Nephite Revenge and Mormon’s Resignation

Part of: Nephite Decline and Downfall

• Mormon, anguished because of the people’s sins, resigns as Nephite commander, and lovingly prays for his people—but his prayer is without faith, because he knows how hard his people’s hearts are.
• As the Nephites go to attack the Lamanites in vengeance of their losses, the Lord notifies Mormon that they will not prosper.
• Mormon does not participate as the Nephites go against the Lamanites.
• The Nephite strike on the Lamanites is a failure, the Nephites are driven back to the land of Desolation, where a fresh army of Lamanites meets them—the Nephites lose possession of Desolation, and those Nephites who survive the invasion retreat to a nearby city called Teancum.
• Had the Nephites not engaged in an offensive grudge war, they would not have been defeated as they were—the Lord often uses the wicked to punish the wicked.

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