Unit 99

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67 occurrences in 38 verses

Ether 1:4, 6, 34, 35, 36, 38,

Ether 2:4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 22,

Ether 3:1, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28,

Ether 4:1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 19

Ether 1:4

Therefore I do not write those things

which transpired from the days of Adam until that time;

but they are had upon the plates;

and whoso findeth them,

the same will have power that he may get the full account.

Ether 1:6

And on this wise do I give the account.

he that wrote this record was Ether,

and he was a descendant of Coriantor.

Ether 1:34

And the brother of Jared being a large and mighty man,

and a man highly favored of the Lord,

Jared, his brother, said unto him:

Cry unto the Lord,

that he will not confound us that we may not understand our words.

Ether 1:35

And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did cry unto the Lord,

and the Lord had compassion upon Jared;

therefore he did not confound the language of Jared;

and Jared and his brother were not confounded.

Ether 1:36

Then Jared said unto his brother:

Cry again unto the Lord,

and it may be that he will turn away his anger from them who are our friends,

that he confound not their language.

Ether 1:38

And it came to pass that Jared spake again unto his brother, saying:

Go and inquire of the Lord whether he will drive us out of the land,

and if he will drive us out of the land, cry unto him

whither we shall go.

And who knoweth but the Lord will carry us forth into a land

which is choice above all the earth?

And if it so be, let us be faithful unto the Lord,

that we may receive it for our inheritance.

Ether 2:4

And it came to pass that when they had come down into the valley of Nimrod

the Lord came down and talked with the brother of Jared;

and he was in a cloud, and the brother of Jared saw him not.

Ether 2:5

And it came to pass that the Lord commanded them

that they should go forth into the wilderness,

yea, into that quarter where there never had man been.

And it came to pass that the Lord did go before them,

and did talk with them as he stood in a cloud,

and gave directions whither they should travel.

Ether 2:7

And the Lord would not suffer

that they should stop beyond the sea in the wilderness,

but he would that they should come forth even unto the land of promise,

which was choice above all other lands,

which the Lord God had preserved for a righteous people.

Ether 2:8

And he had sworn in his wrath unto the brother of Jared,

that whoso should possess this land of promise,

from that time henceforth and forever,

should serve him, the true and only God,

or they should be swept off

when the fulness of his wrath should come upon them.

Ether 2:10

For behold, this is a land which is choice above all other lands;

wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve God or shall be swept off;

for it is the everlasting decree of God.

And it is not until the fulness of iniquity among the children of the land,

that they are swept off.

Ether 2:14

And it came to pass at the end of four years

that the Lord came again unto the brother of Jared,

and stood in a cloud and talked with him.

And for the space of three hours did the Lord talk with the brother of Jared,

and chastened him because he remembered not to call upon the name of the Lord.

Ether 2:15

And the brother of Jared repented of the evil which he had done,

and did call upon the name of the Lord

for his brethren who were with him.

And the Lord said unto him:

I will forgive thee and thy brethren of their sins;

but thou shalt not sin any more,

for ye shall remember that my Spirit will not always strive with man;

wherefore, if ye will sin until ye are fully ripe

ye shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord.

And these are my thoughts upon the land

which I shall give you for your inheritance;

for it shall be a land choice above all other lands.

Ether 2:22

And he cried again unto the Lord saying:

O Lord, behold I have done even as thou hast commanded me;

and I have prepared the vessels for my people,

and behold there is no light in them.

Behold, O Lord, wilt thou suffer that we shall cross this great water in darkness?

Ether 3:1

And it came to pass that the brother of Jared,

(now the number of the vessels which had been prepared was eight)

went forth unto the mount,

which they called the mount Shelem, because of its exceeding height,

and did molten out of a rock sixteen small stones;

and they were white and clear, even as transparent glass;

and he did carry them in his hands upon the top of the mount,

and cried again unto the Lord, saying:

Ether 3:6

And it came to pass that when the brother of Jared had said these words,

behold, the Lord stretched forth his hand

and touched the stones one by one with his finger.

And the veil was taken from off the eyes of the brother of Jared,

and he saw the finger of the Lord;

and it was as the finger of a man, like unto flesh and blood;

and the brother of Jared fell down before the Lord,

for he was struck with fear.

Ether 3:8

And he saith unto the Lord:

I saw the finger of the Lord,

and I feared lest he should smite me;

for I knew not that the Lord had flesh and blood.

Ether 3:10

And he answered: Nay; Lord,

show thyself unto me.

