Interestingly enough, Mormon wrote this part right before he gave the records to his son way in 385AD (v1-2). He was searching through all the records he had in his possession and found stuff he liked because of the prophecies of Christ (v3-4). There is a lot that has happened, but he 'finishes' his record with the stuff from the plates of Nephi and his other knowledge (v5-6). He does this because he feels through the Spirit that it is the right thing to do for future generations to persuade them of Christ (v7-9).
There are many records by the kings that the spiritual small plates of Nephi were added to that have been preserved through the will of God (v10-11). King Benjamin was righteous and worked with holy prophets to protect his people against the Lamanite attacks (v12-16). There were false Christ's and stiffneckedness among the people that the prophets spoke harsh words to in order to establish peace in the land (v15-18).
It is so nice to read about a ruler who is just and righteous and who leads the people into peace through his labor. I'm not going to get all political on here or anything but I'm just saying it would be nice to see in today's world. Looking at how it is now, makes me have a strong testimony that righteous leadership is important. Not only nation wide, but locally and within organizations as well. That is all.
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