the Nephites. He testifies that the Nephites tried to "restore the Lamanites to the true faith in God", but that they were unsuccessful. He describes the Lamanites as having become "wild, and ferocious, and a blood-thirsty people". The Nephites, in contrast, are industrious at farming and herding, but Enos makes it clear that they were "stiffnecked" and continual preaching of the word of God was necessary to keep them from "going down speedily to destruction". At the close of his record, Enos testifies of his unshakeable faith in his Redeemer. Possible origin of the name The name "Enos" or "Enosh" (Hebrew: אֱנוֹשׁ) appears in at least two books of the Bible. It means "mortal man", in Hebrew, which Hugh Nibley remarks as being similar in definition to the name "Adam". In the Book of Genesis, Enos is the first son of Seth who figures in the Generations of Adam, and consequently referred to within the genealogies of Chronicles, and the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. See also Historicity of the Book of Mormon References Further reading External links Enos Prays Mightily (Book of Mormon Video) Book of Mormon prophets