Mosiah was a political leader and a prophet, as was his son and successor, Benjamin. When a large stone with an inscription was brought to him, he translated it or interpreted it through the gift and power of God. The inscription gave an account of Coriantumr, the last king of yet another people, the Jaredites (Ether 12:1; 13–15), who had been discovered by the people of Zarahemla and who had resided among them for “nine moons,” or nine months. The inscription also contained a record of Coriantumr’s ancestors who had come out from the tower of Babel (Ether 1:3) and the judgments of God that had come upon his people over many centuries, including their destruction and the scattering of their bones in a land north of the land of Zarahemla (compare Mosiah 28:11–19).
“There Was a Large Stone…with Engravings on It”
Mosiah was a political leader and a prophet, as was his son and successor, Benjamin. When a large stone with an inscription was brought to him, he translated it or interpreted it through the gift and power of God. The inscription gave an account of Coriantumr, the last king of yet another people, the Jaredites (Ether 12:1; 13–15), who had been discovered by the people of Zarahemla and who had resided among them for “nine moons,” or nine months. The inscription also contained a record of Coriantumr’s ancestors who had come out from the tower of Babel (Ether 1:3) and the judgments of God that had come upon his people over many centuries, including their destruction and the scattering of their bones in a land north of the land of Zarahemla (compare Mosiah 28:11–19).