It is easy to get caught up in the imperfections of things, and it is even easier sometimes to get caught up in the imperfections of people. One of my favorite quotes is, "The church is true, people are not." People make mistakes. That is why it is not only important to judge things with your mind, but also with your heart.
Mormon, who had to abridge hundreds and hundreds of years of history to create the Book of Mormon as we know it today did not necessarily make it easy. Sometimes he left out information that might have been useful, and at other times his wording can be confusing. Nonetheless, it is not beneficial to get caught up in what perhaps seems to be inconsistencies in the book. Mormon spent most of his life compiling the Book of Mormon and he did his best. The book is a "marvelous work and a wonder" but as a mortal being, Mormon was unable to rid the book of every imperfection or confusing phrase.
Notice the last part of the verse, "Were it possible, I would make all things known unto you" (italics added). Moroni has a great desire for us to know what he knows and beyond, but he realizes that the power lies not in him to open our eyes. Only we have the power to open our eyes and expand our vision, and we cannot do that if we get stuck in the imperfections of men that lay before us. We must look beyond.
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