Article Title

New Light on the Shining Stones of the Jaredites

Authors

Nicholas Read
Jae R. Ballif
John W. Welch
Bill Evenson
Kathleen Reynolds
Matt Roper

Keywords

light source, Jaredite barges, Book of Mormon studies

Abstract

The preparation of light sources for the Jaredite barges has long been an enigma to Book of Mormon readers. The Lord indicated the impracticality of using normal sources of light, saying, "Ye cannot have windows, for they will be dashed in pieces; neither shall ye take fire with you, for ye shall not go by the light of fire. . . . Therefore what will ye that I should prepare for you that ye may have light?" (Ether 2:23, 25).

Recommended Citation

Read, Nicholas; Ballif, Jae R.; Welch, John W.; Evenson, Bill; Reynolds, Kathleen; and Roper, Matt (1992) "New Light on the Shining Stones of the Jaredites," Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 12: No. 4, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol12/iss4/3