ancient people as the Book of Ether
- Additional writings in the Book of Moroni
- Moroni first appeared as a resurrected being (or angel) to Joseph Smith, Jr. in 1823.
- Moroni delivered gold plates to Joseph in 1827. The plates are the record of Moroni's people, ancient Americans known as Nephites and Lamanites
- Joseph translated one-third of the plates into a book called the Book of Mormon after which Joseph gave the plates back to Moroni.
See also: Moroni, Utah