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The Brother of Jared

Jaredite barges

The Jaredites built sealed boats called barges to travel to the promised land.

Air holes in barges

But the brother of Jared had a question. How would they breathe in the barges? He prayed for help, and the Lord said to make holes in the barges for air.

The brother of Jared pondering

The brother of Jared had another question. How would they have light? This time, the Lord asked what the brother of Jared wanted Him to do so the Jaredites would have light.

Small stones for barges

Then the brother of Jared had an idea. He asked the Lord to touch 16 small stones. When the Lord touched them, they glowed!

The brother of Jared

We can ask the Lord our questions. He wants to help us solve our problems.

Read Ether 2:16–17 and draw what you think the barges looked like.

Scripture Challenge

• Where did Ammaron hide the gold plates for Mormon to find? (Mormon 1:2–3)

• What did the Lord stand in while He told the Jaredites where to travel? (Ether 2:5)

• Where did the Lord bring Shule’s ancestors? (Ether 7:27)

Answers: the hill Shim; a cloud; into the promised land

I Can Read the Book of Mormon!

Stones for the barges

After you read, color part of the picture. You can read these scriptures that go along with each week’s reading from Come, Follow Me.

• Week 1: Mormon 3:20–22

• Week 2: Mormon 7:8–10

• Week 3: Ether 4:11–12

• Week 4: Ether 6:12

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Illustrations by Brooke Smart