Moroni
person in the Book of Mormon; last Nephite prophet; according to Mormon teachings, appeared to Joseph Smith as an angel
Moroni is a character in the Book of Mormon that was the final member of his people before they were all killed. Mormons believe that Moroni later appeared to Joseph Smith as an angel and gave him the Golden Plates from which Joseph translated the Book of Mormon.
He is also the figure of the angel that is plated in gold and which sits on top of all Mormon temples.
