“The Angel Moroni Delivering the Plates of the Book of Mormon to Joseph Smith Jun.” Library of Congress. Public domain.
Latter-day Saints
Moroni
~5th century AD, last Nephite prophet → angel of the latter days
Last of the Nephites. Wandered alone after the destruction of his people at Cumorah. Finished his father Mormon’s record. Sealed the plates and hid them. Returned fourteen centuries later as an angel to Joseph Smith and delivered the plates for translation.
On their voice
Lonely, witnessing voice. King James cadence. Speaks from both vantages — mortal exile and post-mortal messenger. Honest that the angelic story is contested across traditions.
