Tag: Ether

Ether 7Before the end of the reign of the their king the kingdom has already been divided and brought back together multiple times. The second king was taken captive by one of his sons and later restored to his throne by another son who became king after him. So far all the kings have been…

Ether 5 – 6Just as there is a special power in the Book of Mormon, there is a special power in the testimony of the three witnesses. Likewise there is a special power in the testimony of an apostle. The reason for this power is that each of those testimonies has been given by someone…

Ether 4What a spiritual feast it must have been for Mosiah to read the writings of the Brother of Jared as he translated the 24 plates and what a feast for the Nephites to read those writings after the coming of Christ. I can only imagine what a rich cultural knowledge of Christ the Nephites…

Ether 3I wonder if the two stones that the Lord gave the brother of Jared were from among the sixteen stones he had asked the Lord to light or if they were in addition to those sixteen.

Ether 14 – 15It must have been very frustrating for Coriantumr to discover when he finally decided to try repenting that he did not have the chance any longer for Shiz would not allow him to repent and the people would not follow him in repentance. If his household had been willing to follow him…

Ether 12 – 13I wonder how ether came out of captivity. Was it an open captivity such as being exiled to a quarantined area of land or was it a prison that he was released from? If prison I suspect he was released based on his lack of any interest in ruling (he was in…

Ether 10 – 11It sounds like Shez was an honorable man but not necessarily very knowledgable about the plan of salvation; that may be why his children were not righteous after him.

Ether 8 – 9It’s incredible to me that the daughter of Jared got the idea for the secret combination from the records that the people had brought from Babel – essentially their scripture but apparently too explicit on those matters. Then again, we know that Satan has been able to teach people of such ways…

Ether 3 – 4Is being redeemed from the fall, as the brother of Jared has here been declared to be, essentially the same as having his calling and election made sure? I would initially think the answer was “yes” but Joseph Smith was also brought back into the presence of the Lord (which is the…