Moroni 8:10-16

Mormon makes it clear only those who are accountable are capable of sin need repentance and baptism. As to little children, King Benjamin taught, “And behold, when that time cometh, none shall be found blameless before God, except it be little children, only through repentance and faith on the name of the Lord God Omnipotent” (Mosiah 3:21).

But those who are capable of sin, will be held accountable. “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment” (Matthew 12:36).

Little children need no repentance nor baptism. Baptism is for those who repent and receive a remission of sins. “John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins” (Mark 1:4).

“And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins” (1 Nephi 25:26).

Little children are alive in Christ. If this were not true, God is a partial and changeable God. “But behold, I say unto you, that little children are redeemed from the foundation of the world through mine Only Begotten” (D&C 29:46).

He is a respecter of persons. Mormon asks how many little children have died without baptism. “And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him” (Ephesians 6:9).

“Wherefore, if little children could not be saved without baptism, these must have gone to an endless hell” (Moroni 8:13).

Anyone who claim little children need to be baptized “is in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity; for he hath neither faith, hope, nor charity; wherefore, should he be cut off while in the thought, he must go down to hell” (Moroni 8:14).

Those who say one child is saved because of baptism and the other is damned because he wasn’t baptized is in a state of awful wickedness.

Those that pervert the ways will perish lest they repent. Mormon makes it clear he speaks with authority from God. He has no fear of man. Perfect love casts out fear. “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment [GR correction, punishment]. He that feareth is not made perfect in love” (1 John 4:18).

“Godly fear is loving and trusting in Him. As we fear God more completely, we love Him more perfectly. And “perfect love casteth out all fear” (Moroni 8:16). I promise the bright light of godly fear will chase away the dark shadows of mortal fears (see D&C 50:25) as we look to the Savior, build upon Him as our foundation, and press forward on His covenant path with consecrated commitment.”[1]

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[1] Therefore They Hushed Their Fears, Elder David A. Bednar, April 2015 General Conference