Count Your Many Mormons: Mormons Personalized and Personal Messages in Mosiah 18 and 3Nephi5

by Nathan J. Arp

Overview

Abstract: The present work analyzes the narrative art Mormon employs, specifically Mormon's unique strategies for personalized and personal messaging, which can be seen in how Mormon connects the narration of the baptism at the waters of Mormon in Mosiah chapter 18 with his self- introductory material in 3 Nephi chapter 5. In these narratives, Mormon seems to simultaneously present an overt personalized message about Christ and a covert personal connection to Alma1 through the almost excessive repetition of his own name. Mormon discreetly plants evidence to suggest his intention for the careful re-reader to discover that Mormon was a 12th generation descendant of the first Alma. Mormon's use of personalizing and personal messages lends emotive power to his narratives and shines a light on Mormon's love for Christ's church.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163026494
Publisher:	Interpreter Foundation
Publication date:	11/19/2020
Series:	Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship , #41
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	948,325
File size:	355 KB

About the Author

Nathan J. Arp graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in Chinese language and literature. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nathan has been enamored by the Church’s scriptures for decades. He has been a longtime consumer of scholarly publications about the scriptures and is grateful for this opportunity to participate in the process of production. When not in an office cubicle, he can be found laughing with his wife, wrestling with their children, or playing with words.