Ether

Prominent Ancestor
Coriantor

Citations

And on this wise do I give the account. He that wrote this record was Ether, and he was a descendant of Coriantor.
And it came to pass that Coriantor begat Ether, and he died, having dwelt in captivity all his days.
1 And it came to pass that the days of Ether were in the days of Coriantumr; and Coriantumr was king over all the land.
2 And Ether was a prophet of the Lord; wherefore Ether came forth in the days of Coriantumr, and began to prophesy unto the people, for he could not be restrained because of the Spirit of the Lord which was in him.
3 For he did cry from the morning, even until the going down of the sun, exhorting the people to believe in God unto repentance lest they should be destroyed, saying unto them that by faith all things are fulfilled—
4 Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God.
5 And it came to pass that Ether did prophesy great and marvelous things unto the people, which they did not believe, because they saw them not.
Ether teaches about the New Jerusalem in the promised land, and he is cast out by the Jaredites.
Nevertheless, Shiz did not cease to pursue Coriantumr; for he had sworn to avenge himself upon Coriantumr of the blood of his brother, who had been slain, and the word of the Lord which came to Ether that Coriantumr should not fall by the sword.
1) And it came to pass when Coriantumr had recovered of his wounds, he began to remember the words which Ether had spoken unto him.
12) And it came to pass that they did gather together all the people upon all the face of the land, who had not been slain, save it was Ether.
13) And it came to pass that Ether did behold all the doings of the people; and he beheld that the people who were for Coriantumr were gathered together to the army of Coriantumr; and the people who were for Shiz were gathered together to the army of Shiz.
33) And the Lord spake unto Ether, and said unto him: Go forth. And he went forth, and beheld that the words of the Lord had all been fulfilled; and he finished his record; (and the hundredth part I have not written) and he hid them in a manner that the people of Limhi did find them.
34) Now the last words which are written by Ether are these: Whether the Lord will that I be translated, or that I suffer the will of the Lord in the flesh, it mattereth not, if it so be that I am saved in the kingdom of God. Amen.

Notes

It is interesting to note that during the days of Ether, he is an heir to the throne, from his wicked grandfather, Moron, how inherited it in succession from Orihah, the son of Jared who was originally anointed king of the Jaredites. Coriantumr, on the other hand, is an apparent descendant of The Descendant of the Brother of Jared, who usurped the throne from Moron.

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