“Ether was a direct descendant of Jared. … . His grandfather, Moron, was overthrown as king of the Jaredites … and his father, Coriantor, spent all his days as a political prisoner (Ether 11:23). We do not know whether Ether’s father was righteous, but the record does state that Ether’s grandfather, Moron, and the three previous kings were wicked. … Ether, the heir apparent to the Jaredite throne, was rejected by the people in power, and they even tried to kill him” (LeBaron, “Ether and Mormon,” 154).