Ether 3

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:

The brother of Jared went up the mountain they called Mount Shelem, which was named that because it was so high. (By now the number of barges that had been prepared was eight.) And there he melted out of a rock sixteen small stones. They were white and clear, like transparent glass. He carried them in his hands to the top of the mountain, and cried out to the Lord again:

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.

"O Lord, you have said that we must be surrounded by the floods. Now do not be angry with your servant because of his weakness before you. We know that you are holy and that you dwell in the heavens, and that we are unworthy before you. Because of the fall, our natures have become evil continually. Even so, you have given us a commandment that we must call on you, so that from you we may receive what we ask of you.

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.

"You have struck us because of our sin, and driven us out, and for these many years we have been in the wilderness. Even so, you have been merciful to us. O Lord, look on me with pity, and turn away your anger from this your people, and do not let them go out across this raging deep in darkness. Look at these things I have melted out of the rock.

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.

"And I know that you have all power, and can do whatever you will for the good of humankind. So touch these stones with your finger, O Lord, and prepare them so that they may shine in the darkness. Then they will shine for us in the barges we have prepared, and we will have light while we cross the sea.

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.

O Lord, you can do this. We know that you are able to show great power, which looks small to human understanding."

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.

And when the brother of Jared had said these words, the Lord stretched out his hand and touched the stones one by one with his finger. And the veil was taken from the eyes of the brother of Jared, and he saw the finger of the Lord; and it was like the finger of a man, like flesh and blood. And the brother of Jared fell down before the Lord, struck with fear.

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?

And the Lord saw that the brother of Jared had fallen to the ground, and the Lord said to him, "Arise. Why have you fallen?"

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.

And he said to the Lord, "I saw the finger of the Lord, and I was afraid that he would strike me, because I did not know that the Lord had flesh and blood."

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?

And the Lord said to him, "Because of your faith you have seen that I shall take upon me flesh and blood. And never has man come before me with such great faith as you have; for if it were not so, you could not have seen my finger. Have you seen more than this?"

And he answered: Nay; Lord, show thyself unto me.

And he answered, "No, Lord. Show yourself to me."

And the Lord said unto him: Believest thou the words which I shall speak?

And the Lord said to him, "Do you believe the words that I will speak?"

And he answered: Yea, Lord, I know that thou speakest the truth, for thou art a God of truth, and canst not lie.

And he answered, "Yes, Lord. I know that you speak the truth, for you are a God of truth, and cannot lie."

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.

And when he had said these words, the Lord showed himself to him, and said, "Because you know these things, you are redeemed from the fall. Therefore you are brought back into my presence; therefore I show myself to you.

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.

"I am he who was prepared from the foundation of the world to redeem my people. I am Jesus Christ. I am the Father and the Son. In me shall all people have life, and that eternally, even those who believe on my name; and they shall become my sons and my daughters.

And never have I showed myself unto man whom I have created, for never has man believed in me as thou hast. Seest thou that ye are created after mine own image? Yea, even all men were created in the beginning after mine own image.

"And never have I shown myself to man, whom I have created, for never has man believed in me as you have. Do you see that you are created after my own image? Yes, all people were created in the beginning after my own image.

Behold, this body, which ye now behold, is the body of my spirit; and man have I created after the body of my spirit; and even as I appear unto thee to be in the spirit will I appear unto my people in the flesh.

This body, which you now see, is the body of my spirit; and man I have created after the body of my spirit. And just as I appear to you to be in the spirit, so will I appear to my people in the flesh."

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.

Now, as I, Moroni, said, I could not give a full account of these things that are written. So it is enough for me to say that Jesus showed himself to this man in the spirit, in the same manner and in the likeness of the same body in which he showed himself to the Nephites.

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.

And he ministered to him just as he ministered to the Nephites. All this was so that this man might know that he was God, because of the many great works the Lord had shown him.

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.

And because of the knowledge of this man, he could not be kept from seeing within the veil. And he saw the finger of Jesus, and when he saw it he fell in fear, because he knew that it was the finger of the Lord. And he had faith no longer, for he knew, nothing doubting.

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.

So, having this perfect knowledge of God, he could not be kept from within the veil. Therefore he saw Jesus, and Jesus ministered to him.

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.

And the Lord said to the brother of Jared, "You are not to let these things that you have seen and heard go out to the world, until the time comes that I will glorify my name in the flesh. So you will treasure up the things you have seen and heard, and show them to no one.

And behold, when ye shall come unto me, ye shall write them and shall seal them up, that no one can interpret them; for ye shall write them in a language that they cannot be read.

"And when you come to me, you will write them and seal them up, so that no one can interpret them; for you will write them in a language that cannot be read.

And behold, these two stones will I give unto thee, and ye shall seal them up also with the things which ye shall write.

"And these two stones I will give to you, and you will seal them up also with the things you write.

For behold, the language which ye shall write I have confounded; wherefore I will cause in my own due time that these stones shall magnify to the eyes of men these things which ye shall write.

For I have confused the language you will write in. So in my own due time I will cause these stones to magnify to the eyes of people the things you write."

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.

And when the Lord had said these words, he showed the brother of Jared all the people of the earth who had ever been, and also all who would be; and he did not keep them from his sight, even to the ends of the earth.

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.

For the Lord had told him before that if he would believe that he could show him all things, it would be shown to him. So the Lord could not keep anything from him, because he knew that the Lord could show him all things.

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.

And the Lord said to him, "Write these things and seal them up. And in my own due time I will show them to the people."

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.

And the Lord commanded him to seal up the two stones he had received, and not to show them, until the Lord himself would show them to the people.