Unit 28

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10 occurrences in 9 verses

Enos 1:1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 13, 20, 22, 27

Enos 1:1

Behold, it came to pass that

I, Enos, knowing my father that he was a just man —

for he taught me in his language,

and also in the nurture and admonition of the Lord —

and blessed be the name of my God for it —

Enos 1:2

And I will tell you of the wrestle which I had before God,

before I received a remission of my sins.

Enos 1:5

And there came a voice unto me, saying:

Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed.

Enos 1:9

Now, it came to pass that when I had heard these words

I began to feel a desire for the welfare of my brethren, the Nephites;

wherefore, I did pour out my whole soul unto God for them.

Enos 1:10

And while I was thus struggling in the spirit,

behold, the voice of the Lord came into my mind again, saying:

I will visit thy brethren

according to their diligence in keeping my commandments.

I have given unto them this land,

and it is a holy land;

and I curse it not save it be for the cause of iniquity;

wherefore, I will visit thy brethren according as I have said;

and their transgressions will I bring down with sorrow upon their own heads.

Enos 1:13

And now behold, this was the desire which I desired of him —

that if it should so be, that my people, the Nephites, should fall into transgression,

and by any means be destroyed, and the Lamanites should not be destroyed,

that the Lord God would preserve a record of my people, the Nephites;

even if it so be by the power of his holy arm,

that it might be brought forth at some future day unto the Lamanites,

that, perhaps, they might be brought unto salvation —

Enos 1:20

And I bear record that the people of Nephi did seek diligently

to restore the Lamanites unto the true faith in God.

But our labors were vain;

their hatred was fixed,

and they were led by their evil nature

that they became wild, and ferocious,

and a blood-thirsty people, full of idolatry and filthiness;

feeding upon beasts of prey;

dwelling in tents, and wandering about in the wilderness

with a short skin girdle about their loins and their heads shaven;

and their skill was in the bow, and in the cimeter, and the ax.

And many of them did eat nothing save it was raw meat;

and they were continually seeking to destroy us.

Enos 1:22

And there were exceedingly many prophets among us.

And the people were a stiffnecked people,

hard to understand.

Enos 1:27

And I soon go to the place of my rest,

which is with my Redeemer;

for I know that in him I shall rest.

And I rejoice in the day

when my mortal shall put on immortality,

and shall stand before him;

then shall I see his face with pleasure,

and he will say unto me:

Come unto me, ye blessed,

there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father.

Amen.