To understand the pattern of the structure in the Book of Mormon, we must first appreciate the essence of the book. ‘And behold, it must be done according to the pattern which I have given unto you’ (D&C 94:2). Ashton noted that the “‘pattern in all things’ is one of the Lord’s greatest gifts and promises.” He continued, “There are patterns for all worthy things if we will search for them. The Lord told the Elders of this last dispensation, “I will give unto you a pattern in all things, that ye may not be deceived” (D&C 52:14). Imbedded in that question is the faith and understanding that there is always a purpose in the Lord’s patterns and so there must be a divine purpose in concluding with the plates of Ether. Why is the book of Ether positioned exactly where it is? However, this story is placed after the reader has encountered the rise and fall of the Nephite nation. If the books of the Book of Mormon were placed in chronological order, the first book would be the book of Ether, the story of the brother of Jared at the tower of Babel. Donaldson was a coordinator in the Church Educational System in Chicago when this was published.
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