tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post9116597733513390504..comments2022-11-04T09:58:53.818-04:00Comments on Warfare and the Book of Mormon: Fatal Terrain in The Book of MormonMorgan Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-80897193403720975932009-12-15T19:01:04.837-05:002009-12-15T19:01:04.837-05:00On the comment at hand, I can think of two example...On the comment at hand, I can think of two examples (Alma 43-44 and 52) where the Lamanites fought with "exceeding fury" because they were trapped. You could argue that Moroni put the Lamanites on fatal terrain with dangerous results. In fact, the battle in Alma 52 had Moroni getting wounded trying to prevent the breakthrough of Lamanite forces and their Zoramite chief captain. I Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-78306818070741906632009-12-15T18:58:33.662-05:002009-12-15T18:58:33.662-05:00You make a good point about using their women to s...You make a good point about using their women to save them. I need to look it a bit more, but that would be an interesting post. I think at least partially there was some sort of ritual/tributory relationship where they could "get away" with that when they couldn't in other situations. <br /><br />Thanks for the comments all.Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-43075922855460470692009-12-15T18:52:07.989-05:002009-12-15T18:52:07.989-05:00I think that you are right on, considering all tha...I think that you are right on, considering all that would inspire the Nephites at the bitter end was thoughts of their wives and children. (Religion, God, and freedom didn’t motivate them any more.)<br />But you also bring up an interesting point.<br /><br />“The soldiers of King Noah burned him at the stake for his order to abandon their families and his refusal to allow them to return.”<br /><Michaela Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862548434607769576.post-88198191739500686892009-12-15T15:26:48.691-05:002009-12-15T15:26:48.691-05:00I find that intriguing and have no doubt based of ...I find that intriguing and have no doubt based of my own research that the average Nephite soldier would need a boost.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.com