Journey To The Promised Land
Mahonri was then instructed to build "barges" or boats. After building the boats, Mahonri worried about how the insides of the boats would be lit during their journey across the sea. The Lord told Mahonri he should figure out a way to light the boats, and so the Brother of Jared produced sixteen stones from molten rock, two for each ship, and they were white and clear, just like transparent glass. Mahonri then asked the Lord to touch each stone he had made so they would shine in the darkness.
According to the book, the Lord touched each stone with his finger. Mahonri watched as the Lord did this and fell to the ground in fear. Jesus Christ revealed to Mahonri that he had seen His spirit even as He would appear in the flesh (His premortal spirit body). Mahonri was to write down what he saw in his own language, which no one would understand, and his record would be revealed after Christ had been lifted upon the cross. (When Mosiah interpreted the account, he was instructed that these things were not to be revealed until after his people had been visited by Christ.)
The account continues to relate that the Jaredites, as they came to be known, boarded the boats, and were driven by the wind until they arrived at the "promised land."
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