the brother of Jared (Mahonri Moriancumer, per later LDS tradition)

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The brother of Jared, traditionally named Mahonri Moriancumer in Latter-day Saint belief, is a prominent Jaredite prophet in the Book of Mormon known for his exceptional faith and for seeing the premortal Christ.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Book of Mormon character
Jaredite
prophet
religious figure
appearsIn Book of Ether NERFINISHED
Book of Mormon NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent confounding of languages at the Tower of Babel
communicatedWith God NERFINISHED
premortal Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
culturalContext ancient Near East (origin of migration)
destinationRegion ancient Americas (per Book of Mormon narrative)
exampleOf faith sufficient to rend the veil (LDS doctrinal phrase)
gender male
hasFamilyRelation brother of Jared (Jaredite leader)
hasNameInLDSTradition Mahonri Moriancumer NERFINISHED
influenced LDS teachings on revelation and seeing God
Latter-day Saint teachings on faith
knownFor exceptional faith
leading the Jaredites to the promised land
mighty prayer
seeing the premortal Christ
the shining stones miracle
language not specified in the Book of Mormon
ledGroup Jaredite colony
ledMigrationTo promised land in the Americas (per Book of Mormon)
miracle stones touched by the Lord to shine
nameCanonicalStatus name not given in the Book of Mormon text
nameSource later Latter-day Saint tradition
performedAct molten sixteen small stones
petitionedGodFor light in the Jaredite barges
receivedDivineFavor language not confounded
religion Christianity
Latter-day Saint movement NERFINISHED
requestedFromGod preservation of language for his people
scripturalBookChapter Ether 1 NERFINISHED
Ether 2
Ether 3 NERFINISHED
Ether 6 NERFINISHED
scripturalCanon standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
scripturalRole founding Jaredite leader
prophet-seer
timePeriod post-Tower of Babel (biblical timeframe, traditional LDS view)
traveledBy barges across the ocean
visionOf all the inhabitants of the earth (per Ether 3:25)
the premortal Christ NERFINISHED
the spirit body of Christ
worshippedDeity God of Israel (as understood in LDS theology) NERFINISHED

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Plates of Ether describesLeader the brother of Jared (Mahonri Moriancumer, per later LDS tradition)