Alma 48

You can't read this chapter with admiring Captain Moroni. No doubt he was a
bigger than life hero who is one of those rare ones that we only see every
so often in history. There's no doubt Mormon, who himself became a
commanders of the armies at age 15, had great admiration for him Look at
the adjectives he uses to describe Moroni: perfect understanding, heart full
of thanksgiving, labored exceedingly for the people's welfare and safety,
firm in the faith, a keeper of his oaths, some who if everyone were like
him, the powers of hell would shake and Satan would be powerless over
people. He was a great warrior but did not enjoy shedding the blood of his
enemies. The individuality of Moroni is remarkable. I would think that he
was to the Nephites something like what George Washington was to the people
of his time and to us today, a real hero.