“The Brother of Jared Said Unto the Mountain Zerin Removeand It Was Removed”

Alan C. Miner

According to Daniel Ludlow, in the New Testament the Savior said that "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove" (Matthew 17:20). Many people have assumed that the Savior was simply giving a dramatic illustration to portray the great power of faith. However, He may have been referring to an actual incident, for Ether 12:30 says that the brother of Jared "said unto the mountain Zerin, Remove--and it was removed." [Daniel H. Ludlow, A Companion to Your Study of the Book of Mormon, p. 325]

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