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Title of Liberty, 1st Century B.C.
History behind "The Title of Liberty," 1st Century B.C.
In the Book of Mormon: Another Testiment of Jesus Christ, a history of an ancient american civilization known as "Nephites" and their enemies called "Lamanites" is recorded. In the year 73 B.C. , there was a threat to the liberty and security of the freedom loving Nephite nation by a powerful man named Amalickiah who wanted to become king over the Nephites. When Moroni, chief commander of the Nephite armies, learned of this, he became angry; he knew that the people were in danger of losing their freedom. He tore his coat to make a flag. On it he wrote: "In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children" (pg. 323). He fastened the flag to a pole and called it the title of liberty. Moroni prayed to God, asking Him to allow the people to keep the freedom they had.
When Moroni finished praying, he went among the people, waving the title of liberty in the air. He cried out: "Whosoever will maintain this title upon the land, let them come forth in the strength of the Lord, and enter into a covenant that they will maintain their rights, and their religion, that the Lord God may bless them" (pg. 323).
The Nephite people came running, dressed in their armor and tearing their cloaks as a symbol of the covenant they were making to obey the Lord. They gathered around Captain Moroni, ready to defend their freedom.
When Amalickiah saw that Moroni's army was larger than his, he was afraid. He and his followers left the Nephite land to join the Lamanite nation. Captain Moroni tried to stop Amalickiah from escaping to the Lamanites because he did not want Amalickiah to stir up the Lamanites to battle. Unfortunately, Amalickiah and just a few of his men escaped Moroni's army. The rest were captured and were willing to covenant with Captain Moroni's people to defend freedom, and they were set free. Moroni placed a title of liberty on every tower in the Nephite land, and the Nephites again had peace.
(from the Book of Mormon: Another Testiment of Jesus Christ, pp. 322-325).
When Moroni finished praying, he went among the people, waving the title of liberty in the air. He cried out: "Whosoever will maintain this title upon the land, let them come forth in the strength of the Lord, and enter into a covenant that they will maintain their rights, and their religion, that the Lord God may bless them" (pg. 323).
The Nephite people came running, dressed in their armor and tearing their cloaks as a symbol of the covenant they were making to obey the Lord. They gathered around Captain Moroni, ready to defend their freedom.
When Amalickiah saw that Moroni's army was larger than his, he was afraid. He and his followers left the Nephite land to join the Lamanite nation. Captain Moroni tried to stop Amalickiah from escaping to the Lamanites because he did not want Amalickiah to stir up the Lamanites to battle. Unfortunately, Amalickiah and just a few of his men escaped Moroni's army. The rest were captured and were willing to covenant with Captain Moroni's people to defend freedom, and they were set free. Moroni placed a title of liberty on every tower in the Nephite land, and the Nephites again had peace.
(from the Book of Mormon: Another Testiment of Jesus Christ, pp. 322-325).
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