And now it came to pass that when Moroni, who was the chief commander of the armies of the Nephites, had heard of these dissensions, he was angry with Amalickiah. [i]1699[/i] And it came to pass that he rent his coat; [i]3204[/i] and he took a piece thereof, and wrote upon it, [i]1700[/i] [i]2053[/i] [i]2946[/i]
“In memory of our God,
_our religion,
_and freedom,
_and our peace,
_our wives,
_and our children”
And he fastened it upon the end of a pole. [i]2947[/i]