War and Peace

As I've been reading through the war chapters, I have noticed something that has slipped by me before. As great as Moroni and Helaman were as warriors, they never delighted in the shedding of blood. Each time they had an advantage over the Lamanites, they gave them the chance to give up their weapons of was and make an oath not to fight anymore. If the Lamanites were willing to do those things, Moroni was happy to let them go in peace. If not, then he had his armies slay them. That reminds me that sometimes there are things that we have to do that are not pleasant, like disciplining children or correcting someone we supervise at work but we don't have to delight in causing people to be disappointed or sad. When I need to discipline children at work, I try to remember the counsel in the Doctrine and Covenants to "show forth an increase of love towards him whom thou hast reproved, lest he esteem thee to be thine enemy." I think that Moroni was very willing to show mercy and to be fair in the very difficult situation of war. I wonder if he enjoyed his job!