Unit 56

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51 occurrences in 40 verses

Alma 17:2, 9, 14, 15, 21, 23, 25, 27, 34, 36, 38, 39,

Alma 18:2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 17, 24, 26, 30, 34, 35, 43,

Alma 19:1, 4, 6, 13, 16, 18, 19, 26, 29, 35,

Alma 20:1, 4, 9, 10, 13, 30

Alma 17:2

Now these sons of Mosiah were with Alma

at the time the angel first appeared unto him;

therefore Alma did rejoice exceedingly to see his brethren;

and what added more to his joy,

they were still his brethren in the Lord;

yea, and they had waxed strong in the knowledge of the truth;

for they were men of a sound understanding

and they had searched the scriptures diligently,

that they might know the word of God.

Alma 17:9

And it came to pass that they journeyed many days in the wilderness,

and they fasted much and prayed much

that the Lord would grant unto them a portion of his Spirit

to go with them, and abide with them,

that they might be an instrument in the hands of God

to bring, if it were possible, their brethren, the Lamanites,

to the knowledge of the truth,

to the knowledge of the baseness of the traditions of their fathers,

which were not correct.

Alma 17:14

And assuredly it was great,

for they had undertaken to preach the word of God

to a wild and a hardened and a ferocious people;

a people who delighted in murdering the Nephites,

and robbing and plundering them;

and their hearts were set upon riches,

or upon gold and silver, and precious stones;

yet they sought to obtain these things by murdering and plundering,

that they might not labor for them with their own hands.

Alma 17:15

Thus they were a very indolent people,

many of whom did worship idols,

and the curse of God had fallen upon them because of the traditions of their fathers;

notwithstanding the promises of the Lord were extended unto them

on the conditions of repentance.

Alma 17:21

And thus Ammon was carried before the king who was over the land of Ishmael;

and his name was Lamoni; and he was a descendant of Ishmael.

Alma 17:23

And Ammon said unto him:

Yea, I desire to dwell among this people for a time;

yea, and perhaps until the day I die.

Alma 17:25

But Ammon said unto him:

Nay, but I will be thy servant.

Therefore Ammon became a servant to king Lamoni.

And it came to pass that he was set among other servants

to watch the flocks of Lamoni, according to the custom of the Lamanites.

Alma 17:27

Therefore, as Ammon and the servants of the king

were driving forth their flocks to this place of water,

behold, a certain number of the Lamanites,

who had been with their flocks to water,

stood and scattered the flocks of Ammon and the servants of the king,

and they scattered them insomuch that they fled many ways.

Alma 17:34

Therefore, they did as Ammon commanded them,

and he went forth and stood to contend with those

who stood by the waters of Sebus;

and they were in number not a few.

Alma 17:36

But Ammon stood forth and began to cast stones at them with his sling;

yea, with mighty power he did sling stones amongst them;

and thus he slew a certain number of them

insomuch that they began to be astonished at his power;

nevertheless they were angry because of the slain of their brethren,

and they were determined that he should fall;

therefore, seeing that they could not hit him with their stones,

they came forth with clubs to slay him.

Alma 17:38

Now six of them had fallen by the sling,

but he slew none save it were their leader with his sword;

and he smote off as many of their arms as were lifted against him,

and they were not a few.

Alma 17:39

And when he had driven them afar off, he returned

and they watered their flocks and returned them to the pasture of the king,

and then went in unto the king,

bearing the arms which had been smitten off by the sword of Ammon,

of those who sought to slay him;

and they were carried in unto the king

for a testimony of the things which they had done.

Alma 18:2

And when they had all testified to the things which they had seen,

and he had learned of the faithfulness of Ammon in preserving his flocks,

and also of his great power in contending against those who sought to slay him,

he was astonished exceedingly, and said:

Surely, this is more than a man.

Behold, is not this the Great Spirit

who doth send such great punishments upon this people,

because of their murders?

Alma 18:3

And they answered the king, and said:

Whether he be the Great Spirit or a man, we know not;

but this much we do know,

that he cannot be slain by the enemies of the king;

neither can they scatter the king's flocks when he is with us,

because of his expertness and great strength;

therefore, we know that he is a friend to the king.

And now, O king, we do not believe that a man has such great power,

for we know he cannot be slain.

Alma 18:5

Now this was the tradition of Lamoni, which he had received from his father,

that there was a Great Spirit.

Notwithstanding they believed in a Great Spirit

they supposed that whatsoever they did was right;

nevertheless, Lamoni began to fear exceedingly,

with fear lest he had done wrong in slaying his servants;

Alma 18:7

Now it was the practice of these Lamanites

to stand by the waters of Sebus to scatter the flocks of the people,

that thereby they might drive away many that were scattered unto their own land,

it being a practice of plunder among them.

Alma 18:9

And they said unto him:

Behold, he is feeding thy horses.

Now the king had commanded his servants,

previous to the time of the watering of their flocks,

that they should prepare his horses and chariots,

and conduct him forth to the land of Nephi;

for there had been a great feast appointed at the land of Nephi,

by the father of Lamoni, who was king over all the land.

