Unit 56

them and

13 occurrences in 13 verses

Alma 17:6, 9, 14, 18, 34, 36,

Alma 18:38,

Alma 19:28, 31, 33, 34, 36,

Alma 20:30

Alma 17:6

Now these were their journeyings:

Having taken leave of their father, Mosiah,

in the first year of the judges;

having refused the kingdom which their father was desirous to confer upon them,

and also this was the minds of the people;

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 17:18

Now Ammon being the chief among them,

or rather he did administer unto them,

and he departed from them,

after having blessed them according to their several stations,

having imparted the word of God unto them,

or administered unto them before his departure;

and thus they took their several journeys throughout the land.

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 18:38

And he also rehearsed unto them

concerning the rebellions of Laman and Lemuel, and the sons of Ishmael,

yea, all their rebellions did he relate unto them;

and he expounded unto them all the records and scriptures

from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem down to the present time.

Alma 19:28

And thus the contention began to be exceedingly sharp among them.

And while they were thus contending,

the woman servant who had caused the multitude to be gathered together came,

and when she saw the contention which was among the multitude

she was exceedingly sorrowful, even unto tears.

Alma 19:31

And he, immediately,

seeing the contention among his people,

went forth and began to rebuke them,

and to teach them the words which he had heard from the mouth of Ammon;

and as many as heard his words believed,

and were converted unto the Lord.

Alma 19:33

And it came to pass that when Ammon arose

he also administered unto them,

and also did all the servants of Lamoni;

and they did all declare unto the people the selfsame thing —

that their hearts had been changed;

that they had no more desire to do evil.

Alma 19:34

And behold, many did declare unto the people

that they had seen angels and had conversed with them;

and thus they had told them things of God, and of his righteousness.

Alma 19:36

And thus the work of the Lord did commence among the Lamanites;

thus the Lord did begin to pour out his Spirit upon them;

and we see that his arm is extended to all people

who will repent and believe on his name.

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.