Unit 40

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90 occurrences in 53 verses

Mosiah 17:9, 12, 15,

Mosiah 18:11, 18, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34,

Mosiah 19:9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 24,

Mosiah 20:3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 20, 23, 26,

Mosiah 21:3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 29, 31, 35

Mosiah 17:9

Now Abinadi said unto him:

I say unto you,

I will not recall the words

which I have spoken unto you concerning this people,

for they are true;

and that ye may know of their surety

I have suffered myself that I have fallen into your hands.

Mosiah 17:12

But the priests lifted up their voices against him,

and began to accuse him, saying:

He has reviled the king.

Therefore the king was stirred up in anger against him,

and he delivered him up that he might be slain.

Mosiah 17:15

Behold, even as ye have done unto me,

so shall it come to pass that

thy seed shall cause that many shall suffer the pains that I do suffer,

even the pains of death by fire;

and this because they believe in the salvation of the Lord their God.

Mosiah 18:11

And now when the people had heard these words,

they clapped their hands for joy, and exclaimed:

This is the desire of our hearts.

Mosiah 18:18

And it came to pass that Alma, having authority from God, ordained priests;

even one priest to every fifty of their number did he ordain to preach unto them,

and to teach them concerning the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

Mosiah 18:21

And he commanded them that there should be no contention one with another,

but that they should look forward with one eye,

having one faith and one baptism,

having their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another.

Mosiah 18:23

And he commanded them

that they should observe the sabbath day, and keep it holy,

and also every day they should give thanks to the Lord their God.

Mosiah 18:24

And he also commanded them that the priests whom he had ordained

should labor with their own hands for their support.

Mosiah 18:25

And there was one day in every week that was set apart

that they should gather themselves together to teach the people,

and to worship the Lord their God,

and also, as often as it was in their power, to assemble themselves together.

Mosiah 18:26

And the priests were not to depend upon the people for their support;

but for their labor they were to receive the grace of God,

that they might wax strong in the Spirit,

having the knowledge of God,

that they might teach with power and authority from God.

Mosiah 18:27

And again Alma commanded

that the people of the church should impart of their substance,

every one according to that which he had;

if he have more abundantly he should impart more abundantly;

and of him that had but little, but little should be required;

and to him that had not should be given.

Mosiah 18:28

And thus they should impart of their substance

of their own free will and good desires towards God,

and to those priests that stood in need,

yea, and to every needy, naked soul.

Mosiah 18:29

And this he said unto them,

having been commanded of God;

and they did walk uprightly before God,

imparting to one another both temporally and spiritually

according to their needs and their wants.

Mosiah 18:30

And now it came to pass that all this was done in Mormon,

yea, by the waters of Mormon,

in the forest that was near the waters of Mormon;

yea, the place of Mormon, the waters of Mormon, the forest of Mormon,

how beautiful are they to the eyes of them

who there came to the knowledge of their Redeemer;

yea, and how blessed are they,

for they shall sing to his praise forever.

Mosiah 18:34

And it came to pass that

Alma and the people of the Lord were apprised of the coming of the king's army;

therefore they took their tents and their families and departed into the wilderness.

Mosiah 19:9

And the king commanded the people

that they should flee before the Lamanites,

and he himself did go before them,

and they did flee into the wilderness, with their women and their children.

Mosiah 19:11

Now it came to pass that the king commanded them

that all the men should leave their wives and their children,

and flee before the Lamanites.

Mosiah 19:12

Now there were many that would not leave them,

but had rather stay and perish with them.

And the rest left their wives and their children and fled.

Mosiah 19:13

And it came to pass that

those who tarried with their wives and their children caused

that their fair daughters should stand forth and plead with the Lamanites

that they would not slay them.

Mosiah 19:14

And it came to pass that the Lamanites had compassion on them,

for they were charmed with the beauty of their women.

Mosiah 19:15

Therefore the Lamanites did spare their lives, and took them captives

and carried them back to the land of Nephi, and granted unto them

that they might possess the land, under the conditions

that they would deliver up king Noah into the hands of the Lamanites,

and deliver up their property,

even one half of all they possessed,

one half of their gold, and their silver, and all their precious things,

and thus they should pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites from year to year.

Mosiah 19:19

Now they had sworn in their hearts

that they would return to the land of Nephi,

and if their wives and their children were slain,

and also those that had tarried with them,

that they would seek revenge, and also perish with them.

Mosiah 19:22

And it came to pass that

they were about to return to the land of Nephi,

and they met the men of Gideon.

And the men of Gideon told them

of all that had happened to their wives and their children;

and that the Lamanites had granted unto them

that they might possess the land

by paying a tribute to the Lamanites of one half of all they possessed.

Mosiah 19:24

And it came to pass that after they had ended the ceremony,

that they returned to the land of Nephi,

rejoicing, because their wives and their children were not slain;

and they told Gideon what they had done to the king.

Mosiah 20:3

And now the priests of king Noah, being ashamed to return to the city of Nephi,

yea, and also fearing that the people would slay them,

therefore they durst not return to their wives and their children.

