Jaredite Families Settle Their New Land

Event 197

Reference: Ether 6:13-21

And it came to pass that they went forth upon the face ofthe land, and began to till the earth. 14 And Jared had foursons; and they were called Jacom, and Gilgah, and Mahah,and Orihah. 15 And the brother of Jared also begat sons anddaughters. 16 And the friends of Jared and his brother werein number about twenty and two souls; and they also begatsons and daughters before they came to the promised land;and therefore they began to be many. 17 And they weretaught to walk humbly before the Lord; and they were alsotaught from on high.MoroniPromised land18 And it came to pass that they began to spread upon theface of the land, and to multiply and to till the earth; andthey did wax strong in the land. 19 And the brother of Jaredbegan to be old, and saw that he must soon go down to thegrave; wherefore he said unto Jared:Let us gather together our people that we may number them, thatwe may know of them what they will desire of us before we godown to our graves.Brother of Jared20 And accordingly the people were gathered together. Nowthe number of the sons and the daughters of the brother ofJared were twenty and two souls; and the number of sonsand daughters of Jared were twelve, he having four sons.Moroni21 And it came to pass that they did number their people;and after that they had numbered them, they did desire ofthem the things which they would that they should dobefore they went down to their graves.