Unit 2
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14 occurrences in 10 verses
1 Nephi 7:1, 2, 5, 6, 12,
1 Nephi 8:8, 32, 36, 37,
1 Nephi 9:6
1 Nephi 7:1
And now I would that ye might know, that
after my father, Lehi, had made an end of prophesying concerning his seed,
it came to pass that the Lord spake unto him again, saying
that it was not meet for him, Lehi,
that he should take his family into the wilderness alone;
but that his sons should take daughters to wife,
that they might raise up seed unto the Lord in the land of promise.
1 Nephi 7:2
And it came to pass that the Lord commanded him
that I, Nephi, and my brethren, should again return unto the land of Jerusalem,
and bring down Ishmael and his family into the wilderness.
1 Nephi 7:5
And it came to pass that the Lord did soften the heart of Ishmael,
and also his household,
insomuch that they took their journey with us
down into the wilderness to the tent of our father.
1 Nephi 7:6
And it came to pass that as we journeyed in the wilderness,
behold Laman and Lemuel, and two of the daughters of Ishmael,
and the two sons of Ishmael and their families, did rebel against us;
yea, against me, Nephi, and Sam,
and their father, Ishmael, and his wife, and his three other daughters.
1 Nephi 7:12
Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten
that the Lord is able to do all things
according to his will, for the children of men,
if it so be that they exercise faith in him?
Wherefore, let us be faithful to him.
1 Nephi 8:8
And after I had traveled for the space of many hours in darkness,
I began to pray unto the Lord that he would have mercy on me,
according to the multitude of his tender mercies.
1 Nephi 8:32
And it came to pass that many were drowned in the depths of the fountain;
and many were lost from his view, wandering in strange roads.
1 Nephi 8:36
And it came to pass after my father had spoken
all the words of his dream or vision, which were many,
he said unto us,
because of these things which he saw in a vision,
he exceedingly feared for Laman and Lemuel;
yea, he feared lest they should be cast off from the presence of the Lord.
1 Nephi 8:37
And he did exhort them then with all the feeling of a tender parent,
that they would hearken to his words,
that perhaps the Lord would be merciful to them, and not cast them off;
yea, my father did preach unto them.
1 Nephi 9:6
But the Lord knoweth all things from the beginning;
wherefore, he prepareth a way
to accomplish all his works among the children of men;
for behold, he hath all power unto the fulfilling of all his words.
And thus it is.
Amen.
