Unit 10

heart

11 occurrences in 10 verses

2 Nephi 4:12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32

2 Nephi 4:12

And it came to pass

after my father, Lehi, had spoken unto all his household,

according to the feelings of his heart

and the Spirit of the Lord which was in him,

he waxed old.

And it came to pass that he died, and was buried.

2 Nephi 4:15

And upon these I write the things of my soul,

and many of the scriptures which are engraven upon the plates of brass.

For my soul delighteth in the scriptures,

and my heart pondereth them,

and writeth them for the learning and the profit of my children.

2 Nephi 4:16

Behold, my soul delighteth in the things of the Lord;

and my heart pondereth continually upon the things which I have seen and heard.

2 Nephi 4:17

Nevertheless, notwithstanding the great goodness of the Lord,

in showing me his great and marvelous works,

my heart exclaimeth:

O wretched man that I am!

Yea, my heart sorroweth because of my flesh;

my soul grieveth because of mine iniquities.

2 Nephi 4:19

And when I desire to rejoice,

my heart groaneth because of my sins;

nevertheless, I know in whom I have trusted.

2 Nephi 4:26

O then, if I have seen so great things,

if the Lord in his condescension unto the children of men

hath visited men in so much mercy,

why should my heart weep

and my soul linger in the valley of sorrow,

and my flesh waste away,

and my strength slacken, because of mine afflictions?

2 Nephi 4:27

And why should I yield to sin, because of my flesh?

Yea, why should I give way to temptations,

that the evil one have place in my heart

to destroy my peace and afflict my soul?

Why am I angry because of mine enemy?

2 Nephi 4:28

Awake, my soul!

No longer droop in sin.

Rejoice, O my heart,

and give place no more for the enemy of my soul.

2 Nephi 4:30

Rejoice, O my heart,

and cry unto the Lord, and say:

O Lord, I will praise thee forever;

yea, my soul will rejoice in thee, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

2 Nephi 4:32

May the gates of hell be shut continually before me,

because that my heart is broken and my spirit is contrite!

O Lord, wilt thou not shut the gates of thy righteousness before me,

that I may walk in the path of the low valley,

that I may be strict in the plain road!