Unit 1
and it came to pass that I
7 occurrences in 7 verses
1 Nephi 2:16,
1 Nephi 3:1, 7,
1 Nephi 4:1, 10, 29, 32
1 Nephi 2:16
and it came to pass that I, Nephi, being exceedingly young,
nevertheless being large in stature,
and also having great desires to know of the mysteries of God,
wherefore, I did cry unto the Lord;
and behold he did visit me, and did soften my heart
that I did believe all the words which had been spoken by my father;
wherefore, I did not rebel against him like unto my brothers.
1 Nephi 3:1
and it came to pass that I, Nephi, returned
from speaking with the Lord, to the tent of my father.
1 Nephi 3:7
and it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father:
I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded,
for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men,
save he shall prepare a way for them
that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.
1 Nephi 4:1
and it came to pass that I spake unto my brethren, saying:
Let us go up again unto Jerusalem,
and let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord;
for behold he is mightier than all the earth,
then why not mightier than Laban and his fifty,
yea, or even than his tens of thousands?
1 Nephi 4:10
And it came to pass that
I was constrained by the Spirit that I should kill Laban;
but I said in my heart:
Never at any time have I shed the blood of man.
And I shrunk and would that I might not slay him.
1 Nephi 4:29
and it came to pass that I called after them, and they did hear me;
wherefore they did cease to flee from my presence.
1 Nephi 4:32
and it came to pass that I spake with him,
that if he would hearken unto my words,
as the Lord liveth, and as I live,
even so that if he would hearken unto our words, we would spare his life.
