“Prophesying of Things to Come”

Brant Gardner

From the record of Enos, we cannot be certain exactly what Enos preached. He says that he prophesied of "things to come," but does not say what those things were. From what Enos does say, however, we may speculate that those things concerned the ultimate fate of the Nephites. Certainly Enos' concerns over his brethren's future, and ultimate desire to preserve the records should the Nephites fail suggests that Enos had seen that ultimate eventuality. Enos would be prophesying of that coming fate, and exhorting his brethren to avoid it, to avail themselves of the promise of the Lord that he would visit them according to their actions. Therefore, if they would repent, all would be well with the. After this manner we might expect Enos to have preached.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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