“With Their Numbers Which They Had Selected”

Brant Gardner

The missionary party was larger than four. We are not given the number, but simply that there was a number who accompanied them. This is a logical precaution for survival. Not only do the extra numbers allow for a larger number of hunters to supply food, but it provides a better defensive rotation for their encampments. This would be required not only for human, but for animal foes.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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