Unit 1

unto our

6 occurrences in 6 verses



1 Nephi 3:15, 19,

1 Nephi 4:32, 35,

1 Nephi 5:1, 21



1 Nephi 3:15

But behold I said unto them that:

As the Lord liveth, and as we live,

we will not go down unto our father in the wilderness

until we have accomplished the thing which the Lord hath commanded us.



1 Nephi 3:19

And behold, it is wisdom in God that we should obtain these records,

that we may preserve unto our children the language of our fathers;



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.



1 Nephi 4:35

And it came to pass that Zoram did take courage at the words which I spake.

Now Zoram was the name of the servant;

and he promised that he would go down into the wilderness unto our father.

Yea, and he also made an oath unto us

that he would tarry with us from that time forth.



1 Nephi 5:1

And it came to pass that after we had come down

into the wilderness unto our father,

behold, he was filled with joy,

and also my mother, Sariah, was exceedingly glad,

for she truly had mourned because of 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.