Mormons Desires;

1. Mormon at a young age is give much responsibility to obtain sacred records. To be a leader and example in his life. 

• Perhaps the way Tori Fawson struggled for comfort and help as a young high school girl when her mom was diagnosed with cancer can reflect the way Mormon was given a lot to handle and be responsible for. Emotionally she had alot,  Mormons was physical. 

1. Plot: The Nephite are constantly engaged in war and turmoil with the Lamanites. The Nephites become boastful in themselves and their ability to fight, that when the Lamanites again attack they are able to inflict great pain upon them. 

• Julia had a constant war taking place with her cheer coaches that weren’t assisting the needs of her sister. The Nephites were not taking care of their spiritual and righteous needs. We 

1. Narrators point of view: Mormon 6; Mormon cries aloud in anguish for the actions and way of living of the Nephites. He has tried to stay out of things, but is alway brought back to assist them in efforts to save them from their wickedness. His heart aches for their souls.

• Josh Smith shares his experience of when the girl was killed and how the school mourned together and also came together to be healed and comforted. Mormon is in agony and mourning as well as frustrated with his people. He lacked the unity of others to help claim some of his troubles but he also felt the pain and tragedy as Josh and his classmates felt. 

1. Dialogue: Mormon 1: Ammaron directs Mormon in a grandfatherly way that he is a capable and worthy young man. He is to lead the people in the future. and obtain and care for the record of their people.

• Taylor Neuffer mentions how his summers in Idaho with his grandparents. They didn’t necessarily show the greatest of enthusiasm but it appears that he still knew they cared and wanted to help him in anyway possible. 

1. Mormon 7: Mormon asks and warns continually in his language to the people of the future. “Know ye that ye must” He is telling us of the things we must do. The things the Nephites didn’t do that frustrated him so bad to.  

• I can hear Elder Bailey give his true thoughts about the accident that occurred in Darren Tories post. Darren mentions how he “wasn’t afraid to raise his voice from the slightest irritation” Mormon I am convinced was willing to raise his voice when needed as well.