Ether Chapter 1

1:33 - "...the Lord confounded the language of the people, and swore in his wrath that they should be scattered upon all the face of the earth; and according to the word of the Lord the people were scattered..."
There could be several reasons why the Lord confounded the language - perhaps they were trying to circumvent the Lord to try to get to heaven.  In any case, it was something that the Lord most likely had warned them about before doing.  The Lord will not leave us in the dark - He sends prophets to warn us of the consequences of sin and the blessings of righteousness.


1:35 - "...And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did cry unto the Lord, and the Lord had compassion upon Jared; therefore he did not confound the language of Jared; and Jared and his brother were not confounded..."
It is speculated that the language of the Jaredites was the Adamic language - a pure language.  The Jaredites eventually destroyed themselves and the last remaining indication of that language.  At the Second Coming the Lord will restore this pure language (Zephaniah 3:9).
Trying to learn other languages now (such as French, Spanish, Sign Language, etc.), may help us to learn that language easier in the future.


1:43 - "...And there will I bless thee and thy seed, and raise up unto me of thy seed, and of the seed of thy brother, and they who shall go with thee, a great nation. And there shall be none greater than the nation which I will raise up unto me of thy seed, upon all the face of the earth. And thus I will do unto thee because this long time ye have cried unto me..."
Because the brother of Jared called upon the Lord for that long time, the Lord promised to establish of the Jaredites a great nation - there would be none greater.  With prayer and faith, nothing is impossible.
We need to have faith, then use that faith to pray and act.

1:43 - "...And thus I will do unto thee because this long time ye have cried unto me..."
The brother of Jared showed his faith through prayer, while Jared showed his faith by asking his brother to pray.  They both received great blessings through faith, and so can we!