Ether 12
Ether
lived in the days of Coriantumr.
Though
no one would listen, he preached on, undeterred.
“Believers
can hope for a better world,” he taught,
“They’ll
be given a place at the right hand of God.
“Their
hope acts like an anchor and it will help them
“Keep
their souls steadfast, sure, always avoiding sin.”
Here
Moroni wrote about what having faith means:
We have faith when we hope for things we haven’t seen.
“Do not doubt though you’ve not yet seen it with your eyes,
“You won’t have a witness until your faith’s been tried.”
Then he shared examples of faith in the scriptures,
“It is thanks to their faith that miracles occurred.
“We must first believe in the Son of God,” he said,
“To see miracles like the Brother of Jared.”
Then Moroni shared, “Though we’re mighty when we speak,
“I worry we’ll be mocked because our writing’s weak.”
But the Lord assured him, “Fools mock but don’t worry,
“They will mourn! My
grace is sufficient for the meek.
“All men have weakness.
They’ll be humbled before long.
“If they have faith in me I’ll make those weak things
strong.”
Last, he shared that he has seen Jesus, face to face.
“Seek this Jesus,” he shared, that you may have His grace.”
Ether 13
At this point Moroni finished Ether’s record.
The Jaredites rejected all of Ether’s words.
Ether spoke of his land, of how it was chosen
And that it would be called a New Jerusalem.
He shared many marvelous and great prophecies
But they cast him out, he was so poorly esteemed.
So by day he hid in a cave and there he’d write
Of his people’s destruction that he viewed at night.
Many tried to destroy King Coriantumr
But he fought them off.
He was a great warrior.
None of Coriantumr’s people would repent.
Neither would his enemies, so Ether was sent.
He told the king, “Repent!
You’ll be spared if you do.
“If you don’t everyone will be destroyed but you.”
Neither the Jaredites nor their king would listen.
They tried to kill Ether and so he hid again.
The land was full of bloodshed, wickedness and robbers.
Then a man named Shared fought Coriantumr.
They fought back and forth, one would win and later lose.
Each took turns attacking and then being pursued.
When they faced each other in Gilgal Shared died
After wounding Coriantumr in his thigh.
Ether 14
At this time the Lord sent a curse upon the land—
They lost their possessions that were not in their hands.
Then Gilead took over.
This did not last long
His high priest murdered him as he sat on the throne.
That high priest was murdered by Lib, a giant man.
He and Coriantumr fought throughout the land.
At the plains of Agosh Lib finally was killed
But Shiz took his place so the battle raged on still.
He was Lib’s brother and he fought ferociously,
Forcing Coriantumr and his men to flee.
Shiz followed and destroyed everything in the land.
Making people worry, “Against Shiz, who can stand?”
So they either joined Coriantumr or Shiz
And soon they would receive what the Lord had promised.
Finally, Shiz caught up to Coriantumr.
They fought by the seashore that was on the border.
Later their armies fought three more times on a hill.
Shiz smote Coriantumr. It looked like he’d been killed.
Ether 15
Coriantumr would recover from his wounds.
And realized that Ether’s words would come to pass soon.
Two million Jaredites had already been killed.
He felt sorrow seeing the prophecies fulfilled.
He wrote Shiz and offered to give him the kingdom
For his people’s sake if Shiz promised to spare them.
Shiz refused and said he would only stop the fight
If he got to take King Coriantumr’s life.
Coriantumr’s people wouldn’t hear of this,
So they fought twice more against the people of Shiz.
For the next four years they recruited everyone.
This would even include their women and children.
Finally they marched and for five days they would fight
Mourning for all those who had fallen every night.
At this point only 120 were left.
They were mighty men and were all prepared for death.
Soon only 59 were left of those strong men.
When the morning came they awoke and fought again.
Soon all but Coriantumr and Shiz were dead.
Shiz fainted. Coriantumr
cut off his head.
When the king fainted Ether was told to go forth.
He saw their destruction and finished his record.
© 2020 by N. Noelle Maes
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