Book of Mormon Central: KnoWhy

Why Are Mormon's Extensive Quotations of Limhi Significant? (1x85)

Air date: Apr 25, 2016

By exhibiting Limhi’s personality in his carefully preserved quotations, Mormon was able to use the king as a positive example of one who greatly benefited from knowing the scriptures. “Limhi...was the first to want to read the record of a lost people contained in twenty-four golden plates.” This set off a series of inspired choices on the part of Limhi and his people that eventually led to their deliverance and conversion to the gospel (Mosiah 21–25).