Unit 1

the commandments of the Lord

8 occurrences in 7 verses

1 Nephi 2:10,

1 Nephi 3:16,

1 Nephi 4:1, 11, 15, 34,

1 Nephi 5:21

1 Nephi 2:10

And he also spake unto Lemuel:

O that thou mightest be like unto this valley,

firm and steadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the Lord!

1 Nephi 3:16

Wherefore, let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord;

therefore let us go down to the land of our father's inheritance,

for behold he left gold and silver, and all manner of riches.

And all this he hath done because of the commandments of the Lord.

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 4:11

And the Spirit said unto me again:

Behold the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands.

Yea, and I also knew that he had sought to take away mine own life;

yea, and he would not hearken unto the commandments of the Lord;

and he also had taken away our property.

1 Nephi 4:15

Yea, and I also thought that they could not keep the commandments of the Lord

according to the law of Moses, save they should have the law.

1 Nephi 4:34

And I also spake unto him, saying:

Surely the Lord hath commanded us to do this thing;

and shall we not be diligent in keeping the commandments of the Lord?

Therefore, if thou wilt go down into the wilderness to my father

thou shalt have place with us.

1 Nephi 5:21

And we had obtained the records which the Lord had commanded us,

and searched them and found that they were desirable;

yea, even of great worth unto us,

insomuch that we could preserve the commandments of the Lord unto our children.