Unit 42

of the

71 occurrences in 49 verses

Mosiah 23:1, 9, 13, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 38, 39,

Mosiah 24:1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 13, 15, 16, 24,

Mosiah 25:2, 3, 5, 10, 12,

Mosiah 26:1, 2, 5, 13, 14, 23, 34, 35, 36, 37,

Mosiah 27:6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 22, 24, 34, 36

Mosiah 23:1

Now Alma, having been warned of the Lord

that the armies of king Noah would come upon them,

and having made it known to his people,

therefore they gathered together their flocks, and took of their grain,

and departed into the wilderness before the armies of king Noah.

Mosiah 23:9

But remember the iniquity of king Noah and his priests;

and I myself was caught in a snare,

and did many things which were abominable in the sight of the Lord,

which caused me sore repentance;

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 23:25

For behold, it came to pass that

while they were in the land of Helam,

yea, in the city of Helam,

while tilling the land round about,

behold an army of the Lamanites was in the borders of the land.

Mosiah 23:26

Now it came to pass that the brethren of Alma fled from their fields,

and gathered themselves together in the city of Helam;

and they were much frightened because of the appearance of the Lamanites.

Mosiah 23:28

Therefore they hushed their fears,

and began to cry unto the Lord

that he would soften the hearts of the Lamanites,

that they would spare them, and their wives, and their children.

Mosiah 23:29

And it came to pass that the Lord did soften the hearts of the Lamanites.

And Alma and his brethren went forth

and delivered themselves up into their hands;

and the Lamanites took possession of the land of Helam.

Mosiah 23:30

Now the armies of the Lamanites,

which had followed after the people of king Limhi,

had been lost in the wilderness for many days.

Mosiah 23:32

Now the name of the leader of those priests was Amulon.

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 23:35

And Amulon and his brethren did join the Lamanites,

and they were traveling in the wilderness in search of the land of Nephi

when they discovered the land of Helam,

which was possessed by Alma and his brethren.

Mosiah 23:38

And the remainder of them went to the land of Nephi;

and a part of them returned to the land of Helam,

and also brought with them the wives and the children of the guards

who had been left in the land.

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 24:2

For the Lamanites had taken possession of all these lands;

therefore, the king of the Lamanites had appointed kings over all these lands.

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 24:4

And he appointed teachers of the brethren of Amulon

in every land which was possessed by his people;

and thus the language of Nephi began to be taught

among all the people of the Lamanites.

Mosiah 24:7

And thus the Lamanites began to increase in riches,

and began to trade one with another and wax great,

and began to be a cunning and a wise people, as to the wisdom of the world,

yea, a very cunning people,

delighting in all manner of wickedness and plunder,

except it were among their own brethren.

Mosiah 24:9

For Amulon knew Alma,

that he had been one of the king's priests,

and that it was he that believed the words of Abinadi

and was driven out before the king,

and therefore he was wroth with him;

for he was subject to king Laman,

yet he exercised authority over them,

and put tasks upon them, and put task–masters over them.

Mosiah 24:13

And it came to pass that

the voice of the Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying:

Lift up your heads and be of good comfort,

for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me;

and I will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage.

Mosiah 24:15

And now it came to pass that

the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light;

yea, the Lord did strengthen them

that they could bear up their burdens with ease,

and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.

Mosiah 24:16

And it came to pass that so great was their faith and their patience

that the voice of the Lord came unto them again, saying:

Be of good comfort,

for on the morrow I will deliver you out of bondage.

Mosiah 24:24

And it came to pass that they departed out of the valley,

and took their journey into the wilderness.

Mosiah 25:2

Now there were not so many of the children of Nephi,

or so many of those who were descendants of Nephi,

as there were of the people of Zarahemla,

who was a descendant of Mulek,

and those who came with him into the wilderness.

Mosiah 25:3

And there were not so many

of the people of Nephi and of the people of Zarahemla

as there were of the Lamanites;

yea, they were not half so numerous.

