According to Daniel Ludlow, in the New Testament the Savior said that "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove" (Matthew 17:20). Many people have assumed that the Savior was simply giving a dramatic illustration to portray the great power of faith. However, He may have been referring to an actual incident, for Ether 12:30 says that the brother of Jared "said unto the mountain Zerin, Remove--and it was removed." [Daniel H. Ludlow, A Companion to Your Study of the Book of Mormon, p. 325]