11 And Ethem, being a descendant of Ahah, did obtain the kingdom; and he also did do that which was wicked in his days. 12 And it came to pass that in the days of Ethem there came many prophets, and prophesied again unto the people; yea, they did prophesy that the Lord would utterly
adestroy them from off the face of the earth except they repented of their iniquities.
13 And it came to pass that the people hardened their hearts, and would not
ahearken unto their words; and the prophets
bmourned and withdrew from among the people.
14 And it came to pass that Ethem did execute judgment in wickedness all his days; and he begat Moron. And it came to pass that Moron did reign in his stead; and Moron did that which was wicked before the Lord.
15 And it came to pass that there arose a
arebellion among the people, because of that secret
bcombination which was built up to get power and gain; and there arose a mighty man among them in iniquity, and gave battle unto Moron, in which he did overthrow the half of the kingdom; and he did maintain the half of the kingdom for many years.
16 And it came to pass that Moron did overthrow him, and did obtain the kingdom again.
17 And it came to pass that there arose another mighty man; and he was a descendant of the brother of Jared.
18 And it came to pass that he did overthrow Moron and obtain the kingdom; wherefore, Moron dwelt in
acaptivity all the remainder of his days; and he begat Coriantor.
19 And it came to pass that Coriantor dwelt in captivity all his days.
20 And in the days of Coriantor there also came many prophets, and prophesied of great and marvelous things, and cried repentance unto the people, and except they should repent the Lord God would execute
ajudgment against them to their utter destruction;
21 And that the Lord God would send or bring forth
aanother people to possess the
bland, by his power, after the manner by which he brought their fathers.
22 And they did
areject all the words of the prophets, because of their
bsecret society and wicked abominations.
23 And it came to pass that Coriantor begat aEther, and he died, having dwelt in captivity all his days. THE BOOK OF ETHER
CHAPTER 12
The prophet Ether exhorts the people to believe in God—Moroni recounts the wonders and marvels done by faith—Faith enabled the brother of Jared to see Christ—The Lord gives men weaknesses that they may be humble—The brother of Jared moved Mount Zerin by faith—Faith, hope, and charity are essential to salvation—Moroni saw Jesus face to face.
1
And it came to pass that the days of Ether were in the days of
aCoriantumr; and Coriantumr was king over all the land.
2 And
aEther was a prophet of the Lord; wherefore Ether came forth in the days of Coriantumr, and began to prophesy unto the people, for he could not be
brestrained because of the Spirit of the Lord which was in him.
3 For he did
acry from the
bmorning, even until the going down of the sun, exhorting the people to believe in God unto repentance lest they should be
cdestroyed, saying unto them that
dby efaith all things are fulfilled—
4 Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with
asurety bhope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which
chope cometh of
dfaith, maketh an
eanchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in
fgood works, being led to
gglorify God.
5 And it came to pass that Ether did prophesy great and marvelous things unto the people, which they did not believe, because they
asaw them not.
6
And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that afaith is things which are bhoped for and cnot seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no dwitness until after the etrial of your faith. 7 For it was by faith that Christ showed himself unto our fathers, after he had risen from the dead; and he showed not himself unto them until after they had faith in him; wherefore, it must needs be that some had faith in him, for he showed himself
anot unto the world.
8 But because of the faith of men he has shown himself unto the world, and glorified the name of the Father, and prepared a way that thereby others might be partakers of the heavenly gift, that they might hope for those things which they have not seen.
9 Wherefore, ye may also have hope, and be partakers of the gift, if ye will but have faith.
10 Behold it was by faith that they of old were
acalled after the holy order of God.
11 Wherefore, by faith was the law of Moses given. But in the
agift of his Son hath God prepared a more
bexcellent way; and it is by faith that it hath been fulfilled.
12 For if there be no
afaith among the children of men God can do no
bmiracle among them; wherefore, he showed not himself until after their faith.
13 Behold, it was the faith of Alma and Amulek that caused the
aprison to tumble to the earth.
14 Behold, it was the faith of Nephi and Lehi that wrought the
achange upon the Lamanites, that they were baptized with fire and with the
bHoly Ghost.
15 Behold, it was the faith of
aAmmon and his brethren which
bwrought so great a miracle among the Lamanites.
16 Yea, and even all they who wrought amiracles wrought them by bfaith, even those who were before Christ and also those who were after.Ether chapter 12 is truly a scriptural jewel. The review of all the men of faith we have read about in earlier parts of the Book of Mormon and how they used their faith to obtain great miracles is so inspirational. The discussion and definition of faith is so well written and truly poetic. I found a quote in connection with this chapter that I feel is important because it helps us to know what actual actions we can take in our lives today to exhibit faith. I hope you are as inspired by it as I am!“Faith is needed as much as ever before. Little can we see. We know not what the morrow will bring. Accidents, sickness, even death seem to hover over us continually. Little do we know when they might strike.
“It takes faith—unseeing faith—for young people to proceed immediately with their family responsibilities in the face of financial uncertainties. It takes faith for the young woman to bear her family instead of accepting employment, especially when schooling for the young husband is to be finished. It takes faith to observe the Sabbath when ‘time and a half’ can be had working, when profit can be made, when merchandise can be sold. It takes a great faith to pay tithes when funds are scarce and demands are great. It takes faith to fast and have family prayers and to observe the Word of Wisdom. It takes faith to do home teaching, stake missionary work, and other service, when sacrifice is required. It takes faith to fill full-time missions. But know this—that all these are of the planting, while faithful, devout families, spiritual security, peace, and eternal life are the harvest” (Faith Precedes the Miracle, pp. 3–5, 10–11).
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