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BROTHER OF JARED ~ 235
members and the ir families. In practice, this obli- 1:42), and he was promised that his descendants
gation is largely discharged through monthly would become a great and righteous nation . They
H O ME T EACHING, a syste m whereby quorum were called the Jaredites . The Lord came in a
members visit one anothe r, assessing needs and cloud to tell the brother of Jared where they
delivering a spiritual message. should trave l, but he did not see him (E ther 2:4).
Because stakes and wards of the LDS Church They gathe red flocks and seeds, and journeyed to a
are operated by a lay clergy, most active me mbers, place on the sea that they called Moriancume r
both men and women, serve in some unpaid (E ther 2:13). Although the Book of Mormon does
Church calling (see LAY PARTICIPATION AND not give this prophe t's name, Joseph Smith later
L EADERSHIP) . The service rendered by priesthood ide ntified it as Mahonri Moriancumer (T&S 2
holde rs in their ecclesias tical positions is often [1841):362; Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 27 [May 1,
labor-intensive and provides an opportunity for 1892] :282).
close inte raction. This syste m fosters a feeling of For four years the Jaredites dwelt in tents on
brotherhood of service among priesthood holders. the seashore. D uring those years, the brother of
The most common title used by Latter-day Jared apparently ceased praying for guidance, and
Saints in referring to the mselves and to each othe r when the Lord appeared again in a cloud, he
is "Brothe r" or "Sister," though Gene ral Authori- talked with him for three hou rs and chaste ned
ties of the Church are most often referred to by him, which caused him to repent and re turn to
their more formal titles of "Elder" or "President." favor with God. Latter-day Saints see this as evi-
dence of God's concern for his children, of the im-
portance of daily prayer, and of the fact that the
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Brown, Hugh B. "The Gospel Is for All Men." IE 72 Qune
Spirit of the Lord will not always strive with man ,
1969):31-34. even with a great prophet, unless he continues
Johnson, P. Wendel. "The How of Brotherhood." TE 72 (Sept. to petition the Lord in righteousness (E the r
1969):70-75. 2:15).
Oaks, Dallin H. "Brother's Keeper." Ensign 16 (May 1986):20. The brother of Jared built eight unique barges
Taylor, Henry D. "Am I My Brother's Keeper?" Ensign 2 Quly (Ether 2: 16- 25) in which to cross the ocean . Then
1972):74- 75. he prepared sixteen clear molten stones and asked
the Lord to make them shine to illuminate the in-
TIMOTHY W . SL OVER side of the barges (E ther 3:1-5). As the Lord
touched the stones, the brother of Jared saw the
finger of the Lord and was "struck with fear"
(Ether 3:6). Never before, the record states, had
BROTHER OF JARED
man come before God with such exceeding faith ; as
The brother of Jared (c. 2200 B. C.) was the first a result, he was brought in to the presence of the
J AREDITE prophet (see BOOK O F MO RMON: BOOK Lord Jesus Christ and saw the premortal SPIRIT
OF ETH ER) . He led his people from "the great BO DY of Christ (Ether 3:9-13).
tower" in Mesopotamia to the Western He mi- In this vision, the brother of Jared learned
sphere. "A large and mighty man, and a man many things: he was told that he had been re-
highly favored of the Lord" (E ther 1:34), he is re- deemed from the Fall; he saw that human beings
membered most for his very great faith that al- were physically created in the image of God and
lowed him to see and converse face to face with the that the spirit body of Jesus looked the same as
premortal Jesus Christ (E ther 3:13; 12:19- 21) and would his future physical body; he beheld all the
to be shown in VISION all the inhabitants and inhabitants of the earth from the beginning to the
events of the earth from beginning to end (Ether end; and he learned many other sacred things,
3:25). which he was commanded to record in a cryp tic
Only a few details are known about the life language, sealed up to come forth in the "due
and revelations of this ancient PROPHET . In re- time" of the Lord (Ethe r 3:24; 4: 1- 2). With that
sponse to his prayer of faith, the Lord did not con- record he included two stones that had been pre-
found his language or that of his family and friends pared by the Lord to aid future prophets in inter-
at the time of the Tower of Babel. Instead , the pre ting the record. For all these reasons, Latter-
Lord instructed him to lead those people to a land day Saints esteem the brother of Jared as one of the
"choice above all the lands of the earth" (E the r mightiest prophe ts who ever lived.
236 ~ BUFFETINGS OF SATAN
The brother of Jared and his people crossed The damned in he ll so suffe r" (MD, " Buffe tings of
the sea to the promised land. His great faith, as Satan"; see also McConkie, Vol. 2, p. 335).
noted by Moroni, once caused a mountain, Zerin, The term "buffe tings of Satan" used in latter-
to be removed (E ther 12:30). He had twenty- day revelation is associated with punishment for
two sons and daughters. He lived to see his peo- the violation of covenants and is distinct from the
ple begin to prosper and his nephew, Orihah, "buffet" or "buffeted" used occasionally in the New
anointed as their king. Testament, which refers to the suffe ring, maltreat-
me nt, and persecution to which the Savior, Paul,
and other church me mbers were often subjected
BIBLIOGRAPHY by people (Matt. 26:67; 1 Cor. 4:11; 2 Cor. 12:7).
Eyring, Henry B. "The Brother of Jared." Ensign 8 Quly [See also Damnation; Hell.]
1978):62- 65.
REX C. REEVE , JR. BIBLIOGRAPHY
McConkie, Bruce H. Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, 3
vols. Salt Lake City, 1965-1973.
BUFFETINGS OF SATAN DENNIS D . FLAKE
An individual who receives extensive spiritual

