Unit 56

power

19 occurrences in 16 verses

Alma 17:3, 4, 17, 29, 36,

Alma 18:2, 3, 8, 20, 22, 35,

Alma 19:4, 6, 15, 17, 24

Alma 17:3

But this is not all;

they had given themselves to much prayer, and fasting;

therefore they had the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation,

and when they taught, they taught with power and authority of God.

Alma 17:4

And they had been teaching the word of God

for the space of fourteen years among the Lamanites,

having had much success in bringing many to the knowledge of the truth;

yea, by the power of their words many were brought before the altar of God,

to call on his name and confess their sins before him.

Alma 17:17

Therefore they separated themselves one from another,

and went forth among them, every man alone,

according to the word and power of God which was given unto him.

Alma 17:29

Now they wept because of the fear of being slain.

Now when Ammon saw this his heart was swollen within him with joy;

for, said he, I will show forth my power unto these my fellow-servants,

or the power which is in me,

in restoring these flocks unto the king,

that I may win the hearts of these my fellow-servants,

that I may lead them to believe in my words.

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 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 18:8

And it came to pass that king Lamoni inquired of his servants, saying:

Where is this man that has such great power?

Alma 18:20

And the king said:

How knowest thou the thoughts of my heart?

Thou mayest speak boldly, and tell me concerning these things;

and also tell me by what power

ye slew and smote off the arms of my brethren that scattered my flocks —

Alma 18:22

Now Ammon being wise, yet harmless,

he said unto Lamoni:

Wilt thou hearken unto my words,

if I tell thee by what power I do these things?

And this is the thing that I desire of thee.

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 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 19:15

Now, when the servants of the king had seen that they had fallen,

they also began to cry unto God,

for the fear of the Lord had come upon them also,

for it was they who had stood before the king

and testified unto him concerning the great power of Ammon.

Alma 19:17

Thus, having been converted to the Lord,

and never having made it known,

therefore, when she saw

that all the servants of Lamoni had fallen to the earth,

and also her mistress, the queen, and the king,

and Ammon lay prostrate upon the earth,

she knew that it was the power of God;

and supposing that this opportunity,

by making known unto the people what had happened among them,

that by beholding this scene

it would cause them to believe in the power of God,

therefore she ran forth from house to house, making it known unto the people.

Alma 19:24

And it came to pass that when the multitude beheld

that the man had fallen dead, who lifted the sword to slay Ammon,

fear came upon them all,

and they durst not put forth their hands to touch him

or any of those who had fallen;

and they began to marvel again among themselves

what could be the cause of this great power,

or what all these things could mean.