17 Therefore, awhen ye shall receive this record ye may know that the work of the Father has commenced upon all the face of the land.
19 And blessed is he that is found afaithful unto my name at the last day, for he shall be blifted up to dwell in the kingdom prepared for him cfrom the foundation of the world. And behold it is I that hath spoken it. Amen.
THE BOOK OF ETHER
CHAPTER 5
Three witnesses and the work itself shall stand as a testimony of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon.
1 And now I, Moroni, have written the words which were commanded me, according to my memory; and I have told you the things which I have asealed up; therefore touch them not in order that ye may translate; for that thing is forbidden you, except by and by it shall be wisdom in God.
2 And behold, ye may be privileged that ye may show the plates unto athose who shall assist to bring forth this work;
4 And in the mouth of three awitnesses shall these things be established; and the btestimony of three, and this work, in the which shall be shown forth the power of God and also his word, of which the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost bear record—and all this shall stand as a testimony against the world at the last day.
5 And if it so be that they repent and acome unto the Father in the name of Jesus, they shall be received into the kingdom of God.
6 And now, if I have no authority for these things, judge ye; for ye shall know that I have authority when ye shall see me, and we shall stand before God at the last day. Amen.
THE BOOK OF ETHER
CHAPTER 6
The Jaredite barges are driven by the winds to the promised land—The people praise the Lord for his goodness—Orihah is appointed king over them—Jared and his brother pass away in death.
1 And now I, Moroni, proceed to give the record of aJared and his brother.
2 For it came to pass after the Lord had prepared the astones which the brother of Jared had carried up into the mount, the brother of Jared came down out of the mount, and he did put forth the stones into the vessels which were prepared, one in each end thereof; and behold, they did give light unto the vessels.
3 And thus the Lord caused stones to shine in darkness, to give light unto men, women, and children, that they might not cross the great waters in darkness.
4 And it came to pass that when they had prepared all manner of afood, that thereby they might subsist upon the water, and also food for their flocks and herds, and bwhatsoever beast or animal or fowl that they should carry with them—and it came to pass that when they had done all these things they got aboard of their vessels or barges, and set forth into the sea, commending themselves unto the Lord their God.
6 And it came to pass that they were many times buried in the depths of the sea, because of the mountain waves which broke upon them, and also the great and terrible tempests which were caused by the fierceness of the wind.
7 And it came to pass that when they were buried in the deep there was no water that could hurt them, their vessels being atight like unto a dish, and also they were tight like unto the bark of Noah; therefore when they were encompassed about by many waters they did cry unto the Lord, and he did bring them forth again upon the top of the waters.
8 And it came to pass that the wind did never cease to blow towards the promised land while they were upon the waters; and thus they were adriven forth before the wind.
10 And thus they were driven forth; and no monster of the sea could break them, neither awhale that could mar them; and they did have light continually, whether it was above the water or under the water.
11 And thus they were driven forth, athree hundred and forty and four days upon the water.
12 And they did aland upon the shore of the bpromised land. And when they had set their feet upon the shores of the promised land they bowed themselves down upon the face of the land, and did humble themselves before the Lord, and did shed tears of joy before the Lord, because of the multitude of his ctender mercies over them.
14 And Jared had four asons; and they were called Jacom, and Gilgah, and Mahah, and Orihah.
16 And the afriends of Jared and his brother were in number about twenty and two souls; and they also begat sons and daughters before they came to the promised land; and therefore they began to be many.
17 And they were taught to awalk humbly before the Lord; and they were also btaught from on high.
I can't even imagine what it would be like to be tossed around at the mercies of the ocean for 344 days. Last month when we went on a cruise to Alaska several people were complaining of sea sickness and that was on a huge ship that hardly rocked. Plus we got off the ship almost all day every day. The brother of Jared and his his people endured "mountain waves and great and terrible tempests which were caused by the fierceness of the wind (verse 6.)" Don't you wonder how they got any sleep or what they ate those many months? What amazes me the most is that while they were enduring this they still thanked and praised the Lord all the day long and sang praises unto him. Wow. I am so humbled by their example!
I can't even imagine what it would be like to be tossed around at the mercies of the ocean for 344 days. Last month when we went on a cruise to Alaska several people were complaining of sea sickness and that was on a huge ship that hardly rocked. Plus we got off the ship almost all day every day. The brother of Jared and his his people endured "mountain waves and great and terrible tempests which were caused by the fierceness of the wind (verse 6.)" Don't you wonder how they got any sleep or what they ate those many months? What amazes me the most is that while they were enduring this they still thanked and praised the Lord all the day long and sang praises unto him. Wow. I am so humbled by their example!
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