In Moroni 10:1, Moroni states that "more than four hundred and twenty years have passed away since the sign was given of the coming of Christ." Just how much time beyond 420 years is not mentioned, but the year was most probably 421 A.S. It is interesting to ponder whether this apparent impreciseness of Moroni regarding the exact ending of the year might not be related to the radical change of seasons in North America (New York) as compared with Mesoamerica. [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes]