Unit 44

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18 occurrences in 18 verses

Mosiah 28:20,

Mosiah 29:1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 32, 37, 43, 45

Mosiah 28:20

And now, as I said unto you, that

after king Mosiah had done these things,

he took the plates of brass, and all the things which he had kept,

and conferred them upon Alma, who was the son of Alma;

yea, all the records, and also the interpreters,

and conferred them upon him,

and commanded him that he should keep and preserve them,

and also keep a record of the people,

handing them down from one generation to another,

even as they had been handed down from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem.

Mosiah 29:1

now when Mosiah had done this

he sent out throughout all the land, among all the people,

desiring to know their will concerning who should be their king.

Mosiah 29:3

now Aaron had gone up to the land of Nephi,

therefore the king could not confer the kingdom upon him;

neither would Aaron take upon him the kingdom;

neither were any of the sons of Mosiah willing to take upon them the kingdom.

Mosiah 29:6

now I declare unto you that he to whom the kingdom doth rightly belong

has declined, and will not take upon him the kingdom.

Mosiah 29:7

And now if there should be another appointed in his stead,

behold I fear there would rise contentions among you.

And who knoweth but what my son, to whom the kingdom doth belong,

should turn to be angry and draw away a part of this people after him,

which would cause wars and contentions among you,

which would be the cause of shedding much blood

and perverting the way of the Lord,

yea, and destroy the souls of many people.

Mosiah 29:8

now I say unto you

let us be wise and consider these things,

for we have no right to destroy my son,

neither should we have any right to destroy another

if he should be appointed in his stead.

Mosiah 29:10

And now let us be wise and look forward to these things,

and do that which will make for the peace of this people.

Mosiah 29:12

now it is better that a man should be judged of God than of man,

for the judgments of God are always just,

but the judgments of man are not always just.

Mosiah 29:16

now I say unto you, that because all men are not just

it is not expedient that ye should have a king or kings to rule over you.

Mosiah 29:19

And were it not for the interposition of their all–wise Creator,

and this because of their sincere repentance,

they must unavoidably remain in bondage until now.

Mosiah 29:21

And behold, now I say unto you,

ye cannot dethrone an iniquitous king

save it be through much contention, and the shedding of much blood.

Mosiah 29:24

And now behold I say unto you,

it is not expedient that such abominations should come upon you.

Mosiah 29:26

now it is not common that the voice of the people desireth anything

contrary to that which is right;

but it is common for the lesser part of the people

to desire that which is not right;

therefore this shall ye observe and make it your law —

to do your business by the voice of the people.

Mosiah 29:28

And now if ye have judges,

and they do not judge you according to the law which has been given,

ye can cause that they may be judged of a higher judge.

Mosiah 29:32

And now I desire that this inequality should be no more in this land,

especially among this my people;

but I desire that this land be a land of liberty,

and every man may enjoy his rights and privileges alike,

so long as the Lord sees fit that we may live and inherit the land,

yea, even as long as any of our posterity remains upon the face of the land.

Mosiah 29:37

And now it came to pass,

after king Mosiah had sent these things forth among the people

they were convinced of the truth of his words.

Mosiah 29:43

And now it came to pass that Alma did walk in the ways of the Lord,

and he did keep his commandments,

and he did judge righteous judgments;

and there was continual peace through the land.

Mosiah 29:45

And now it came to pass that his father died,

being eighty and two years old,

having lived to fulfil the commandments of God.