Ether 6
1 And now I, Moroni, proceed to give the record of Jared and his brother.
2 For it came to pass after the Lord had prepared the stones 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 food, that
thereby they might subsist upon the water, and also food for their flocks and
herds, and whatsoever 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.
5 And it came to pass that the Lord God caused that there should be a
furious wind blow upon the face of the waters, towards the promised land;
and thus they were tossed upon the waves of the sea before the wind.
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 tight like unto a dish, and also
they were tight like unto the ark 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 driven
forth before the wind.
9 And they did sing praises unto the Lord; yea, the brother of Jared did sing
praises unto the Lord, and he did thank and praise the Lord all the day long;
and when the night came, they did not cease to praise the Lord.
10 And thus they were driven forth; and no monster of the sea could break
them, neither whale 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, three hundred and forty and four days
upon the water.
12 And they did land upon the shore of the promised 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 tender mercies over them.
13 And it came to pass that they went forth upon the face of the land, and
began to till the earth.
14 And Jared had four sons; and they were called Jacom, and Gilgah, and
Mahah, and Orihah.
15 And the brother of Jared also begat sons and daughters.
16 And the friends 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 walk humbly before the Lord; and they were
also taught from on high.
18 And it came to pass that they began to spread upon the face of the land,
and to multiply and to till the earth; and they did wax strong in the land.
19 And the brother of Jared began to be old, and saw that he must soon go
down to the grave; wherefore he said unto Jared: Let us gather together our
people that we may number them, that we may know of them what they will
desire of us before we go down to our graves.
20 And accordingly the people were gathered together. Now the number of
the sons and the daughters of the brother of Jared were twenty and two
souls; and the number of sons and daughters of Jared were twelve, he having
four sons.
21 And it came to pass that they did number their people; and after that they
had numbered them, they did desire of them the things which they would that
they should do before they went down to their graves.
22 And it came to pass that the people desired of them that they should
anoint one of their sons to be a king over them.
23 And now behold, this was grievous unto them. And the brother of Jared
said unto them: Surely this thing leadeth into captivity.
24 But Jared said unto his brother: Suffer them that they may have a king.
And therefore he said unto them: Choose ye out from among our sons a
king, even whom ye will.
25 And it came to pass that they chose even the firstborn of the brother of
Jared; and his name was Pagag. And it came to pass that he refused and
would not be their king. And the people would that his father should
constrain him, but his father would not; and he commanded them that they
should constrain no man to be their king.
26 And it came to pass that they chose all the brothers of Pagag, and they
would not.
27 And it came to pass that neither would the sons of Jared, even all save it
were one; and Orihah was anointed to be king over the people.
28 And he began to reign, and the people began to prosper; and they became
exceedingly rich.
29 And it came to pass that Jared died, and his brother also.
30 And it came to pass that Orihah did walk humbly before the Lord, and
did remember how great things the Lord had done for his father, and also
taught his people how great things the Lord had done for their fathers.