Unit 99

Lord

78 occurrences in 48 verses

Ether 1:1, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,

Ether 2:4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,

Ether 3:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28,

Ether 4:1, 5, 6, 7, 8

Ether 1:1

And now I, Moroni, proceed to give an account

of those ancient inhabitants who were destroyed by the hand of the Lord

upon the face of this north country.

Ether 1:33

Which Jared came forth

with his brother and their families,

with some others and their families,

from the great tower,

at the time the Lord confounded the language of the people,

and swore in his wrath

that they should be scattered upon all the face of the earth;

and according to the word of the Lord the people were scattered.

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 1:37

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

and the Lord had compassion upon their friends and their families also,

that they were not confounded.

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 1:39

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

according to that which had been spoken by the mouth of Jared.

Ether 1:40

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

and had compassion upon him, and said unto him:

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 2:6

And it came to pass that they did travel in the wilderness,

and did build barges, in which they did cross many waters,

being directed continually by the hand of the Lord.

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 2:13

And now I proceed with my record;

for behold, it came to pass that the Lord did bring Jared and his brethren forth

even to that great sea which divideth the lands.

And as they came to the sea they pitched their tents;

and they called the name of the place Moriancumer;

and they dwelt in tents,

and dwelt in tents upon the seashore for the space of four years.

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 2:16

And the Lord said:

Go to work and build, after the manner of barges which ye have hitherto built.

And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did go to work, and also his brethren,

and built barges after the manner which they had built,

according to the instructions of the Lord.

And they were small, and they were light upon the water,

even like unto the lightness of a fowl upon the water.

Ether 2:18

And it came to pass that the brother of Jared cried unto the Lord, saying:

O Lord, I have performed the work which thou hast commanded me,

and I have made the barges according as thou hast directed me.

Ether 2:19

And behold, O Lord, in them there is no light;

whither shall we steer?

And also we shall perish,

for in them we cannot breathe,

save it is the air which is in them;

therefore we shall perish.

Ether 2:20

And the Lord said unto the brother of Jared:

Behold, thou shalt make a hole in the top,

and also in the bottom;

and when thou shalt suffer for air

thou shalt unstop the hole and receive air.

And if it be so that the water come in upon thee,

behold, ye shall stop the hole,

that ye may not perish in the flood.

Ether 2:21

And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did so,

according as the Lord had commanded.

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 2:23

And the Lord said unto the brother of Jared:

What will ye that I should do that ye may have light in your vessels?

For behold, ye cannot have windows,

for they will be dashed in pieces;

neither shall ye take fire with you,

for ye shall not go by the light of fire.

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 3:2

O Lord, thou hast said that we must be encompassed about by the floods.

Now behold, O Lord, and do not be angry with thy servant

because of his weakness before thee;

for we know that thou art holy and dwellest in the heavens,

and that we are unworthy before thee;

because of the fall our natures have become evil continually;

nevertheless, O Lord, thou hast given us a commandment

that we must call upon thee,

that from thee we may receive according to our desires.

Ether 3:3

Behold, O Lord, thou hast smitten us because of our iniquity,

and hast driven us forth,

and for these many years we have been in the wilderness;

nevertheless, thou hast been merciful unto us.

O Lord, look upon me in pity,

and turn away thine anger from this thy people,

and suffer not that they shall go forth across this raging deep in darkness;

but behold these things which I have molten out of the rock.

Ether 3:4

And I know, O Lord, that thou hast all power,

and can do whatsoever thou wilt for the benefit of man;

therefore touch these stones, O Lord, with thy finger,

and prepare them that they may shine forth in darkness;

and they shall shine forth unto us in the vessels which we have prepared,

that we may have light while we shall cross the sea.

Ether 3:5

Behold, O Lord, thou canst do this.

We know that thou art able to show forth great power,

which looks small unto the understanding of men.

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 3:7

And the Lord saw that the brother of Jared had fallen to the earth;

and the Lord said unto him: Arise,

why hast thou fallen?

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 3:9

And the Lord said unto him:

Because of thy faith thou hast seen

that I shall take upon me flesh and blood;

and never has man come before me with such exceeding faith as thou hast;

for were it not so ye could not have seen my finger.

Sawest thou more than this?

Ether 3:10

And he answered: Nay; Lord,

show thyself unto me.

Ether 3:11

And the Lord said unto him:

Believest thou the words which I shall speak?

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 3:18

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 3:21

And it came to pass that the Lord said unto the brother of Jared:

Behold, thou shalt not suffer these things which ye have seen and heard

to go forth unto the world,

until the time cometh that I shall glorify my name in the flesh;

wherefore, ye shall treasure up the things which ye have seen and heard,

and show it to no man.

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 3:27

And the Lord said unto him:

Write these things and seal them up;

and I will show them in mine own due time unto the children of men.

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 4:5

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 4:6

For the Lord said unto me:

They shall not go forth unto the Gentiles

until the day that they shall repent of their iniquity,

and become clean before the Lord.

Ether 4:7

And in that day that they shall exercise faith in me, saith the Lord,

even as the brother of Jared did,

that they may become sanctified in me,

then will I manifest unto them the things which the brother of Jared saw,

even to the unfolding unto them all my revelations,

saith Jesus Christ, the Son of God,

the Father of the heavens and of the earth, and all things that in them are.

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.