War in the Book of Mormon

War in the Book of Mormon


7.5 Missionaries as the Ideal Inter-State Soldiers

June 06, 2022

The two brothers – Nephi and Lehi – did more as missionaries to the Lamanites to end war, return lost lands, and transform a seemingly intractable opponent than did all of the Nephite armies even though they were led by a prophet-warrior like Moronihah. This is a significant and important story to understand the nature of what I call narrative war.