What if the Book of Mormon is not simply a record of ancient peoples—but a royal treaty between God and His people?

Ancient Near Eastern kings made covenants with their subjects to secure loyalty and peace. Those treaties followed a set pattern: the king identified himself, recalled his saving acts, set out laws, called witnesses, and sealed the document in a temple.

Moroni’s Title Page follows that same structure—word for word. It identifies the divine Suzerain (“the Lord”), recalls His mercy (“what great things the Lord hath done”), and assures His people that they are “not cast off forever.”

From there, the rest of the Book of Mormon unfolds like the covenant’s second half: covenant expectation for loyalty (laws and commandments), witnesses, blessings, and renewal. Even Moroni 10 reads like the treaty’s closing ceremony—sealed record, divine witness, and invitation to read and remember.

When you see the Book of Mormon through this lens, it stops being only a book of history. It becomes the living covenant between the King and His people—a binding promise of grace and a call to loyal love.