Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central. See book of mormon central, why must a trial of faith precede a witness of truth. Lehi in the desert and the world of the jaredites, pp. If you arrive here after weve started, youre welcome to catchup or takeup right where we are. About 500 years before moroni made his abridgment of the sacred records, some of the people of limhi discovered the plates of ether as they were searching for the land of. Cultural commentary on the book of ether chapter 2 book. Book of mormon jaredite ocean journey is precisely the right length by currents certain things that might at first have appeared outrageous, on closer inspection have turned out to be right on target. Choose from 428 different sets of book of mormon ether 2 flashcards on quizlet. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Palmyra, known as swifts landing and tolland before being renamed palmyra, 1796. Mormon ether 3 nephi 4 nephi 1 nephi 2 nephi s book of mormon punch card book of the mormon intro witnesses moroni jarom omni jacob enos alma helaman words of mormon mosiah mormon ether 3 nephi 4.
Moroni retold their account, recorded on twentyfour plates of gold found by the people of limhi and. Tanner the book of ether is moroni 2s abbreviated account of the history of the jaredites, who came to the western hemisphere at the time of the great tower of babel and lived in the area later known as the nephite land northward, much earlier than lehis colony. The title refers to ether, a jaredite prophet who lived at the end of the time period covered by the book. Lesson 1 title page, introduction, and testimonies of the three and eight witnesses. In this article, we address factors that provide important perspectives on animals mentioned in the book of mormon. I always found this interesting since during my mission, i learned kekchi mayan dialect and the word for bee in kekchi is ser. The 6 days of warfare imply a much larger number they do not state.
The book of mormon tells the story of a family who traveled across the ocean to the american continent just after human languages were confounded at the tower of babel. The prophet joseph smith revealed the name in the following manner. Where in the book of mormon does moroni tell the future translator that there have to be 3 witnesses. Book of ether mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. Downloads female voice mp3 male voice mp3 entire book pdf footnotes.
The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon. Noah webster, american dictionary of the english language 1828, s. They engaged in 15 years of warfare which wiped out 18 million peoplea figure that makes ethers 2 million people ether 15. Book of mormon, 1830, page 566 the joseph smith papers. Book of mormon 1830ether wikisource, the free online. Of these, two refer to near eastern weapons of the early sixth century b. The book of mormon claims at least 2 million individuals, and an implication of at least 4 million. Jareds family and friends, or jaredites, travel to the northern valley, called nimrod, with their livestock, bird, fish and bees. And now i, moroni, proceed to give an account of those ancient inhabitants who were destroyed by the hand of the lord upon the face of this north country. The family was led by a man named jared and by his brother, who is simply called the brother of jared throughout the narrative.
The book is named for the prophet ether, who was the last prophet of the jaredites and who created a record of their history see ether 15. The jaredites prepare for their journey to a promised landit is a choice land whereon men must serve christ or be swept offthe lord talks to the brother of jared for three hoursthey build bargesthe lord asks the brother of jared. The biggest thing that strikes me about ether already, looking at it this way, is that the first several and the last few chapters all cover just a generation or two, while ether chapters 9 and 10 together cover nearly a thousand years, or the same span of time covered by. The book of mormon never says that the jaredites brought bees with them to the new world, only that they carried them during their old world travels. That means in a span of 840 to 16 years, this population starting with at most 11 couples was able to produce more humans than the entire world of 1 million people between.
The plates of ether and the covenant of the book of mormon. Fourth nephi through moroni, from zion to destruction. Honey, ecological nomadism versus epic heroism in ether. Jonathan arthur clarke for the mountain waves shall dash upon you. Nibley, teachings of the book of mormon, semester 4, pp. Mormon ether 3 nephi 4 nephi 1 nephi 2 nephi s book of mormon punch card book of the mormon intro witnesses moroni jacob enos jarom omni alma helaman words of mormon mosiah mormon ether 3 nephi 4. And as they came to the sea they pitched their tents. Donaldson, the plates of ether and the covenant of the book of mormon, in the book of mormon.
Preliminary comments on the sources behind the book of ether. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. And i take mine account from the twenty and four plates which were found by the people of limhi, which is called the book of ether. The jaredites arrive at the sea shore, and set up camp there, where they stay there for four years. The book of ether is one of the books that make up the book of mormon. The record of the jaredite nation in the 15 chapters of ether summarizes the tragic theme of the 15 books of the book of mormon and is a.
Steel is mentioned only five times in the book of mormon, once in the book of ether 7. Nevertheless, i will bring you up again out of the depths of the sea. The book of ether is at the end of the book of mormon to serve as the third leg in the covenantal triad and testify to book of mormon readers that they must serve god or be swept off the face of the land. And it came to pass that jared and his brother, and their families, and also the friends of jared and his brother and their families, went down into the valley which was northward, and the name of the valley was nimrod, being called after the. Moroni abridged this book from 24 gold plates called the plates of ether. The overarching book of mormon covenant to obey jesus christ as the god of the land fits a very old pattern lee l. Peterson, ether, book of, in book of mormon reference companion, ed. The book of ether tells of an ancient people the jaredites, descendants of jared and his companions who were led by god to the americas shortly after the destruction of the tower of babel. Learn book of mormon ether 2 with free interactive flashcards.
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