Unit 42

should

32 occurrences in 23 verses



Mosiah 23:6, 7, 13, 15, 27, 33, 39,

Mosiah 24:1, 6, 8, 11,

Mosiah 25:1, 14, 16,

Mosiah 26:6, 10, 13,

Mosiah 27:2, 3, 4, 5, 21, 22



Mosiah 23:6

And the people were desirous

that Alma should be their king,

for he was beloved by his people.



Mosiah 23:7

But he said unto them:

Behold, it is not expedient that we should have a king;

for thus saith the Lord:

Ye shall not esteem one flesh above another,

or one man shall not think himself above another;

therefore I say unto you

it is not expedient that ye should have a king.



Mosiah 23:13

And now as ye have been delivered by the power of God out of these bonds;

yea, even out of the hands of king Noah and his people,

and also from the bonds of iniquity,

even so I desire that ye should stand fast in this liberty

wherewith ye have been made free,

and that ye trust no man to be a king over you.



Mosiah 23:15

Thus did Alma teach his people,

that every man should love his neighbor as himself,

that there should be no contention among them.



Mosiah 23:27

But Alma went forth and stood among them,

and exhorted them that they should not be frightened,

but that they should remember the Lord their God

and he would deliver them.



Mosiah 23:33

And it came to pass that Amulon did plead with the Lamanites;

and he also sent forth their wives,

who were the daughters of the Lamanites,

to plead with their brethren,

that they should not destroy their husbands.



Mosiah 23:39

And the king of the Lamanites had granted unto Amulon

that he should be a king and a ruler over his people,

who were in the land of Helam;

nevertheless he should have no power to do anything

contrary to the will of the king of the Lamanites.



Mosiah 24:1

And it came to pass that Amulon did gain favor

in the eyes of the king of the Lamanites;

therefore, the king of the Lamanites granted unto him and his brethren

that they should be appointed teachers over his people,

yea, even over the people

who were in the land of Shemlon, and in the land of Shilom,

and in the land of Amulon.



Mosiah 24:6

But they taught them that they should keep their record,

and that they might write one to another.



Mosiah 24:8

And now it came to pass that

Amulon began to exercise authority over Alma and his brethren,

and began to persecute him,

and cause that his children should persecute their children.



Mosiah 24:11

And Amulon commanded them

that they should stop their cries;

and he put guards over them to watch them,

that whosoever should be found calling upon God should be put to death.



Mosiah 25:1

And now king Mosiah caused that all the people should be gathered together.



Mosiah 25:14

And now it came to pass that

when Mosiah had made an end of speaking and reading to the people,

he desired that Alma should also speak to the people.



Mosiah 25:16

And he did exhort the people of Limhi and his brethren,

all those that had been delivered out of bondage,

that they should remember that it was the Lord that did deliver them.



Mosiah 26:6

For it came to pass that

they did deceive many with their flattering words,

who were in the church,

and did cause them to commit many sins;

therefore it became expedient

that those who committed sin, that were in the church,

should be admonished by the church.



Mosiah 26:10

Now there had not any such thing happened before in the church;

therefore Alma was troubled in his spirit,

and he caused that they should be brought before the king.



Mosiah 26:13

And now the spirit of Alma was again troubled;

and he went and inquired of the Lord what he should do concerning this matter,

for he feared that he should do wrong in the sight of God.



Mosiah 27:2

And it came to pass that

king Mosiah sent a proclamation throughout the land round about

that there should not any unbeliever persecute any of those

who belonged to the church of God.



Mosiah 27:3

And there was a strict command throughout all the churches

that there should be no persecutions among them,

that there should be an equality among all men;



Mosiah 27:4

That they should let no pride nor haughtiness disturb their peace;

that every man should esteem his neighbor as himself,

laboring with their own hands for their support.



Mosiah 27:5

Yea, and all their priests and teachers should labor with their own hands

for their support, in all cases save it were in sickness, or in much want;

and doing these things, they did abound in the grace of God.



Mosiah 27:21

And he caused that a multitude should be gathered together

that they might witness what the Lord had done for his son,

and also for those that were with him.



Mosiah 27:22

And he caused that the priests should assemble themselves together;

and they began to fast, and to pray to the Lord their God

that he would open the mouth of Alma, that he might speak,

and also that his limbs might receive their strength —

that the eyes of the people might be opened

to see and know of the goodness and glory of God.