Unit 45

in

50 occurrences in 30 verses

Alma 1:1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 20, 23, 25, 29, 30, 32,

Alma 2:1, 5, 6, 8, 20, 23, 24, 25, 30, 38,

Alma 3:3, 4, 8, 11, 18, 20, 24, 25, 26

Alma 1:1

Now it came to pass that

in the first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi,

from this time forward,

king Mosiah having gone the way of all the earth,

having warred a good warfare,

walking uprightly before God,

leaving none to reign in his stead;

nevertheless he had established laws,

and they were acknowledged by the people;

therefore they were obliged to abide by the laws which he had made.

Alma 1:2

And it came to pass that

in the first year of the reign of Alma in the judgment-seat,

there was a man brought before him to be judged,

a man who was large, and was noted for his much strength.

Alma 1:4

And he also testified unto the people

that all mankind should be saved at the last day,

and that they need not fear nor tremble,

but that they might lift up their heads and rejoice;

for the Lord had created all men, and had also redeemed all men;

and, in the end, all men should have eternal life.

Alma 1:6

And he began to be lifted up in the pride of his heart,

and to wear very costly apparel,

yea, and even began to establish a church after the manner of his preaching.

Alma 1:8

Now the name of the man was Gideon;

and it was he who was an instrument in the hands of God

in delivering the people of Limhi out of bondage.

Alma 1:20

Yea, they did persecute them, and afflict them with all manner of words,

and this because of their humility;

because they were not proud in their own eyes,

and because they did impart the word of God, one with another,

without money and without price.

Alma 1:23

Now this was in the second year of the reign of Alma,

and it was a cause of much affliction to the church;

yea, it was the cause of much trial with the church.

Alma 1:25

Now this was a great trial to those that did stand fast in the faith;

nevertheless, they were steadfast and immovable

in keeping the commandments of God,

and they bore with patience the persecution which was heaped upon them.

Alma 1:29

And now, because of the steadiness of the church

they began to be exceedingly rich,

having abundance of all things whatsoever they stood in need —

an abundance of flocks and herds, and fatlings of every kind,

and also abundance of grain, and of gold, and of silver, and of precious things,

and abundance of silk and fine-twined linen, and all manner of good homely cloth.

Alma 1:30

And thus, in their prosperous circumstances,

they did not send away any who were naked, or that were hungry,

or that were athirst, or that were sick, or that had not been nourished;

and they did not set their hearts upon riches;

therefore they were liberal to all,

both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female,

whether out of the church or in the church,

having no respect to persons as to those who stood in need.

Alma 1:32

For those who did not belong to their church

did indulge themselves in sorceries, and in idolatry or idleness,

and in babblings, and in envyings and strife; wearing costly apparel;

being lifted up in the pride of their own eyes;

persecuting, lying, thieving, robbing,

committing whoredoms, and murdering, and all manner of wickedness;

nevertheless, the law was put in force upon all those who did transgress it,

inasmuch as it was possible.

Alma 2:1

And it came to pass in the commencement of the fifth year of their reign

there began to be a contention among the people;

for a certain man, being called Amlici,

he being a very cunning man,

yea, a wise man as to the wisdom of the world,

he being after the order of the man that slew Gideon by the sword,

who was executed according to the law —

Alma 2:5

And it came to pass that

the people assembled themselves together throughout all the land,

every man according to his mind,

whether it were for or against Amlici,

in separate bodies,

having much dispute and wonderful contentions one with another.

Alma 2:6

And thus they did assemble themselves together

to cast in their voices concerning the matter;

and they were laid before the judges.

Alma 2:8

Now this did cause much joy in the hearts of those who were against him;

but Amlici did stir up those who were in his favor

to anger against those who were not in his favor.

Alma 2:20

And it came to pass that when Alma could pursue the Amlicites no longer

he caused that his people should pitch their tents in the valley of Gideon,

the valley being called after that Gideon

who was slain by the hand of Nehor with the sword;

and in this valley the Nephites did pitch their tents for the night.

Alma 2:23

And it came to pass that on the morrow

they returned into the camp of the Nephites in great haste,

being greatly astonished, and struck with much fear, saying:

Alma 2:24

Behold, we followed the camp of the Amlicites,

and to our great astonishment,

in the land of Minon, above the land of Zarahemla,

in the course of the land of Nephi,

we saw a numerous host of the Lamanites;

and behold, the Amlicites have joined them;

Alma 2:25

And they are upon our brethren in that land;

and they are fleeing before them

with their flocks, and their wives, and their children,

towards our city;

and except we make haste

they obtain possession of our city,

and our fathers, and our wives, and our children be slain.

Alma 2:30

And it came to pass that Alma, being a man of God,

being exercised with much faith,

cried, saying:

O Lord, have mercy and spare my life,

that I may be an instrument in thy hands to save and preserve this people.

Alma 2:38

And it came to pass that many died in the wilderness of their wounds,

and were devoured by those beasts and also the vultures of the air;

and their bones have been found, and have been heaped up on the earth.

Alma 3:3

And now as many of the Lamanites and the Amlicites

who had been slain upon the bank of the river Sidon

were cast into the waters of Sidon;

and behold their bones are in the depths of the sea,

and they are many.

Alma 3:4

And the Amlicites were distinguished from the Nephites,

for they had marked themselves with red in their foreheads

after the manner of the Lamanites;

nevertheless they had not shorn their heads like unto the Lamanites.

Alma 3:8

And this was done

that their seed might be distinguished from the seed of their brethren,

that thereby the Lord God might preserve his people,

that they might not mix and believe in incorrect traditions

which would prove their destruction.

Alma 3:11

And it came to pass that

whosoever would not believe in the tradition of the Lamanites,

but believed those records which were brought out of the land of Jerusalem,

and also in the tradition of their fathers, which were correct,

who believed in the commandments of God and kept them,

were called the Nephites, or the people of Nephi,

from that time forth —

Alma 3:18

Now the Amlicites knew not that they were fulfilling the words of God

when they began to mark themselves in their foreheads;

nevertheless they had come out in open rebellion against God;

therefore it was expedient that the curse should fall upon them.

Alma 3:20

Now it came to pass that not many days after the battle

which was fought in the land of Zarahemla, by the Lamanites and the Amlicites,

that there was another army of the Lamanites came in upon the people of Nephi,

in the same place where the first army met the Amlicites.

Alma 3:24

And then they returned again

and began to establish peace in the land,

being troubled no more for a time with their enemies.

Alma 3:25

Now all these things were done,

yea, all these wars and contentions

were commenced and ended in the fifth year of the reign of the judges.

Alma 3:26

And in one year were thousands and tens of thousands of souls

sent to the eternal world,

that they might reap their rewards according to their works,

whether they were good or whether they were bad,

to reap eternal happiness or eternal misery,

according to the spirit which they listed to obey,

whether it be a good spirit or a bad one.