Unit 101
that the
8 occurrences in 8 verses
Ether 6:5, 8, 22,
Ether 7:23, 24, 27,
Ether 8:22, 26
Ether 6:5
And it came to pass that the Lord God caused
that there should be a furious wind blow
upon the face of the waters, towards the promised land;
and thus they were tossed upon the waves of the sea before the wind.
Ether 6:8
And it came to pass that the wind did never cease
to blow towards the promised land while they were upon the waters;
and thus they were driven forth before the wind.
Ether 6:22
And it came to pass that the people desired of them
that they should anoint one of their sons to be a king over them.
Ether 7:23
And also in the reign of Shule there came prophets among the people,
who were sent from the Lord,
prophesying that the wickedness and idolatry of the people
was bringing a curse upon the land,
and they should be destroyed if they did not repent.
Ether 7:24
And it came to pass that
the people did revile against the prophets, and did mock them.
And it came to pass that king Shule did execute judgment
against all those who did revile against the prophets.
Ether 7:27
And there were no more wars in the days of Shule;
and he remembered the great things that the Lord had done for his fathers
in bringing them across the great deep into the promised land;
wherefore he did execute judgment in righteousness all his days.
Ether 8:22
And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations,
to get power and gain,
until they shall spread over the nation,
behold, they shall be destroyed;
for the Lord will not suffer
that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them,
shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them
and yet he avenge them not.
Ether 8:26
Wherefore, I, Moroni, am commanded to write these things
that evil may be done away,
and that the time may come
that Satan may have no power upon the hearts of the children of men,
but that they may be persuaded to do good continually,
that they may come unto the fountain of all righteousness and be saved.