Mosiah 25:5

And it came to pass that Mosiah did read,

and caused to be read, the records of Zeniff to his people;

yea, he read the records of the people of Zeniff,

from the time they left the land of Zarahemla until they returned again.

Mosiah 25:10

And again, when they thought of the immediate goodness of God,

and his power in delivering Alma and his brethren

out of the hands of the Lamanites and of bondage,

they did raise their voices and give thanks to God.

Mosiah 25:12

And it came to pass that

those who were the children of Amulon and his brethren,

who had taken to wife the daughters of the Lamanites,

were displeased with the conduct of their fathers,

and they would no longer be called by the names of their fathers,

therefore they took upon themselves the name of Nephi,

that they might be called the children of Nephi

and be numbered among those who were called Nephites.

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 26:2

They did not believe what had been said concerning the resurrection of the dead,

neither did they believe concerning the coming of Christ.

Mosiah 26:5

And now in the reign of Mosiah

they were not half so numerous as the people of God;

but because of the dissensions among the brethren

they became more numerous.

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 26:14

And it came to pass that after he had poured out his whole soul to God,

the voice of the Lord came to him, saying:

Mosiah 26:23

For it is I that taketh upon me the sins of the world;

for it is I that hath created them;

and it is I that granteth unto him that believeth

unto the end a place at my right hand.

Mosiah 26:34

And it came to pass that Alma went

and judged those that had been taken in iniquity,

according to the word of the Lord.

Mosiah 26:35

And whosoever repented of their sins and did confess them,

them he did number among the people of the church;

Mosiah 26:36

And those that would not confess their sins and repent of their iniquity,

the same were not numbered among the people of the church,

and their names were blotted out.

Mosiah 26:37

And it came to pass that Alma did regulate all the affairs of the church;

and they began again to have peace

and to prosper exceedingly in the affairs of the church,

walking circumspectly before God,

receiving many, and baptizing many.

Mosiah 27:6

And there began to be much peace again in the land;

and the people began to be very numerous,

and began to scatter abroad upon the face of the earth,

yea, on the north and on the south, on the east and on the west,

building large cities and villages in all quarters of the land.

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 27:9

And he became a great hinderment to the prosperity of the church of God;

stealing away the hearts of the people;

causing much dissension among the people;

giving a chance for the enemy of God to exercise his power over them.

Mosiah 27:10

And now it came to pass that

while he was going about to destroy the church of God,

for he did go about secretly with the sons of Mosiah

seeking to destroy the church,

and to lead astray the people of the Lord,

contrary to the commandments of God, or even the king —

Mosiah 27:11

And as I said unto you,

as they were going about rebelling against God,

behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto them;

and he descended as it were in a cloud;

and he spake as it were with a voice of thunder,

which caused the earth to shake upon which they stood;

Mosiah 27:14

And again, the angel said:

Behold, the Lord hath heard the prayers of his people,

and also the prayers of his servant, Alma, who is thy father;

for he has prayed with much faith concerning thee

that thou mightest be brought to the knowledge of the truth;

therefore, for this purpose have I come

to convince thee of the power and authority of God,

that the prayers of his servants might be answered according to their faith.

Mosiah 27:18

And now Alma and those that were with him fell again to the earth,

for great was their astonishment;

for with their own eyes they had beheld an angel of the Lord;

and his voice was as thunder, which shook the earth;

and they knew that there was nothing save the power of God

that could shake the earth and cause it to tremble as though it would part asunder.

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.

Mosiah 27:24

For, said he, I have repented of my sins,

and have been redeemed of the Lord;

behold I am born of the Spirit.

Mosiah 27:34

And four of them were the sons of Mosiah;

and their names were Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner, and Himni;

these were the names of the sons of Mosiah.

Mosiah 27:36

And thus they were instruments in the hands of God

in bringing many to the knowledge of the truth,

yea, to the knowledge of their Redeemer.