Unit 56

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110 occurrences in 75 verses

Alma 17:2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 39,

Alma 18:4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 30, 34, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43,

Alma 19:2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 28, 31, 33, 34,

Alma 20:1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 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 17:8

And thus they departed into the wilderness

with their numbers which they had selected,

to go up to the land of Nephi, to preach the word of God unto the Lamanites.

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 17:10

And it came to pass that

the Lord did visit them with his Spirit,

and said unto them: Be comforted.

And they were comforted.

Alma 17:11

And the Lord said unto them also:

Go forth among the Lamanites, thy brethren, and establish my word;

yet ye shall be patient in long-suffering and afflictions,

that ye may show forth good examples unto them in me,

and I will make an instrument of thee in my hands

unto the salvation of many souls.

Alma 17:12

And it came to pass that the hearts of the sons of Mosiah,

and also those who were with them,

took courage to go forth unto the Lamanites

to declare unto them the word of God.

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 17:16

Therefore, this was the cause

for which the sons of Mosiah had undertaken the work,

that perhaps they might bring them unto repentance;

that perhaps they might bring them to know of the plan of redemption.

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 17:18

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 17:23

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 17:29

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 17:31

And it came to pass that he flattered them by his words, saying:

My brethren, be of good cheer

and let us go in search of the flocks,

and we will gather them together

and bring them back unto the place of water;

and thus we will preserve the flocks unto the king

and he will not slay us.

Alma 17:33

And those men again stood to scatter their flocks;

but Ammon said unto his brethren:

Encircle the flocks round about that they flee not;

and I go and contend with these men who do scatter our flocks.

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 18:4

And now, when the king heard these words,

he said unto them:

Now I know that it is the Great Spirit;

and he has come down at this time to preserve your lives,

that I might not slay you as I did your brethren.

Now this is the Great Spirit of whom our fathers have spoken.

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 18:11

Now I surely know that this is the Great Spirit,

and I would desire him that he come in unto me,

but I durst not.

Alma 18:12

And it came to pass that

when Ammon had made ready the horses and the chariots

for the king and his servants,

he went in unto the king,

and he saw that the countenance of the king was changed;

therefore he was about to return out of his presence.

Alma 18:13

And one of the king's servants said unto him,

Rabbanah, which is, being interpreted, powerful or great king,

considering their kings to be powerful;

and thus he said unto him:

Rabbanah, the king desireth thee to stay.

Alma 18:14

Therefore Ammon turned himself unto the king, and said unto him:

What wilt thou that I should do for thee, O king?

And the king answered him not for the space of an hour, according to their time,

for he knew not what he should say unto him.

Alma 18:15

And it came to pass that Ammon said unto him again:

What desirest thou of me?

But the king answered him not.

Alma 18:16

And it came to pass that Ammon, being filled with the Spirit of God,

therefore he perceived the thoughts of the king.

And he said unto him:

Is it because thou hast heard

that I defended thy servants and thy flocks,

and slew seven of their brethren with the sling and with the sword,

and smote off the arms of others,

in order to defend thy flocks and thy servants;

behold, is it this that causeth thy marvelings?

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 18:18

Now when the king had heard these words, he marveled again,

for he beheld that Ammon could discern his thoughts;

but notwithstanding this, king Lamoni did open his mouth, and said unto him:

Who art thou?

Art thou that Great Spirit, who knows all things?

Alma 18:19

Ammon answered and said unto him:

I am not.

Alma 18:21

And now, if thou wilt tell me concerning these things,

whatsoever thou desirest I will give unto thee;

and if it were needed, I would guard thee with my armies;

but I know that thou art more powerful than all they;

nevertheless, whatsoever thou desirest of me

I will grant it unto thee.

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 18:24

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

Believest thou that there is a God?

Alma 18:25

And he answered, and said unto him:

I do not know what that meaneth.

Alma 18:28

And Ammon said:

This is God.

And Ammon said unto him again:

Believest thou that this Great Spirit, who is God,

created all things which are in heaven and in the earth?

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 18:37

And he also rehearsed unto them

(for it was unto the king and to his servants)

all the journeyings of their fathers in the wilderness,

and all their sufferings with hunger and thirst, and their travail, and so forth.

