Unit 40

of

200 occurrences in 104 verses

Mosiah 17:2, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20,

Mosiah 18:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34,

Mosiah 19:1, 2, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29,

Mosiah 20:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26,

Mosiah 21:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 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 17:7

And he said unto him:

Abinadi, we have found an accusation against thee,

and thou art worthy of death.

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 17:9

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 17:11

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 17:16

And it will come to pass that

ye shall be afflicted with all manner of diseases because of your iniquities.

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 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 18:1

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 18:2

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 18:3

And as many as would hear his word he did teach.

And he taught them privately,

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

And many did believe his words.

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 18:7

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 18:9

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 18:11

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 18:12

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 18:13

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 18:14

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 18:16

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 18:19

And he commanded them that they should teach nothing

save it were the things which he had taught,

and which had been spoken by the mouth of the holy prophets.

Mosiah 18:22

And thus he commanded them to preach.

And thus they became the children of God.

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 18:31

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

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

Mosiah 18:32

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 19:2

And now behold, the forces of the king were small, having been reduced,

and there began to be a division among the remainder of the people.

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 19:7

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 19:14

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 19:16

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 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 19:23

And the people told the men of Gideon that they had slain the king,

and his priests had fled from them farther into the wilderness.

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 19:26

And also Limhi, being the son of the king,

having the kingdom conferred upon him by the people,

made oath unto the king of the Lamanites

that his people should pay tribute unto him,

even one half of all they possessed.

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 20:2

And it came to pass that there was one day

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

Mosiah 20:3

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 20:4

And having tarried in the wilderness,

and having discovered the daughters of the Lamanites,

they laid and watched them;

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 20:9

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 20:11

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 20:15

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 20:19

And now, behold, and tell the king of these things,

that he may tell his people that they may be pacified towards us;

for behold they are already preparing to come against us;

and behold also there are but few of us.

Mosiah 20:21

For are not the words of Abinadi fulfilled, which he prophesied against us —

and all this because we would not hearken unto the words of the Lord,

and turn from our iniquities?

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 20:23

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 20:25

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 21:3

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 21:4

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 21:6

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 21:8

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

and drove them back, and slew many of them.

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 21:10

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 21:11

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 21:12

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 21:13

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 21:19

And the king himself did not trust his person without the walls of the city,

unless he took his guards with him,

fearing that he might by some means fall into the hands of the Lamanites.

Mosiah 21:20

And he caused that his people should watch the land round about,

that by some means they might take those priests that fled into the wilderness,

who had stolen the daughters of the Lamanites,

and that had caused such a great destruction to come upon them.

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 21:22

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 21:23

And the king having been without the gates of the city with his guard,

discovered Ammon and his brethren;

and supposing them to be priests of Noah

therefore he caused that they should be taken, and bound, and cast into prison.

And had they been the priests of Noah

he would have caused that they should be put to death.

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 21:25

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 21:27

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 21:29

Yet Ammon and his brethren were filled with sorrow

because so many of their brethren had been slain;

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 21:32

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 21:34

Therefore they did not at that time form themselves into a church,

waiting upon the Spirit of the Lord.

Now they were desirous to become even as Alma and his brethren,

who had fled into the wilderness.

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.

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.