>[!Properties]+ Resources >[Gospel Library](https://churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/6?lang=eng) | [Citation Index](https://scriptures.byu.edu/#0d406::c0d406) >>[!AI]- AI Context >>Narrated as historical events in the land of Zarahemla, immediately after King Benjamin's address to his assembled people, focusing on the orderly transition of leadership and spiritual continuity to his son Mosiah. > >>[!AI]- AI Child Summary >>A good king named Benjamin picks his son Mosiah to be the new king and gives him special books with important stories. Then teachers are chosen to help everyone remember to be kind and follow God, and the people live happily together. > >>[!AI]- AI Summary >>Following his teachings, King Benjamin confers the kingdom and sacred records to his son Mosiah, who begins his reign in righteousness [[Mosiah 6#1|v1-3 — 'transfer of kingship and records']][[Mosiah 6#2|]][[Mosiah 6#3|]]. Priests are appointed to instruct the people, ensuring they remain diligent and avoid iniquity [[Mosiah 6#3|v3 — 'appointing priests for teaching']]. Benjamin lives three more years before passing, after which Mosiah's rule brings prosperity, peace, and agricultural abundance to the land [[Mosiah 6#4|v4-7 — 'righteous reign and prosperity']][[Mosiah 6#5|]][[Mosiah 6#6|]][[Mosiah 6#7|]]. > >#Gospel/Leadership #Gospel/RecordKeeping #Gospel/RighteousReign ###### 1 1 And now, king Benjamin thought it was expedient, after having finished speaking to the people, that he should take the names of all those who had entered into a covenant with God to keep his commandments. ###### 2 2 And it came to pass that there was not one soul, except it were little children, but who had entered into the covenant and had taken upon them the name of Christ. ###### 3 3 And again, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had made an end of all these things, and had consecrated his son Mosiah to be a ruler and a king over his people, and had given him all the charges concerning the kingdom, and also had appointed priests to teach the people, that thereby they might hear and know the commandments of God, and to stir them up in remembrance of the oath which they had made, he dismissed the multitude, and they returned, every one, according to their families, to their own houses. ###### 4 4 And Mosiah began to reign in his father's stead. And he began to reign in the thirtieth year of his age, making in the whole, about four hundred and seventy-six years from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem. ###### 5 5 And king Benjamin lived three years and he died. ###### 6 6 And it came to pass that king Mosiah did walk in the ways of the Lord, and did observe his judgments and his statutes, and did keep his commandments in all things whatsoever he commanded him. ###### 7 7 And king Mosiah did cause his people that they should till the earth. And he also, himself, did till the earth, that thereby he might not become burdensome to his people, that he might do according to that which his father had done in all things. And there was no contention among all his people for the space of three years.