To help students understand that Captain Moroni’s faith in
Christ and his devotion to the Savior were the key to his
character and the source of his greatness. Note: This
presentation is designed to be used with Mormon’s tribute of
Captain Moroni in Alma 48:11–18. Teach the Alma 43–48 scripture
block (possibly two or three days). Then use the video and
lesson activities with Mormon’s tribute to emphasize Moroni’s
great character as a follower of Christ. Before the Video Ask
students to name a few popular men and women they think are
heroes. You may wish to list them on the board. Have students
name the abilities these people possess that they think are
heroic. Discuss the qualities of a hero. (A hero is someone we
can pattern our lives after. A true hero should be a person of
high moral character.) If necessary, help students recognize
that some of the persons they named do not qualify as someone we
should pattern our lives after. Suggest that it might be
interesting to see if today’s popular heroes could mer