Unit 36

they

53 occurrences in 28 verses

Mosiah 7:1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31,

Mosiah 8:3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21

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 7:3

And it came to pass that on the morrow they started to go up,

having with them one Ammon,

he being a strong and mighty man, and a descendant of Zarahemla;

and he was also their leader.

Mosiah 7:4

And now, they knew not the course they should travel in the wilderness

to go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi;

therefore they wandered many days in the wilderness,

even forty days did they wander.

Mosiah 7:5

And when they had wandered forty days

they came to a hill, which is north of the land of Shilom,

and there they pitched their tents.

Mosiah 7:6

And Ammon took three of his brethren,

and their names were Amaleki, Helem, and Hem,

and they went down into the land of Nephi.

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 7:8

And it came to pass when they had been in prison two days

they were again brought before the king,

and their bands were loosed;

and they stood before the king,

and were permitted, or rather commanded,

that they should answer the questions which he should ask them.

Mosiah 7:16

And now, king Limhi commanded his guards

that they should no more bind Ammon nor his brethren,

but caused that they should go to the hill which was north of Shilom,

and bring their brethren into the city,

that thereby they might eat, and drink,

and rest themselves from the labors of their journey;

for they had suffered many things;

they had suffered hunger, thirst, and fatigue.

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 7:19

Therefore, lift up your heads, and rejoice, and put your trust in God,

in that God who was the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob;

and also, that God who brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt,

and caused that they should walk through the Red Sea on dry ground,

and fed them with manna that they might not perish in the wilderness;

and many more things did he do for them.

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 7:26

And a prophet of the Lord have they slain;

yea, a chosen man of God, who told them of their wickedness and abominations,

and prophesied of many things which are to come,

yea, even the coming of Christ.

Mosiah 7:28

And now, because he said this, they did put him to death;

and many more things did they do

which brought down the wrath of God upon them.

Therefore, who wondereth that they are in bondage,

and that they are smitten with sore afflictions?

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 8:3

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 8:4

And it came to pass that after he had done all this,

that king Limhi dismissed the multitude,

and caused that they should return every one unto his own house.

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 8:9

And for a testimony that the things that they had said are true

they have brought twenty–four plates which are filled with engravings,

and they are of pure gold.

Mosiah 8:10

And behold, also, they have brought breastplates, which are large,

and they are of brass and of copper, and are perfectly sound.

Mosiah 8:11

And again, they have brought swords,

the hilts thereof have perished,

and the blades thereof were cankered with rust;

and there is no one in the land that is able to interpret the language

or the engravings that are on the plates.

Therefore I said unto thee:

Canst thou translate?

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 8:20

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!

Mosiah 8:21

Yea, they are as a wild flock which fleeth from the shepherd, and scattereth,

and are driven, and are devoured by the beasts of the forest.