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Mosiah I, the grandfather, was a Nephite prophet who led the Nephites from the land of Nephi to the land of Zarahemla and was later appointed king. He was the father of King Benjamin. Mosiah II, the grandson, was Benjamin's son and was king of the Nephite nation from about 124 BC to 91 BC. The Book of Mosiah is named after Mosiah II, the grandson.

King Mosiah I

The history of the King Mosiah I is limited to Amaleki's account in the Book of Omni (Omni 1:12-23).

Following a period of "much war and contention between ... the Nephites, and the Lamanites" (Omni 1:10), Mosiah I was "warned of the Lord that he should flee out of the land of Nephi, and as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord should also depart out of the land with him, into the wilderness" (Omni 1:12). The journey led them to the land of Zarahemla, inhabited by a group of people who had come from Jerusalem at the "time that Zedekiah, king of Judah, was carried away captive into Babylon" (Omni 1:15). The two groups united and appointed Mosiah as their king.

Mosiah I also translated engravings found on a stone which gave an account of the Jaredites, another people who had previously inhabited the area.

He was succeeded by his son, Benjamin.

King Mosiah II

The book of Mosiah is named after this king. Mosiah continued the righteous rule of his father, King Benjamin, and his grandfather King Mosiah 1. He had the ability to interpret languages, as detailed in Mosiah 8 and Mosiah 28.

Mosiah instituted a new governing system of judges after all of his sons refused to succeed him. After Mosiah's death in approximately 91 BC, a council of elected judges governed the land until Christ appeared (see Mosiah 29).

• Book of Mormon online: Mosiah 2