Unit 1

having

7 occurrences in 4 verses



1 Nephi 1:1, 4,

1 Nephi 2:16,

1 Nephi 4:31



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 1:4

For it came to pass in the commencement of the first year

of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah,

(my father, Lehi, having dwelt at Jerusalem in all his days);

and in that same year there came many prophets, prophesying unto the people

that they must repent, or the great city Jerusalem must be destroyed.



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 4:31

And now I, Nephi, being a man large in stature,

and also having received much strength of the Lord,

therefore I did seize upon the servant of Laban,

and held him, that he should not flee.