Now this great loss of the Nephites, and the great slaughter which was among them, would not have happened had it not been for their wickedness and their abomination which was among them; yea, and it was among those also who professed to belong to the church of God.
Once again Mormon uses the term "those who professed to belong to the church." Apparently many claimed membership in the church but did not abide fully by the laws and teachings of the church. They were hypocrites, members in name only, scribes and Pharisees who put on a great show but were full of sin. Their masked wickedness contributed to the downfall of the Nephite people. The warning for us is clear. Be watchful for hypocrites in the latter-day church, and do not become one ourselves.
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