[All-American]

I'd be cautious about labeling any scripture a misguided interpretation of another. It is altogether possible that conflicting doctrine has managed to creep its way into scripture (since all guarantees of perfection are off once perfection gets placed into the hands of mortals), but it is probably safer to assume that your own interpretation of the scriptures is off before concluding that the scriptures themselves are in conflict.

Try looking at Ether another way, and see if another interpretation doesn't make more sense in the light of what you know about Corinthians. It might be a good idea to do this in another thread.