Whenever I read the book of Ether, I ask myself this question:
Why did Jared ask his brother to pray for special blessings from the Lord instead of praying to the Lord himself?
Is it because Jared’s brother was ‘a large and mighty man, and a man highly favored of the Lord?’ Maybe Jared was a small person who thought the Lord gave better blessings to those who are ‘large and mighty.’ (Ether 1:34)
No way!
Maybe Jared was just shy about praying and talking to the Lord. Well, some people are shy about talking to the Lord. They might not know talking to the Lord is like talking to your best friend because the Lord IS your best friend!
The answer to my question doesn’t really matter.
What matters is that Jared started out with faith in the Lord and good ideas. He asked his brother to pray for certain blessings that would help their families and friends to survive.
Jared and his brother were like a team. They counted on each other to be strong in their own talents, and the Lord blessed them with answers.
Jared’s faith and ideas, his brother’s prayers and the Lord’s answers were the recipe for Jared, his brother, their families and friends to travel to a ‘choice land.’
The book of Ether tells stories of their adventures thousands of years ago.
Ether 1:33-43
What kind of adventures will you have with faith, good ideas and prayer?
Can members of your family use their special talents to help?
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