“Chief captain of Nephite armies during the period 74 B.C. to 57 B.C., an extraordinarily difficult period of Nephite history. Appointed when he was only twenty-five years old (Alma 43:16–17), Moroni stood as a striking example of righteous leadership in a challenging time of war and internal strife (Alma 43–63)” (Largey, Book of Mormon Reference Companion, 556).