6:6 - "...therefore I made this record out of the plates of Nephi, and hid up in the hill Cumorah all the records which had been entrusted to me by the hand of the Lord, save it were these few plates which I gave unto my son Moroni..."
Mormon gave a few plates to Moroni and hid up the rest in the hill. There are so many records and lessons that we haven't read or seen, and maybe one day we may see them.
We need to learn what we can now from what we do have - then we will be opening ourselves to receive and learn more.
6:16 - "...And my soul was rent with anguish, because of the slain of my people..."
Mormon, even after all he could do, was rejected by his people. The Nephites rejected his teachings, as well as the teachings of the Lord. That's very sad (Alma 8:8-11).
We must accept and not reject the Lord. If we do this, we will be blessed.
6:17-18 - "...how could ye have rejected that Jesus, who stood with open arms to receive you! Behold, if ye had not done this, ye would not have fallen..."
If we faithfully accept Jesus, we will receive a great blessing in that we will not fall. This is a huge blessing, as we live in such a wicked world now! We can use all the help we can get.
6:22 - "...O that ye had repented before this great destruction had come upon you..."
If we will repent now, it may not be too late. It's an over-arching theme of Mormon throughout the Book of Mormon, and is continually taught by prophets throughout history and in our day.
We must repent to receive these blessings.
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