Captain Moroni
Captain Moroni | |
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Cropped from George M. Ottinger's 1888 Moroni Raises the "Title of Liberty" | |
| Personal life | |
| Children | Moronihah |
| Era | Reign of the judges (in the Book of Mormon) |
| Senior posting | |
| Successor | Moronihah |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Chief Captain |
| Commands | Nephite military |
| Battles/wars |
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According to the Book of Mormon, Captain Moroni was an important Nephite military commander who lived during the first century BC. He is first mentioned in the Book of Alma as "the chief captain over the Nephites."
Captain Moroni is presented as a righteous and skilled military commander. Among his accomplishments were his extensive preparations for battle and his fierce defense of the right of the Nephites to govern themselves and worship as they saw fit.
Captain Moroni shares a name with the prophet Moroni; the former is indexed in the Book of Mormon as Moroni1.