Unit 31

people

11 occurrences in 9 verses

the Words of Mormon 1:1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17

the Words of Mormon 1:1

And now I, Mormon, being about to deliver up the record

which I have been making

into the hands of my son Moroni,

behold I have witnessed almost all the destruction of my people, the Nephites.

the Words of Mormon 1:2

And it is many hundred years after the coming of Christ

that I deliver these records into the hands of my son;

and it supposeth me that he will witness the entire destruction of my people.

But may God grant that he may survive them,

that he may write somewhat concerning them,

and somewhat concerning Christ,

that perhaps some day it may profit them.

the Words of Mormon 1:5

Wherefore, I chose these things, to finish my record upon them,

which remainder of my record I shall take from the plates of Nephi;

and I cannot write the hundredth part of the things of my people.

the Words of Mormon 1:8

And my prayer to God is concerning my brethren,

that they may once again come to the knowledge of God,

yea, the redemption of Christ;

that they may once again be a delightsome people.

the Words of Mormon 1:11

And they were handed down from king Benjamin, from generation to generation

until they have fallen into my hands.

And I, Mormon, pray to God

that they may be preserved from this time henceforth.

And I know that they will be preserved;

for there are great things written upon them,

out of which my people and their brethren shall be judged at the great and last day,

according to the word of God which is written.

the Words of Mormon 1:12

And now, concerning this king Benjamin —

he had somewhat of contentions among his own people.

the Words of Mormon 1:13

And it came to pass also that the armies of the Lamanites came down

out of the land of Nephi, to battle against his people.

But behold, king Benjamin gathered together his armies,

and he did stand against them;

and he did fight with the strength of his own arm, with the sword of Laban.

the Words of Mormon 1:16

And after there had been false prophets,

and false preachers and teachers among the people,

and all these having been punished according to their crimes;

and after there having been much contention

and many dissensions away unto the Lamanites,

behold, it came to pass that king Benjamin,

with the assistance of the holy prophets who were among his people —

the Words of Mormon 1:17

For behold, king Benjamin was a holy man,

and he did reign over his people in righteousness;

and there were many holy men in the land,

and they did speak the word of God with power and with authority;

and they did use much sharpness because of the stiffneckedness of the people —