Unit 40

it came to pass

43 occurrences in 41 verses

Mosiah 17:1, 5, 13,

Mosiah 18:1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 30, 32, 34,

Mosiah 19:1, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 22, 24, 25, 27,

Mosiah 20:2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25,

Mosiah 21:1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 33

Mosiah 17:1

And now it came to pass that when Abinadi had finished these sayings,

that the king commanded that the priests should take him

and cause that he should be put to death.

Mosiah 17:5

And it came to pass that the king caused

that his guards should surround Abinadi and take him;

and they bound him and cast him into prison.

Mosiah 17:13

And it came to pass that they took him and bound him,

and scourged his skin with faggots,

yea, even unto death.

Mosiah 18:1

And now, it came to pass that

Alma, who had fled from the servants of king Noah,

repented of his sins and iniquities,

and went about privately among the people,

and began to teach the words of Abinadi—

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 18:6

And it came to pass that

as many as believed him went thither to hear his words.

Mosiah 18:7

And it came to pass after many days

there were a goodly number gathered together

at the place of Mormon, to hear the words of Alma.

Yea, all were gathered together that believed on his word, to hear him.

And he did teach them, and did preach unto them

repentance, and redemption, and faith on the Lord.

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 18:12

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 18:17

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 18:30

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 18:32

But behold, it came to pass that

the king, having discovered a movement among the people,

sent his servants to watch them.

Therefore on the day that they were assembling themselves together

to hear the word of the Lord

they were discovered unto the king.

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 19:1

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

having searched in vain for the people of the Lord.

Mosiah 19:5

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 19:10

And it came to pass that the Lamanites did pursue them,

and did overtake them, and began to slay them.

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 19:13

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 19:18

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 19:22

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 19:25

And it came to pass that the king of the Lamanites made an oath unto them,

that his people should not slay them.

Mosiah 19:27

And it came to pass that Limhi began to establish the kingdom

and to establish peace among his people.

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 20:9

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 20:24

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 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 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 21:6

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 21:8

And it came to pass that the Lamanites did beat them,

and drove them back, and slew many of them.

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 21:16

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 21:22

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 21:33

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.