Unit 1
God
16 occurrences in 14 verses
1 Nephi 1:1, 8, 14, 15,
1 Nephi 2:7, 12, 16,
1 Nephi 3:19, 20, 21,
1 Nephi 5:4, 9, 10, 15
1 Nephi 1:1
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents,
therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father;
and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days,
nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days;
yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God,
therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days.
1 Nephi 1:8
And being thus overcome with the Spirit,
he was carried away in a vision,
even that he saw the heavens open,
and he thought he saw God sitting upon his throne,
surrounded with numberless concourses of angels
in the attitude of singing and praising their God.
1 Nephi 1:14
And it came to pass that when my father had read
and seen many great and marvelous things,
he did exclaim many things unto the Lord; such as:
Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God Almighty!
Thy throne is high in the heavens,
and thy power, and goodness, and mercy are over all the inhabitants of the earth;
and, because thou art merciful,
thou wilt not suffer those who come unto thee that they shall perish!
1 Nephi 1:15
And after this manner was the language of my father in the praising of his God;
for his soul did rejoice, and his whole heart was filled,
because of the things which he had seen,
yea, which the Lord had shown unto him.
1 Nephi 2:7
And it came to pass that he built an altar of stones,
and made an offering unto the Lord, and gave thanks unto the Lord our God.
1 Nephi 2:12
And thus Laman and Lemuel, being the eldest,
did murmur against their father.
And they did murmur because they knew not
the dealings of that God who had created them.
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 3:19
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 3:20
And also that we may preserve unto them the words
which have been spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets,
which have been delivered unto them by the Spirit and power of God,
since the world began, even down unto this present time.
1 Nephi 3:21
And it came to pass that after this manner of language
did I persuade my brethren, that they might be faithful
in keeping the commandments of God.
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 5:9
And it came to pass that they did rejoice exceedingly,
and did offer sacrifice and burnt offerings unto the Lord;
and they gave thanks unto the God of Israel.
1 Nephi 5:10
And after they had given thanks unto the God of Israel,
my father, Lehi, took the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass,
and he did search them from the beginning.
1 Nephi 5:15
And they were also led out of captivity and out of the land of Egypt,
by that same God who had preserved them.