Mosiah 20:5

And when there were but few of them gathered together to dance,

they came forth out of their secret places

and took them and carried them into the wilderness;

yea, twenty and four of the daughters of the Lamanites

they carried into the wilderness.

Mosiah 20:6

And it came to pass that when the Lamanites found

that their daughters had been missing,

they were angry with the people of Limhi,

for they thought it was the people of Limhi.

Mosiah 20:7

Therefore they sent their armies forth;

yea, even the king himself went before his people;

and they went up to the land of Nephi to destroy the people of Limhi.

Mosiah 20:8

And now Limhi had discovered them from the tower,

even all their preparations for war did he discover;

therefore he gathered his people together,

and laid wait for them in the fields and in the forests.

Mosiah 20:9

And it came to pass that when the Lamanites had come up,

that the people of Limhi began to fall upon them from their waiting places,

and began to slay them.

Mosiah 20:10

And it came to pass that the battle became exceedingly sore,

for they fought like lions for their prey.

Mosiah 20:11

And it came to pass that

the people of Limhi began to drive the Lamanites before them;

yet they were not half so numerous as the Lamanites.

But they fought for their lives, and for their wives, and for their children;

therefore they exerted themselves and like dragons did they fight.

Mosiah 20:12

And it came to pass that they found the king of the Lamanites

among the number of their dead;

yet he was not dead,

having been wounded and left upon the ground,

so speedy was the flight of his people.

Mosiah 20:13

And they took him and bound up his wounds,

and brought him before Limhi, and said:

Behold, here is the king of the Lamanites;

he having received a wound has fallen among their dead,

and they have left him;

and behold, we have brought him before you;

and now let us slay him.

Mosiah 20:17

Now when Gideon had heard these things,

he being the king's captain,

he went forth and said unto the king:

I pray thee forbear, and do not search this people,

and lay not this thing to their charge.

Mosiah 20:20

And behold, they come with their numerous hosts;

and except the king doth pacify them towards us we must perish.

Mosiah 20:23

And now Limhi told the king all the things

concerning his father, and the priests that had fled into the wilderness,

and attributed the carrying away of their daughters to them.

Mosiah 20:26

And when the Lamanites saw the people of Limhi,

that they were without arms,

they had compassion on them and were pacified towards them,

and returned with their king in peace to their own land.

Mosiah 21:3

Now they durst not slay them, because of the oath

which their king had made unto Limhi;

but they would smite them on their cheeks,

and exercise authority over them;

and began to put heavy burdens upon their backs,

and drive them as they would a dumb ass—

Mosiah 21:5

And now the afflictions of the Nephites were great,

and there was no way that they could deliver themselves out of their hands,

for the Lamanites had surrounded them on every side.

Mosiah 21:6

And it came to pass that

the people began to murmur with the king because of their afflictions;

and they began to be desirous to go against them to battle.

And they did afflict the king sorely with their complaints;

therefore he granted unto them that they should do according to their desires.

Mosiah 21:7

And they gathered themselves together again, and put on their armor,

and went forth against the Lamanites to drive them out of their land.

Mosiah 21:9

And now there was a great mourning and lamentation among the people of Limhi,

the widow mourning for her husband,

the son and the daughter mourning for their father,

and the brothers for their brethren.

Mosiah 21:11

And it came to pass that

their continual cries did stir up the remainder of the people of Limhi

to anger against the Lamanites;

and they went again to battle,

but they were driven back again,

suffering much loss.

Mosiah 21:13

And they did humble themselves even to the dust,

subjecting themselves to the yoke of bondage,

submitting themselves to be smitten,

and to be driven to and fro, and burdened,

according to the desires of their enemies.

Mosiah 21:14

And they did humble themselves even in the depths of humility;

and they did cry mightily to God;

yea, even all the day long did they cry unto their God

that he would deliver them out of their afflictions.

Mosiah 21:15

And now the Lord was slow to hear their cry because of their iniquities;

nevertheless the Lord did hear their cries,

and began to soften the hearts of the Lamanites

that they began to ease their burdens;

yet the Lord did not see fit to deliver them out of bondage.

Mosiah 21:17

Now there was a great number of women, more than there was of men;

therefore king Limhi commanded

that every man should impart to the support of the widows and their children,

that they might not perish with hunger;

and this they did because of the greatness of their number that had been slain.

Mosiah 21:18

Now the people of Limhi kept together in a body

as much as it was possible,

and secured their grain and their flocks;

Mosiah 21:21

For they were desirous to take them that they might punish them;

for they had come into the land of Nephi by night,

and carried off their grain and many of their precious things;

therefore they laid wait for them.

Mosiah 21:29

Yet Ammon and his brethren were filled with sorrow

because so many of their brethren had been slain;

Mosiah 21:31

Yea, they did mourn for their departure,

for they knew not whither they had fled.

Now they would have gladly joined with them,

for they themselves had entered into a covenant with God

to serve him and keep his commandments.

Mosiah 21:35

They were desirous to be baptized as a witness and a testimony

that they were willing to serve God with all their hearts;

nevertheless they did prolong the time;

and an account of their baptism shall be given hereafter.