“The Spirit inspires repentance [see Alma 7:9] … .
“When we begin to follow a path that will lead us to ultimate destruction and a wider spiritual separation from the Father, if we yield to the power and influence of the Holy Ghost, it will work on our hearts and souls to motivate and direct us to return to the path of the Father, to repent and cleanse our lives before the Lord. The essence of the purifying attributes of the Holy Ghost reside within us and entice us to cleanse our natural selves through repentance. … Yielding to the Holy Ghost and its influence will provide us the strength we need to bring true repentance into our lives” (Pew, “‘Yield Your Heart to God,’” 212).
Is the superscription preceding Moroni 9 part of the ancient record translated by Joseph Smith? The superscription to Moroni 9 was part of the ancient record translated by the Prophet Joseph Smith and dictated by him to his scribe. The superscription “reads, ‘The second epistle of Mormon to his son, Moroni.’ If the ninth chapter of the book of Moroni is considered ‘the second epistle,’ then this [superscription to chapter 9] seems to imply that chapter 8 of the book of Moroni is the first epistle” (Miner, Step by Step through the Book of Mormon).