The stories of Ether are not about the Nephites or the Lamanites. They are much older. They start way back, when people first came to live on the earth. At first, people did not know if they could trust the earth to take care of them. And then there was a big storm and lightning and tornadoes and fires and floods, and the people said, “We have got to get out of here.”

And so they decided to build a tower so tall that they could climb to the very top, open the window, and step right out into heaven. They thought, if we can just get to heaven, we will be safe, because God is in heaven and He will protect us. And so they started building, floor by floor. And the higher they got, the more excited they became.

Listen on for the full story.