The Book of Ether

Now I Moroni will next give an account of those ancient inhabitants who were destroyed by the Lord’s hand in this northern land. I’m taking my account from the 24 plates found by Limhi’s people — and this is called the book of Ether. Because I believe the first part of this record is also part of the record of the Jews (which has to do with the creation of the world and Adam, and...

I Moroni have written the commandments given to me, based on my memory. And I’ve told you about the things I sealed up under the Lord’s care. So don’t translate them, since you’re forbidden to do so unless God in His wisdom decides otherwise. And then you’ll have the opportunity and direction to show the plates to those who help bring this book to light. The plates will be shown to three...

Now I’ll continue to give the record of Jared and his brother. After the Lord had prepared the stones that Jared’s brother had taken up to the mountain, he came down from the mountain and placed the stones in the ships, one at each end of the ships. And they gave light to their ships. So the Lord caused stones to give out light in the dark, to provide light for men, women, and children, so they...

Now I’ll continue with my record. Because of Akish and his friends’ secret alliance, they overthrew Omer’s kingdom. Still, the Lord was merciful to Omer, and to his children who didn’t want to kill him. The Lord warned Omer in a dream to leave the land. So Omer left the land with his family and traveled many days and came over and passed by the hill Shim and went over near the place where the...

Ether lived during Coriantumr’s rule, who was king over the whole land. Ether was a prophet of the Lord; therefore he came forward during Coriantumr’s time and began to prophesy to the people, since he couldn’t be restrained because of the Spirit of the Lord in him. He cried out from morning until the sun went down, urging the people to believe in God to bring them to repentance, so they wouldn’t...

Now I’ll conclude my record covering the destruction of the people I’ve been writing about. They rejected all of Ether’s words, since he truthfully told them everything from mankind’s beginning, and when the floodwaters receded from this land, it became a choice land better than all other places on earth, a land chosen by the Lord. Therefore the Lord requires everyone who lives there to follow...