"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."
Ether 1:43
I like the mention here that the Lord is doing this for the brother of Jared because he stayed in communication with him, praying and crying unto God. It says earlier in the chapter that he was "highly favored of the Lord" ... so much so that when Jared has a plan and wants something from the Lord, he has his brother ask it for him. :) And from this, it seems that the core of that favor was prayer. Today, let's all seek favor from the Lord, not by false praise as so many practice in our society, but by sincere communication and just talking and developing a friendship with the Lord. God is not far away from us, if we seek him. I know it can be difficult to hear him sometimes over our own thoughts and desires, and there are times when we will think that our prayers are bouncing off the ceiling and never making it to our Father... but as we learn of him, combining our prayers with reading his words, taking his advice, and sincerely seeking his will, we will find it easier and easier to reach him, and to feel and know what he has to say to us.
