1879 Book of Mormon Ether 1:40–41 speaks of the brother of Jared's "families."
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Ether 1:40–41, 6:20, in The Book of Mormon: An Account Written By the Hand of Mormon, Upon Plates taken from the Plates of Nephi, ed. Orson Pratt (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Printing, 1879), 572, 583
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40. And it came to pass that the Lord did hear the brother of Jared, and had compassion upon him, and said unto him,
41. Go to and gather together thy flocks, both male and female, of every kind; and also of the seed of the earth of every kind, and mthy families ; and also Jared thy brother and his family; and also thy friends, and their families, and the friends of Jared and their families.
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j, see h. k, see h. l, see i. m, From this verse it is seen that the brother of Jared had a plurality of families. Ether 6:20. n, Ether 6:16, The Lord brought them upon the western coast of North America. p, Ether 15:2.
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20. And accordingly the people were gathered together. Now the number of the sons and the daughters of the brother of Jared jwere twenty and two souls; and the number of sons and daughters of Jared were twelve, he having four sons.
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i, vers. 21 , 22. j, Ether 1:41. A plurality of families. k, vers. 19, 21. l, Ether 7:5. m, ver. 14, 30. Ether 1:32. 7:1. n, ver. 19.
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