When Ammoron writes to Moroni requesting the exchange of
prisoners, Moroni takes heart, hoping that Ammoron will also be willing to
withdraw his forces into their own lands. Yet, Moroni’s language is sharp and forthright! He calls Ammoron a “child of hell.” He sets the conditions as follows: withdraw
your soldiers from the cities they have captured and return all of your armies
to your own country; return a father, mother, and their children in exchange
for one Lamanite prisoner. Ammoron will
not be dictated to. He brushes off Moroni’s
demands and sends back a few of his own.
He accepts the conditions of the actual prisoner exchange but refuses to
withdraw. This is a classic good vs.
evil showdown. Moroni is a type of
Christ, decrying hypocrisy and evil intensions, standing firm in the faith. He
knows that Ammoron will not accept his conditions because they are righteous. Ammoron is a type of Satan, denying his
guilt, bragging about his power and influence, and refusing to accept righteous
intensions or plans of fairness and good. A line is drawn in the sand.
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