Mahonri Moriancumer
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Mahonri Moriancumer is the brother of Jared in the account given in the Book of Ether (Chapters 1 - 6), which is part of the Book of Mormon. Even though he figures more prominently in the account than his brother Jared, he is always referred to as the "brother of Jared". Some years after the publication of the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Jr. mentioned that Mahonri Moriancumer was the name of the "brother of Jared".
According to the Book of Ether, Mahonri and his brother Jared were present at the Tower of Babel. [1] (http://scriptures.lds.org/ether/1/33#33) When the language of the people was confounded such that each spoke a different language, Jared asked his brother — Mahonri — to ask God not to confound their own language, that of their friends, and that of their immediate families. After this was granted, they asked to be led to where the Lord would have them go, hoping that it would be a choice land. They were led through the wilderness to the sea, and then dwelt in tents at the seashore for four years.
The account relates that after four years, the Lord came to Mahonri and instructed him to build "barges" or boats. [2] (http://scriptures.lds.org/ether/2/16-18#16) After building the boats, Mahonri was worried about how the insides of the boats would be lit during the journey across the sea. The Lord told Mahonri he should figure out a way to light the boats, and so he produced sixteen stones from molten rock, two for each ship, and they were white and clear, just like transparent glass. [3] (http://scriptures.lds.org/ether/3/1#1) Mahonri then asked the Lord to touch each stone he had made so they would shine in the darkness.
According to the book, the Lord touched each stone with his finger. Mahonri watched as the Lord did this, and fell to the ground in fear. Jesus Christ revealed to Mahonri that he had seen His spirit even as he would appear in the flesh. Mahonri was to write down what he saw in his own language, which no one would understand, and his record would be revealed after Christ had been lifted upon the cross. (When Mosiah interpreted the account, he was instructed that these things were not to be revealed until after his people had been visited by Christ.)
The account continues to relate that the Jaredites, as they came to be known, boarded the boats, and were driven by the wind until they arrived at the "promised land". When Jared became old, he and his brother gathered their descendents to count them: Mahonri had twenty-two descendents, and Jared, twelve .
The Jaredite people wanted a king appointed, according to the account. While Jared did not want this, he ultimately relented. After several Jaredites refused the position, Orihah accepted. [4] (http://scriptures.lds.org/ether/6/24-27#24) Jared and his brother died during the reign of Orihah.