Unit 40

God

34 occurrences in 24 verses

Mosiah 17:8, 11, 15, 19, 20,

Mosiah 18:8, 9, 13, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29,

Mosiah 21:14, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35

Mosiah 17:8

For thou hast said that God himself should come down among the children of men;

and now, for this cause thou shalt be put to death

unless thou wilt recall all the words

which thou hast spoken evil concerning me and my people.

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 17:15

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 17:19

Thus God executeth vengeance upon those that destroy his people.

O God, receive my soul.

Mosiah 17:20

And now, when Abinadi had said these words,

he fell, having suffered death by fire;

yea, having been put to death

because he would not deny the commandments of God,

having sealed the truth of his words by his death.

Mosiah 18:8

And it came to pass that he said unto them:

Behold, here are the waters of Mormon

(for thus were they called)

and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God,

and to be called his people,

and are willing to bear one another's burdens,

that they may be light;

Mosiah 18:9

Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn;

yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort,

and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things,

and in all places that ye may be in,

even until death,

that ye may be redeemed of God,

and be numbered with those of the first resurrection,

that ye may have eternal life—

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 18:16

And after this manner he did baptize every one

that went forth to the place of Mormon;

and they were in number about two hundred and four souls;

yea, and they were baptized in the waters of Mormon,

and were filled with the grace of God.

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 18:18

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 18:22

And thus he commanded them to preach.

And thus they became the children of God.

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 18:25

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 18:28

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 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 21:28

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 21:30

And also that king Noah and his priests had caused the people

to commit so many sins and iniquities against God;

and they also did mourn for the death of Abinadi;

and also for the departure of Alma and the people that went with him,

who had formed a church of God

through the strength and power of God,

and faith on the words which had been spoken by Abinadi.

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 21:32

And now since the coming of Ammon,

king Limhi had also entered into a covenant with God,

and also many of his people,

to serve him and keep his commandments.

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 21:35

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.