In the Book of Mormon, the brother of Jared is the most prominent person in the account given in the beginning (Chapters 1–6) of the Book of Ether. The brother of Jared's name is not given in the text of the Book of Mormon but Joseph Smith stated in 1834 that it was Mahonri Moriancumer. In the Book of Mormon Tower of Babel According to the Book of Ether, Jared and his brother were present at the Tower of Babel. When the language of the people was confounded, Jared asked his brother to ask God not to confound their own language, that of their friends, and that of their immediate families. Land of Moriancumer After being granted to have their language not confounded, they asked to be led to where the Lord would have them go in the hope that it would be a choice land. They were led through the wilderness, across many waters, to the "great sea which divides the lands" and then dwelt in tents at the seashore for four years. They named the place that they had temporarily settled Moriancumer. The account relates that after four years, the Lord came to the brother of Jared and "chastened him because he remembered not to call upon the name of the Lord." Journey to the Promised Land The brother of Jared was then instructed to build "barges" or boats. After building the boats, the brother of Jared worried about how the insides of the boats would be lit during their journey across the sea. The Lord told the brother of Jared that he should figure out a way to light the boats, and so the brother of Jared produced sixteen stones from molten rock, two for each ship, and they were white and clear, just like transparent glass. Jared's brother then asked the Lord to touch each stone he had made so that they would shine in the darkness. The Lord touched each stone with his finger. Jared's brother watched as the Lord did so and fell to the ground in fear. The Lord then revealed to the brother of Jared that he had seen his spirit (his premortal spirit body), even as he would appear in the flesh (as Jesus in his mortal ministry). The brother of Jared was then told to write down what he saw in his own language (Adamic), which no one would understand,