Ether 1-5
Chapter summaries by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints:
Ether 1 Moroni abridges the writings of Ether—Ether’s genealogy is set forth—The language of the Jaredites is not confounded at the Tower of Babel—The Lord promises to lead them to a choice land and make them a great nation.
Ether 2 The Jaredites prepare for their journey to a promised land—It is a choice land whereon men must serve Christ or be swept off—The Lord talks to the brother of Jared for three hours—The Jaredites build barges—The Lord asks the brother of Jared to propose how the barges will be lighted.
Ether 3 The brother of Jared sees the finger of the Lord as He touches sixteen stones—Christ shows His spirit body to the brother of Jared—Those who have a perfect knowledge cannot be kept from within the veil—Interpreters are provided to bring the Jaredite record to light.
Ether 4 Moroni is commanded to seal up the writings of the brother of Jared—They will not be revealed until men have faith even as the brother of Jared—Christ commands men to believe His words and those of His disciples—Men are commanded to repent, believe the gospel, and be saved.
Ether 5 Three witnesses and the work itself will stand as a testimony of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon.
~~~~~~
CFM: (Come Follow Me - Study Guide Topics)
>JNE: (Observations by J Neil Evans)
CFM Week Theme: Rend That Veil Of Unbelief
CFM: As I cry unto the Lord, He will have compassion on me
>JNE: Or should we cry to God because, in Jesus, He has compassion on us?
CFM: I can receive revelation for my life
>JNE: How many "revelations" have you received that have turned out to be not beneficial or clearly false?
CFM: Through His chastening, the Lord invites me to repent and come unto Him
>JNE: Doesn't God "chasten" us because we have not come to Him and repented? He "chastens" us to remind us of what He has done for us to rescue us from what we have done.
CFM: The Lord will prepare me to cross my "great deep"
>JNE: Why then is the Mormon emphasis on what we must do to prepare to cross our great deep?
CFM: Witnesses testify of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon
>JNE: In every dispute the witnesses on both sides claim to be accurate, but at least one side is mistaken or lying. There must be more than witnesses to establish truth.
Ether 1 Moroni abridges the writings of Ether—Ether’s genealogy is set forth—The language of the Jaredites is not confounded at the Tower of Babel—The Lord promises to lead them to a choice land and make them a great nation.
Ether 2 The Jaredites prepare for their journey to a promised land—It is a choice land whereon men must serve Christ or be swept off—The Lord talks to the brother of Jared for three hours—The Jaredites build barges—The Lord asks the brother of Jared to propose how the barges will be lighted.
Ether 3 The brother of Jared sees the finger of the Lord as He touches sixteen stones—Christ shows His spirit body to the brother of Jared—Those who have a perfect knowledge cannot be kept from within the veil—Interpreters are provided to bring the Jaredite record to light.
Ether 4 Moroni is commanded to seal up the writings of the brother of Jared—They will not be revealed until men have faith even as the brother of Jared—Christ commands men to believe His words and those of His disciples—Men are commanded to repent, believe the gospel, and be saved.
Ether 5 Three witnesses and the work itself will stand as a testimony of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon.
~~~~~~
CFM: (Come Follow Me - Study Guide Topics)
>JNE: (Observations by J Neil Evans)
CFM Week Theme: Rend That Veil Of Unbelief
CFM: As I cry unto the Lord, He will have compassion on me
>JNE: Or should we cry to God because, in Jesus, He has compassion on us?
CFM: I can receive revelation for my life
>JNE: How many "revelations" have you received that have turned out to be not beneficial or clearly false?
CFM: Through His chastening, the Lord invites me to repent and come unto Him
>JNE: Doesn't God "chasten" us because we have not come to Him and repented? He "chastens" us to remind us of what He has done for us to rescue us from what we have done.
CFM: The Lord will prepare me to cross my "great deep"
>JNE: Why then is the Mormon emphasis on what we must do to prepare to cross our great deep?
CFM: Witnesses testify of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon
>JNE: In every dispute the witnesses on both sides claim to be accurate, but at least one side is mistaken or lying. There must be more than witnesses to establish truth.