Unit 40

was

50 occurrences in 36 verses

Mosiah 17:2, 3, 11, 12,

Mosiah 18:2, 4, 5, 13, 17, 25, 30, 33,

Mosiah 19:4, 5, 6, 8, 16, 17,

Mosiah 20:1, 2, 6, 12, 24,

Mosiah 21:4, 5, 9, 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 33, 36

Mosiah 17:2

But there was one among them whose name was Alma,

he also being a descendant of Nephi.

And he was a young man,

and he believed the words which Abinadi had spoken,

for he knew concerning the iniquity which Abinadi had testified against them;

therefore he began to plead with the king

that he would not be angry with Abinadi,

but suffer that he might depart in peace.

Mosiah 17:3

But the king was more wroth, and caused

that Alma should be cast out from among them,

and sent his servants after him that they might slay him.

Mosiah 17:11

And now king Noah was about to release him, for he feared his word;

for he feared that the judgments of God would come upon him.

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 18:2

Yea, concerning that which was to come,

and also concerning the resurrection of the dead,

and the redemption of the people, which was to be brought to pass

through the power, and sufferings, and death of Christ,

and his resurrection and ascension into heaven.

Mosiah 18:4

And it came to pass that

as many as did believe him did go forth to a place which was called Mormon,

having received its name from the king,

being in the borders of the land

having been infested, by times or at seasons, by wild beasts.

Mosiah 18:5

Now, there was in Mormon a fountain of pure water,

and Alma resorted thither,

there being near the water a thicket of small trees,

where he did hide himself in the daytime from the searches of the king.

Mosiah 18:13

And when he had said these words,

the Spirit of the Lord was upon him, and he said:

Helam, I baptize thee,

having authority from the Almighty God,

as a testimony that ye have entered into a covenant to serve him

until you are dead as to the mortal body;

and may the Spirit of the Lord be poured out upon you;

and may he grant unto you eternal life, through the redemption of Christ,

whom he has prepared from the foundation of the world.

Mosiah 18:17

And they were called the church of God, or the church of Christ,

from that time forward.

And it came to pass that

whosoever was baptized by the power and authority of God

was added to his church.

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 18:30

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 18:33

And now the king said

that Alma was stirring up the people to rebellion against him;

therefore he sent his army to destroy them.

Mosiah 19:4

And now there was a man among them whose name was Gideon,

and he being a strong man and an enemy to the king,

therefore he drew his sword, and swore in his wrath

that he would slay the king.

Mosiah 19:5

And it came to pass that he fought with the king;

and when the king saw that he was about to overpower him,

he fled and ran and got upon the tower which was near the temple.

Mosiah 19:6

And Gideon pursued after him

and was about to get upon the tower to slay the king,

and the king cast his eyes round about towards the land of Shemlon,

and behold, the army of the Lamanites were within the borders of the land.

Mosiah 19:8

And now the king was not so much concerned about his people

as he was about his own life;

nevertheless, Gideon did spare his life.

Mosiah 19:16

And now there was one of the sons of the king

among those that were taken captive, whose name was Limhi.

Mosiah 19:17

And now Limhi was desirous that his father should not be destroyed;

nevertheless, Limhi was not ignorant of the iniquities of his father,

he himself being a just man.

Mosiah 20:1

Now there was a place in Shemlon

where the daughters of the Lamanites did gather themselves together

to sing, and to dance, and to make themselves merry.

Mosiah 20:2

And it came to pass that there was one day

a small number of them gathered together to sing and to dance.

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 20:12

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 20:24

And it came to pass that the king was pacified towards his people;

and he said unto them:

Let us go forth to meet my people, without arms;

and I swear unto you with an oath that my people shall not slay thy people.

Mosiah 21:4

Yea, all this was done that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled.

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 21:9

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 21:15

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 21:22

And it came to pass that there was no more disturbance

between the Lamanites and the people of Limhi,

even until the time that Ammon and his brethren came into the land.

Mosiah 21:24

But when he found that they were not,

but that they were his brethren, and had come from the land of Zarahemla,

he was filled with exceedingly great joy.

Mosiah 21:26

Nevertheless, they did find a land which had been peopled;

yea, a land which was covered with dry bones;

yea, a land which had been peopled and which had been destroyed;

and they, having supposed it to be the land of Zarahemla,

returned to the land of Nephi,

having arrived in the borders of the land

not many days before the coming of Ammon.

Mosiah 21:27

And they brought a record with them,

even a record of the people whose bones they had found;

and it was engraven on plates of ore.

Mosiah 21:28

And now Limhi was again filled with joy

on learning from the mouth of Ammon

that king Mosiah had a gift from God,

whereby he could interpret such engravings;

yea, and Ammon also did rejoice.

Mosiah 21:33

And it came to pass that

king Limhi and many of his people were desirous to be baptized;

but there was none in the land that had authority from God.

And Ammon declined doing this thing,

considering himself an unworthy servant.

Mosiah 21:36

And now all the study of Ammon and his people, and king Limhi and his people,

was to deliver themselves out of the hands of the Lamanites and from bondage.