But Few Things to Write
As Moroni began the final portion of the Book of Mormon, he wrote this: “Behold I, Moroni, do finish the record of my father, Mormon. Behold, I have but few things to write, which things I have been commanded by my father.” He indicated that he would only be able to write but a few things, and though he wrote a fair amount, he repeatedly mentioned his limitation in writing. For example, a few verses later he said this: “Behold, my father hath made this record, and he hath written the intent thereof. And behold, I would write it also if I had room upon the plates, but I have not; and ore I have none, for I am alone.” He could not write the “intent” of the Book of Mormon because he did not have any more room, at that time, on the plates. Later he also wrote this: “Search the prophecies of Isaiah. Behold, I cannot write them” (Mormon 8:1, 5, 23). He wanted to write on the plates the prophecies of Isaiah, just as Nephi had done, but he could not do it. Moroni described another limitation b...