knowledge, enters into sacred COVENANTS, and BUILDING PROGRAM
then turns away from those promises to the Lord
may be left to the buffetings of Satan until com- Throughout its history the Church has faced the
plete REPENTANCE has occurred. This sin differs in challe nge of providing adequate buildings to serve
nature and category from one committed in igno- its growing me mbership for worship and for cul-
rance. Paul alluded to such in 1 Corinthians 5:1- 5, tural, educational, and recreational activities. The
but a clearer unde rstanding of the doctrine is "building program" is the term given to the
found in latter-day REVELATION (see DS 2:96-98). Church's system of central direction, design, and
To the Prophet Joseph SMITH the Lord re- Hnancing for the construction of meetinghouses
vealed the situation of some who had broke n the and temples throughout the world. Under the di-
covenants by which they had entered the UNITED rection of the First Presidency and Presiding Bish-
OHDEH. That revelation reads, "The soul that sins opric, a professional staff headquarte red in Salt
against this covenant, and hardeneth his heart Lake City creates standard building plans and
against it, shall be dealt with according to the laws specifications, and establishes procedures for con-
of my church, and shall be delivered over to the struction and expenditures. Although this program
buffe tings of Satan until the day of redemption" has been extensively developed in the years since
(D&C 82:20- 21; cf. 78:12; 104:9- 10). The same World War II, some central direction and planning
principle applies to persons whose te mple mar- have existed from the Church's beginnings.
riage is sealed by the HOLy SPIRIT OF PROMISE , The Church's first two important buildings,
and who later transgress and break their cove- the te mples at KIRTLAND , Ohio, and NAUVOO, Illi-
nants. The revelation states that they "shall be de- nois, were both projects initiated, financed , and
livered unto the buffe tings of Satan unto the day of supervised by general Church leaders. Membe rs
redemption , saith the Lord God" (D&C 132:26). throughout the Church contributed money, and
Elder Bruce R McConkie, a latter-day many local Saints contributed every tenth day's
APOSTLE, explained that to be "turned over to the labor. Some youn g men were called for fu ll-time
buffe tings of Satan is to be given into [Satan's] work, and more experie nced craftsmen were e m-
hands; it is to be turned over to him with all the ployed at subsistence wages paid from contributed
protective power of the priesthood, of righteous- funds. Similar procedures were followed for the
ness, and of godliness removed , so that Lucifer is never-comple ted Nauvoo House and, after the
free to torme nt, persecute, and affiict such a pe r- move west, the Salt Lake Te mple and Tabernacle.
son without le t or hindrance. When the bars are As C hurch me mbership grew and dispersed
down, the cuffs and curses of Satan, both in this throughout hundreds of settleme nts in the West,
world and in the world to come, bring indescriba- design and construction of meetinghou ses, stake
ble anguish typified by burning fire and brimstone. tabern acles, Church schools, and other buildings

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ENCYCLOPEDIA

The History, Scripture , Doctrine, and Procedure

Macmillan Publish ing Company

Maxwell Macmillan Canada

Maxwell Macmillan International

Copyright Brigham Young University, 1992.

BUFFETINGS OF SATAN DENNIS D . FLAKE

An individual who receives extensive spiritual

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