Tag: Ether

Ether 6It sounds like the society of the Jaredites was nearly Zion while Jared and his brother lived. they were taught from on high and multiplied and spread throughout the land.

Ether 4 – 5It is interesting to think of how little of the writings on the gold plates we have. 2/3 of the plates were sealed, and of the third that were not sealed we do not have the book of Lehi which might have covered 500 years of history in more depth than we…

Ether 3The stones that the Lord touched may not have been brilliant, they may have been more of a dull glow that would provide sufficient light in dark places. they probably worked the same as glow-in-the-dark materials today – storing energy in the light and exuding light in the darkness – except that with the…

Ether 2Notice that the Lord does not gather all the righteous together at all times. He had the city of Salem where the people were righteous at the same time as Abraham (and probably at the same time as the Jaredites leaving the tower) but He did not have them come together. he spread each…

Ether 1I wonder if Moroni received a command to compile the record of Ether or if he was studying the previous records and saw the command that those things should not go forth until after the Nephites were destroyed and realized that it was time.

Ether 14 – 15There was no central authority until Shiz gained enough strength to contend with Coriantumr – then all the people began to divide up to whichever camp they thought might win. They knew that if they did not choose a side they would be killed by whichever side discovered them. Shiz commanded his…

Ether 13We know that in the Millenium there will be various religions. Not everyone will be celestial. I think the way this will work with Christ n the earth is that the political capitol will be in the middle east and many will gravitate towards that capitol. They will live good lives, but not make…

Ether 12Only 5 verses of this chapter are about Ether. Moroni uses the 36 verses to explain what he felt was a very important truth. I think he would have written those 36 verses in response to verse 5 alone. When the Lord commanded Moroni to record the words of Ether and the brother of…

Ether 10 – 11I wonder how the people viewed their society when it was so close to its eventual collapse. I wonder if it looked to them anything like our society looks to us – full of problems, but still repairable.

Ether 8 – 9It is interesting to me that those who formed the secret combination to dethrone Omer got what they wanted in the short term (his kingdom) and then destroyed themselves. Omer was preserved by the Lord and in the end had his full kingdom restored to him without having to put up a…