Unit 1

to pass that my father

4 occurrences in 4 verses



1 Nephi 1:5,

1 Nephi 2:14,

1 Nephi 5:4, 14



1 Nephi 1:5

Wherefore it came to pass that

my father, Lehi, as he went forth prayed unto the Lord,

yea, even with all his heart, in behalf of his people.



1 Nephi 2:14

And it came to pass that my father did speak unto them

in the valley of Lemuel, with power, being filled with the Spirit,

until their frames did shake before him.

And he did confound them, that they durst not utter against him;

wherefore, they did as he commanded them.



1 Nephi 5:4

And it had come to pass that my father spake unto her, saying:

I know that I am a visionary man;

for if I had not seen the things of God in a vision

I should not have known the goodness of God,

but had tarried at Jerusalem, and had perished with my brethren.



1 Nephi 5:14

And it came to pass that my father, Lehi, also found

upon the plates of brass a genealogy of his fathers;

wherefore he knew that he was a descendant of Joseph;

yea, even that Joseph who was the son of Jacob,

who was sold into Egypt, and who was preserved by the hand of the Lord,

that he might preserve his father, Jacob, and all his household

from perishing with famine.