"And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father! And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!" (D&C 18:15-16)

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(2.) ALLEGORY SYMBOLISM REPEATED:
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As a harmonic or echo of the allegory of the olive tree, Enos reminds us that records can help future generations, even if the future generations descend from present unbelievers. Again, in a lesson of faith in the Lord, he knows that the records of the Nephites and the Lamanites would be saved.

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(3.) ROOTS REACH BACK TO A CITY OF THE LORD:
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In closing his account, Enos reaches back to his roots to where his forefathers came from, Jerusalem, the City of the Lord. Then in a fitting conclusion, he anticipates entering into the mansions of his Heavenly Father.

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(4.) PARALLELS OF ANCIENT/MODERN ISRAELITES:
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In Jarom, written by Enos’ son, I find an interesting parallel to modern Israel. Jarom’s reminder that, notwithstanding the "hardness of their hearts," the Lord is exceedingly merciful. Israel’s people do not remember who their Lord Jehovah is (even so, they keep the Sabbath day better than most peoples I know). They are surrounded by proclaimed enemies, yet they are protected. They are becoming prosperous and definitely fine in their workmanship (and weaponry). At the same time, a growing society of "believers" is apparent with an estimated thirty-thousand "Messianic" Jews among the more than five million inhabitants in Israel. For both, the believers and others, a growing expectance of the Messiah is also evident.

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(5.) CHAPTERS ECHOED IN MODERN ISRAEL:
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The words of Omni, Amaron, Chemish, Abinadom and Amaleki also seem to be reflected in Israel’s modern times. Israel’s valiant officers unabashedly say that they are not "observant" in keeping religious laws yet, like Omni, they keep connected to "God’s line." They, as these Book of Mormon writers, may be more religious than they openly express. A case in point is a story of General Moshe Dayan. When asked if he believed in miracles, he responded, "No, we just count on them!"

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(6.) FINDING SCATTERED ISRAELITES:
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Israel’s high interest in its scattered relatives is another parallel to Mosiah finding a lost part of those who left Jerusalem. There are close to thirty-thousand Ethiopian (black) Jews who did not know of the existence of other Jews (white) in the world. An effort to have them "catch up" with Jewish history is similar to the discovery of the people of Zarahemla.

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(7.) DOES HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF?
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As mentioned at the beginning of this lesson supplement, scripture is not intended to be a running history. Scriptures contain historical pictures and accounts that make a lesson or doctrine more "viable" and more understandable. The wisdom of God, as shown by his prophets, is eternal and has a wonderful way of connecting the past with the present in order for us to prepare for the future.