Unit 40

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54 occurrences in 44 verses

Mosiah 17:2, 12, 15, 18,

Mosiah 18:4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 21, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 35,

Mosiah 19:1, 4, 7, 18, 19, 28, 29,

Mosiah 20:1, 4, 8, 15, 18, 22, 25, 26,

Mosiah 21:1, 2, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 25, 26, 33

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 17:12

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 17:18

And in that day ye shall be hunted,

and ye shall be taken by the hand of your enemies,

and then ye shall suffer, as I suffer, the pains of death by fire.

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 18:9

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 18:10

Now I say unto you,

if this be the desire of your hearts,

what have you against being baptized in the name of the Lord,

as a witness before him

that ye have entered into a covenant with him,

that ye will serve him and keep his commandments,

that he may pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you?

Mosiah 18:12

And now it came to pass that Alma took Helam,

he being one of the first,

and went and stood forth in the water, and cried, saying:

O Lord, pour out thy Spirit upon thy servant,

that he may do this work with holiness of heart.

Mosiah 18:14

And after Alma had said these words,

both Alma and Helam were buried in the water;

and they arose and came forth out of the water rejoicing,

being filled with the Spirit.

Mosiah 18:15

And again, Alma took another,

and went forth a second time into the water,

and baptized him according to the first,

only he did not bury himself again in the water.

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 18:21

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 18:25

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 18:30

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 18:31

And these things were done in the borders of the land,

that they might not come to the knowledge of the king.

Mosiah 18:35

And they were in number about four hundred and fifty souls.

Mosiah 19:1

And it came to pass that the army of the king returned,

having searched in vain for the people of the Lord.

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 19:7

And now the king cried out in the anguish of his soul, saying:

Gideon, spare me,

for the Lamanites are upon us, and they will destroy us;

yea, they will destroy my people.

Mosiah 19:18

And it came to pass that Gideon sent men into the wilderness secretly,

to search for the king and those that were with him.

And it came to pass that they met the people in the wilderness,

all save the king and his priests.

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 19:28

And the king of the Lamanites set guards round about the land,

that he might keep the people of Limhi in the land,

that they might not depart into the wilderness;

and he did support his guards out of the tribute

which he did receive from the Nephites.

Mosiah 19:29

And now king Limhi did have continual peace

in his kingdom for the space of two years,

that the Lamanites did not molest them nor seek to destroy them.

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 20:4

And having tarried in the wilderness,

and having discovered the daughters of the Lamanites,

they laid and watched them;

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 20:15

And now the king said:

I have broken the oath

because thy people did carry away the daughters of my people;

therefore, in my anger I did cause my people

to come up to war against thy people.

Mosiah 20:18

For do ye not remember the priests of thy father,

whom this people sought to destroy?

And are they not in the wilderness?

And are not they the ones who have stolen the daughters of the Lamanites?

Mosiah 20:22

And now let us pacify the king,

and we fulfil the oath which we have made unto him;

for it is better that we should be in bondage

than that we should lose our lives;

therefore, let us put a stop to the shedding of so much blood.

Mosiah 20:25

And it came to pass that they followed the king,

and went forth without arms to meet the Lamanites.

And it came to pass that they did meet the Lamanites;

and the king of the Lamanites did bow himself down before them,

and did plead in behalf of the people of Limhi.

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 21:1

And it came to pass that Limhi and his people returned to the city of Nephi,

and began to dwell in the land again in peace.

Mosiah 21:2

And it came to pass that after many days

the Lamanites began again to be stirred up in anger against the Nephites,

and they began to come into the borders of the land round about.

Mosiah 21:10

Now there were a great many widows in the land,

and they did cry mightily from day to day,

for a great fear of the Lamanites had come upon them.

Mosiah 21:12

Yea, they went again even the third time,

and suffered in the like manner;

and those that were not slain returned again to the city of Nephi.

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 21:16

And it came to pass that they began to prosper by degrees in the land,

and began to raise grain more abundantly, and flocks, and herds,

that they did not suffer with hunger.

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 21:25

Now king Limhi had sent, previous to the coming of Ammon,

a small number of men to search for the land of Zarahemla;

but they could not find it,

and they were lost in the wilderness.

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 21:33

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.