The Book of Mormon

Alma 60:36

1830 Edition

Behold, I am Moroni, your Chief Captain. I seek not for power but to pull it down. I seek not for honor of the world, but for the glory of my God, and the freedom and welfare of my country. And thus I close mine epistle.

Changes

Behold, I am Moroni, your Cchief Ccaptain. I seek not for power, but to pull it down. I seek not for honor of the world, but for the glory of my God, and the freedom and welfare of my country. And thus I close mine epistle.

Simple English

I am Moroni, your Chief Captain. I don’t want power. I want to pull it down. I don’t want honor from the world. I want glory for my God and freedom and good for my country. This is the end of my letter.

Paraphrase

I am Moroni, your chief captain. I don’t seek power—I’m trying to tear it down. I don’t seek the honors of this world, but the glory of my God and the freedom and welfare of my country. This is the end of my letter.“