Unit 46

thus

7 occurrences in 6 verses

Alma 4:5, 9, 10, 11, 14, 20

Alma 4:5

And it came to pass in the seventh year of the reign of the judges

there were about three thousand five hundred souls

that united themselves to the church of God and were baptized.

And thus ended the seventh year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi;

and there was continual peace in all that time.

Alma 4:9

And thus, in this eighth year of the reign of the judges,

there began to be great contentions among the people of the church;

yea, there were envyings, and strife, and malice, and persecutions, and pride,

even to exceed the pride of those who did not belong to the church of God.

Alma 4:10

And thus ended the eighth year of the reign of the judges;

and the wickedness of the church was a great stumbling-block

to those who did not belong to the church;

and thus the church began to fail in its progress.

Alma 4:11

And it came to pass in the commencement of the ninth year,

Alma saw the wickedness of the church,

and he saw also that the example of the church

began to lead those who were unbelievers on

from one piece of iniquity to another,

thus bringing on the destruction of the people.

Alma 4:14

Looking forward to that day,

thus retaining a remission of their sins;

being filled with great joy

because of the resurrection of the dead,

according to the will and power and deliverance of Jesus Christ

from the bands of death.

Alma 4:20

And thus in the commencement of the ninth year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi,

Alma delivered up the judgment-seat to Nephihah,

and confined himself wholly to the high priesthood of the holy order of God,

to the testimony of the word, according to the spirit of revelation and prophecy.