Unit 42

being

11 occurrences in 10 verses

Mosiah 23:16,

Mosiah 24:3,

Mosiah 25:21, 22,

Mosiah 26:1, 38, 39,

Mosiah 27:8, 25, 32

Mosiah 23:16

And now, Alma was their high priest,

he being the founder of their church.

Mosiah 24:3

And now the name of the king of the Lamanites was Laman,

being called after the name of his father;

and therefore he was called king Laman.

And he was king over a numerous people.

Mosiah 25:21

Therefore they did assemble themselves together in different bodies,

being called churches;

every church having their priests and their teachers,

and every priest preaching the word

according as it was delivered to him by the mouth of Alma.

Mosiah 25:22

And thus, notwithstanding there being many churches

they were all one church,

yea, even the church of God;

for there was nothing preached in all the churches

except it were repentance and faith in God.

Mosiah 26:1

Now it came to pass that there were many of the rising generation

that could not understand the words of king Benjamin,

being little children at the time he spake unto his people;

and they did not believe the tradition of their fathers.

Mosiah 26:38

And now all these things did Alma and his fellow laborers do

who were over the church,

walking in all diligence,

teaching the word of God in all things,

suffering all manner of afflictions,

being persecuted by all those who did not belong to the church of God.

Mosiah 26:39

And they did admonish their brethren;

and they were also admonished, every one by the word of God,

according to his sins, or to the sins which he had committed,

being commanded of God to pray without ceasing,

and to give thanks in all things.

Mosiah 27:8

Now the sons of Mosiah were numbered among the unbelievers;

and also one of the sons of Alma was numbered among them,

he being called Alma, after his father;

nevertheless, he became a very wicked and an idolatrous man.

And he was a man of many words, and did speak much flattery to the people;

therefore he led many of the people to do after the manner of his iniquities.

Mosiah 27:25

And the Lord said unto me:

Marvel not that all mankind,

yea, men and women,

all nations, kindreds, tongues and people,

must be born again; yea, born of God,

changed from their carnal and fallen state, to a state of righteousness,

being redeemed of God, becoming his sons and daughters;

Mosiah 27:32

And now it came to pass that

Alma began from this time forward to teach the people,

and those who were with Alma at the time the angel appeared unto them,

traveling round about through all the land,

publishing to all the people the things which they had heard and seen,

and preaching the word of God

in much tribulation,

being greatly persecuted by those who were unbelievers,

being smitten by many of them.