Ether 3:12

And he answered: Yea, Lord,

I know that thou speakest the truth,

for thou art a God of truth, and canst not lie.

Ether 3:13

And when he had said these words,

behold, the Lord showed himself unto him, and said:

Because thou knowest these things ye are redeemed from the fall;

therefore ye are brought back into my presence;

therefore I show myself unto you.

Ether 3:14

Behold, I am he who was prepared

from the foundation of the world

to redeem my people.

Behold, I am Jesus Christ.

I am the Father and the Son.

In me shall all mankind have life, and that eternally,

even they who shall believe on my name;

and they shall become my sons and my daughters.

Ether 3:17

And now, as I, Moroni, said

I could not make a full account of these things which are written,

therefore it sufficeth me to say

that Jesus showed himself unto this man in the spirit,

even after the manner and in the likeness of the same body

even as he showed himself unto the Nephites.

Ether 3:18

And he ministered unto him

even as he ministered unto the Nephites;

and all this, that this man might know that he was God,

because of the many great works which the Lord had showed unto him.

Ether 3:19

And because of the knowledge of this man

he could not be kept from beholding within the veil;

and he saw the finger of Jesus,

which, when he saw, he fell with fear;

for he knew that it was the finger of the Lord;

and he had faith no longer,

for he knew, nothing doubting.

Ether 3:20

Wherefore, having this perfect knowledge of God,

he could not be kept from within the veil;

therefore he saw Jesus; and he did minister unto him.

Ether 3:25

And when the Lord had said these words,

he showed unto the brother of Jared

all the inhabitants of the earth which had been,

and also all that would be;

and he withheld them not from his sight,

even unto the ends of the earth.

Ether 3:26

For he had said unto him in times before,

that if he would believe in him that he could show unto him all things —

it should be shown unto him;

therefore the Lord could not withhold anything from him,

for he knew that the Lord could show him all things.

Ether 3:28

And it came to pass that the Lord commanded him

that he should seal up the two stones which he had received,

and show them not, until the Lord should show them unto the children of men.

Ether 4:1

And the Lord commanded the brother of Jared

to go down out of the mount from the presence of the Lord,

and write the things which he had seen;

and they were forbidden to come unto the children of men

until after that he should be lifted up upon the cross;

and for this cause did king Mosiah keep them,

that they should not come unto the world

until after Christ should show himself unto his people.

Ether 4:2

And after Christ truly had showed himself unto his people

he commanded that they should be made manifest.

Ether 4:5

Wherefore the Lord hath commanded me to write them;

and I have written them.

And he commanded me that I should seal them up;

and he also hath commanded that I should seal up the interpretation thereof;

wherefore I have sealed up the interpreters,

according to the commandment of the Lord.

Ether 4:8

And he that will contend against the word of the Lord, let him be accursed;

and he that shall deny these things, let him be accursed;

for unto them will I show no greater things, saith Jesus Christ;

for I am he who speaketh.

Ether 4:10

And he that believeth not my words believeth not my disciples;

and if it so be that I do not speak, judge ye;

for ye shall know that it is I that speaketh,

at the last day.

Ether 4:11

But he that believeth these things which I have spoken,

him will I visit with the manifestations of my Spirit,

and he shall know and bear record.

For because of my Spirit he shall know that these things are true;

for it persuadeth men to do good.

Ether 4:12

And whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do good is of me;

for good cometh of none save it be of me.

I am the same that leadeth men to all good;

he that will not believe my words will not believe me — that I am;

and he that will not believe me will not believe the Father who sent me.

For behold, I am the Father,

I am the light, and the life, and the truth of the world.

Ether 4:15

Behold, when ye shall rend that veil of unbelief

which doth cause you to remain in your awful state of wickedness,

and hardness of heart, and blindness of mind,

then shall the great and marvelous things

which have been hid up from the foundation of the world from you —

yea, when ye shall call upon the Father in my name,

with a broken heart and a contrite spirit,

then shall ye know that the Father hath remembered the covenant

which he made unto your fathers, O house of Israel.

Ether 4:18

Therefore, repent all ye ends of the earth,

and come unto me, and believe in my gospel,

and be baptized in my name;

for he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;

but he that believeth not shall be damned;

and signs shall follow them that believe in my name.

Ether 4:19

And blessed is he that is found faithful unto my name at the last day,

for he shall be lifted up to dwell in the kingdom

prepared for him from the foundation of the world.

And behold it is I that hath spoken it.

Amen.