Alma 18:17

I say unto you,

what is it, that thy marvelings are so great?

Behold, I am a man, and am thy servant;

therefore, whatsoever thou desirest which is right, that will I do.

Alma 18:24

And Ammon began to speak unto him with boldness, and said unto him:

Believest thou that there is a God?

Alma 18:26

And then Ammon said:

Believest thou that there is a Great Spirit?

Alma 18:30

And Ammon said unto him:

The heavens is a place where God dwells and all his holy angels.

Alma 18:34

Ammon said unto him:

I am a man;

and man in the beginning was created after the image of God,

and I am called by his Holy Spirit to teach these things unto this people,

that they may be brought to a knowledge of that which is just and true;

Alma 18:35

And a portion of that Spirit dwelleth in me,

which giveth me knowledge, and also power

according to my faith and desires which are in God.

Alma 18:43

And it came to pass that his servants took him

and carried him in unto his wife, and laid him upon a bed;

and he lay as if he were dead

for the space of two days and two nights;

and his wife, and his sons, and his daughters mourned over him,

after the manner of the Lamanites, greatly lamenting his loss.

Alma 19:1

And it came to pass that after two days and two nights

they were about to take his body and lay it in a sepulchre,

which they had made for the purpose of burying their dead.

Alma 19:4

And she said unto him:

The servants of my husband have made it known unto me

that thou art a prophet of a holy God,

and that thou hast power to do many mighty works in his name;

Alma 19:6

Now, this was what Ammon desired,

for he knew that king Lamoni was under the power of God;

he knew that the dark veil of unbelief was being cast away from his mind,

and the light which did light up his mind,

which was the light of the glory of God,

which was a marvelous light of his goodness —

yea, this light had infused such joy into his soul,

the cloud of darkness having been dispelled,

and that the light of everlasting life was lit up in his soul,

yea, he knew that this had overcome his natural frame,

and he was carried away in God —

Alma 19:13

For as sure as thou livest,

behold, I have seen my Redeemer;

and he shall come forth, and be born of a woman,

and he shall redeem all mankind who believe on his name.

Now, when he had said these words, his heart was swollen within him,

and he sunk again with joy;

and the queen also sunk down,

being overpowered by the Spirit.

Alma 19:16

And it came to pass that they did call on the name of the Lord, in their might,

even until they had all fallen to the earth,

save it were one of the Lamanitish women, whose name was Abish,

she having been converted unto the Lord for many years,

on account of a remarkable vision of her father —

Alma 19:18

And they began to assemble themselves together unto the house of the king.

And there came a multitude,

and to their astonishment they beheld

the king, and the queen, and their servants prostrate upon the earth,

and they all lay there as though they were dead;

and they also saw Ammon,

and behold, he was a Nephite.

Alma 19:19

And now the people began to murmur among themselves;

some saying that it was a great evil that had come upon them,

or upon the king and his house,

because he had suffered that the Nephite should remain in the land.

Alma 19:26

But others rebuked them all,

saying that he was a monster,

who had been sent from the Nephites to torment them.

Alma 19:29

And it came to pass that she went and took the queen by the hand,

that perhaps she might raise her from the ground;

and as soon as she touched her hand

she arose and stood upon her feet,

and cried with a loud voice, saying:

O blessed Jesus, who has saved me from an awful hell!

O blessed God, have mercy on this people!

Alma 19:35

And it came to pass that there were many that did believe in their words;

and as many as did believe were baptized;

and they became a righteous people,

and they did establish a church among them.

Alma 20:1

And it came to pass that when they had established a church in that land,

that king Lamoni desired that Ammon should go with him to the land of Nephi,

that he might show him unto his father.

Alma 20:4

Now Lamoni said unto Ammon:

I know, in the strength of the Lord thou canst do all things.

But behold, I will go with thee to the land of Middoni;

for the king of the land of Middoni, whose name is Antiomno, is a friend unto me;

therefore I go to the land of Middoni,

that I may flatter the king of the land, and he will cast thy brethren out of prison.

Now Lamoni said unto him:

Who told thee that thy brethren were in prison?

Alma 20:9

And behold, the father of Lamoni said unto him:

Why did ye not come to the feast on that great day

when I made a feast unto my sons, and unto my people?

Alma 20:10

And he also said:

Whither art thou going with this Nephite,

who is one of the children of a liar?

Alma 20:13

And now when Lamoni had rehearsed unto him all these things,

behold, to his astonishment, his father was angry with him, and said:

Lamoni, thou art going to deliver these Nephites, who are sons of a liar.

Behold, he robbed our fathers;

and now his children are also come amongst us

that they may, by their cunning and their lyings, deceive us,

that they again may rob us of our property.

Alma 20:30

And, as it happened, it was their lot

to have fallen into the hands of a more hardened and a more stiffnecked people;

therefore they would not hearken unto their words,

and they had cast them out, and had smitten them,

and had driven them from house to house, and from place to place,

even until they had arrived in the land of Middoni;

and there they were taken and cast into prison,

and bound with strong cords, and kept in prison for many days,

and were delivered by Lamoni and Ammon.