Unit 36
people
25 occurrences in 21 verses
Mosiah 7:1, 7, 9, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 29, 30, 31,
Mosiah 8:1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20
Mosiah 7:1
And now, it came to pass that
after king Mosiah had had continual peace for the space of three years,
he was desirous to know concerning the people
who went up to dwell in the land of Lehi-Nephi, or in the city of Lehi-Nephi;
for his people had heard nothing from them
from the time they left the land of Zarahemla;
therefore, they wearied him with their teasings.
Mosiah 7:7
And behold, they met the king of the people
who were in the land of Nephi, and in the land of Shilom;
and they were surrounded by the king's guard,
and were taken, and were bound, and were committed to prison.
Mosiah 7:9
And he said unto them:
Behold, I am Limhi, the son of Noah, who was the son of Zeniff,
who came up out of the land of Zarahemla
to inherit this land, which was the land of their fathers,
who was made a king by the voice of the people.
Mosiah 7:14
And now, it came to pass that
after Limhi had heard the words of Ammon,
he was exceedingly glad, and said:
Now, I know of a surety
that my brethren who were in the land of Zarahemla are yet alive.
And now, I will rejoice;
and on the morrow I will cause that my people shall rejoice also.
Mosiah 7:17
And now, it came to pass on the morrow
that king Limhi sent a proclamation among all his people,
that thereby they might gather themselves together to the temple,
to hear the words which he should speak unto them.
Mosiah 7:18
And it came to pass that when they had gathered themselves together
that he spake unto them in this wise, saying:
O ye, my people, lift up your heads and be comforted;
for behold, the time is at hand, or is not far distant,
when we shall no longer be in subjection to our enemies,
notwithstanding our many strugglings, which have been in vain;
yet I trust there remaineth an effectual struggle to be made.
Mosiah 7:20
And again, that same God has brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem,
and has kept and preserved his people even until now;
and behold, it is because of our iniquities and abominations
that he has brought us into bondage.
Mosiah 7:21
And ye all are witnesses this day,
that Zeniff, who was made king over this people,
he being over–zealous to inherit the land of his fathers,
therefore being deceived by the cunning and craftiness of king Laman,
who having entered into a treaty with king Zeniff,
and having yielded up into his hands the possessions of a part of the land,
or even the city of Lehi-Nephi, and the city of Shilom; and the land round about —
Mosiah 7:22
And all this he did, for the sole purpose
of bringing this people into subjection or into bondage.
And behold, we at this time do pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites,
to the amount of one half of our corn, and our barley,
and even all our grain of every kind,
and one half of the increase of our flocks and our herds;
and even one half of all we have or possess
the king of the Lamanites doth exact of us, or our lives.
Mosiah 7:25
For if this people had not fallen into transgression
the Lord would not have suffered that this great evil should come upon them.
But behold, they would not hearken unto his words;
but there arose contentions among them,
even so much that they did shed blood among themselves.
Mosiah 7:29
For behold, the Lord hath said:
I will not succor my people in the day of their transgression;
but I will hedge up their ways that they prosper not;
and their doings shall be as a stumbling block before them.
Mosiah 7:30
And again, he saith:
If my people shall sow filthiness
they shall reap the chaff thereof in the whirlwind;
and the effect thereof is poison.
Mosiah 7:31
And again he saith:
If my people shall sow filthiness
they shall reap the east wind,
which bringeth immediate destruction.
Mosiah 8:1
And it came to pass that
after king Limhi had made an end of speaking to his people,
for he spake many things unto them
and only a few of them have I written in this book,
he told his people all the things concerning their brethren
who were in the land of Zarahemla.
Mosiah 8:3
And he also rehearsed unto them the last words
which king Benjamin had taught them,
and explained them to the people of king Limhi,
so that they might understand all the words which he spake.
Mosiah 8:5
And it came to pass that he caused that the plates
which contained the record of his people
from the time that they left the land of Zarahemla,
should be brought before Ammon, that he might read them.
Mosiah 8:7
And the king said unto him:
Being grieved for the afflictions of my people,
I caused that forty and three of my people
should take a journey into the wilderness,
that thereby they might find the land of Zarahemla,
that we might appeal unto our brethren to deliver us out of bondage.
Mosiah 8:8
And they were lost in the wilderness for the space of many days,
yet they were diligent, and found not the land of Zarahemla
but returned to this land,
having traveled in a land among many waters,
having discovered a land which was covered with bones of men, and of beasts,
and was also covered with ruins of buildings of every kind,
having discovered a land which had been peopled with a people
who were as numerous as the hosts of Israel.
Mosiah 8:12
And I say unto thee again:
Knowest thou of any one that can translate?
For I am desirous that these records should be translated into our language;
for, perhaps, they will give us a knowledge of a remnant of the people
who have been destroyed,
from whence these records came;
or, perhaps, they will give us a knowledge of this very people
who have been destroyed;
and I am desirous to know the cause of their destruction.
Mosiah 8:14
And behold, the king of the people who are in the land of Zarahemla
is the man that is commanded to do these things,
and who has this high gift from God.
Mosiah 8:20
O how marvelous are the works of the Lord,
and how long doth he suffer with his people;
yea, and how blind and impenetrable
are the understandings of the children of men;
for they will not seek wisdom,
neither do they desire that she should rule over them!
