The top was water-tight, too, and was also shaped like a dish. Each barge was as long as a tree, with a water tight door.
Jared's brother prayed, "Oh Lord, we have made the barges according to Thy directions. But Lord, there's no light inside, and how will we steer them? And they're so air-tight, we won't be able to breathe inside."
The Lord replied to Jared's brother,
- "Make a hole in the top and also in the bottom. When you need air, unplug the top hole. If the waves come in, then plug up the hole."
Jared's brother did as he was instructed.
Then he prayed again, "Oh Lord, I have made the holes as Thou has told me. But we still have no light inside. Must we cross this great ocean in darkness?"
The Lord replied,
- "What would you like me to do to give you light inside your barges? You cannot have windows, for they would break, and you cannot make fires on your barges.
- Your barges will be like whales under the mountainous waves. But I will bring you up to the surface again, commanding the wind, rain and ocean to deliver you up.
- You cannot cross this great ocean unless I prepare your barges to withstand the waves, wind and floods that will come. Knowing this, how do you want me to make light for you when your barges are underwater?"
The faith of Jared's brother...
(compare Ether, chapter 3)