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 18:39

But this is not all;

for he expounded unto them the plan of redemption,

which was prepared from the foundation of the world;

and he also made known unto them concerning the coming of Christ,

and all the works of the Lord did he make known unto them.

Alma 18:41

And he began to cry unto the Lord, saying:

O Lord, have mercy;

according to thy abundant mercy

which thou hast had upon the people of Nephi,

have upon me, and my people.

Alma 18:42

And now, when he had said this,

he fell unto the earth, as if he were dead.

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 19:2

Now the queen having heard of the fame of Ammon,

therefore she sent and desired that he should come in unto her.

Alma 19:3

And it came to pass that Ammon did as he was commanded,

and went in unto the queen, and desired to know

what she would that he should do.

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 19:8

And he said unto the queen:

He is not dead, but he sleepeth in God,

and on the morrow he shall rise again;

therefore bury him not.

Alma 19:9

And Ammon said unto her:

Believest thou this?

And she said unto him:

I have had no witness save thy word, and the word of our servants;

nevertheless I believe that it shall be according as thou hast said.

Alma 19:10

And Ammon said unto her:

Blessed art thou because of thy exceeding faith;

I say unto thee, woman,

there has not been such great faith among all the people of the Nephites.

Alma 19:12

And it came to pass that he arose, according to the words of Ammon;

and as he arose, he stretched forth his hand unto the woman, and said:

Blessed be the name of God,

and blessed art thou.

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 19:16

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 19:17

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 19:18

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 19:23

Now we see that Ammon could not be slain,

for the Lord had said unto Mosiah, his father:

I will spare him, and it shall be unto him according to thy faith —

therefore, Mosiah trusted him unto the Lord.

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 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 20:3

Now it came to pass that when Ammon had heard this,

he said unto Lamoni:

Behold, my brother and brethren are in prison at Middoni,

and I go that I may deliver them.

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 20:5

And Ammon said unto him:

No one hath told me, save it be God;

and he said unto me —

Go and deliver thy brethren, for they are in prison in the land of Middoni.

Alma 20:7

And he said unto Ammon:

Come, I will go with thee down to the land of Middoni,

and there I will plead with the king that he will cast thy brethren out of 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 20:11

And it came to pass that

Lamoni rehearsed unto him whither he was going,

for he feared to offend him.

Alma 20:12

And he also told him all the cause of his tarrying in his own kingdom,

that he did not go unto his father to the feast which he had prepared.

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 20:15

But Lamoni said unto him:

I will not slay Ammon,

neither will I return to the land of Ishmael,

but I go to the land of Middoni that I may release the brethren of Ammon,

for I know that they are just men and holy prophets of the true God.

Alma 20:17

But Ammon stood forth and said unto him:

Behold, thou shalt not slay thy son;

nevertheless, it were better that he should fall than thee,

for behold, he has repented of his sins;

but if thou shouldst fall at this time, in thine anger,

thy soul could not be saved.

Alma 20:19

Now when Ammon had said these words unto him,

he answered him, saying:

I know that if I should slay my son, that I should shed innocent blood;

for it is thou that hast sought to destroy him.

Alma 20:22

But Ammon raised his sword, and said unto him:

Behold, I will smite thee except thou wilt grant unto me

that my brethren may be cast out of prison.

Alma 20:23

Now the king, fearing he should lose his life, said:

If thou wilt spare me

I will grant unto thee whatsoever thou wilt ask,

even to half of the kingdom.

Alma 20:24

Now when Ammon saw that he had wrought upon the old king according to his desire,

he said unto him:

If thou wilt grant that my brethren may be cast out of prison,

and also that Lamoni may retain his kingdom,

and that ye be not displeased with him,

but grant that he may do according to his own desires

in whatsoever thing he thinketh,

then will I spare thee;

otherwise I will smite thee to the earth.

Alma 20:26

And when he saw that Ammon had no desire to destroy him,

and when he also saw the great love he had for his son Lamoni,

he was astonished exceedingly, and said:

Because this is all that thou hast desired,

that I would release thy brethren,

and suffer that my son Lamoni should retain his kingdom,

behold, I will grant unto you

that my son may retain his kingdom from this time and forever;

and I will govern him no more —

Alma 20:27

And I will also grant unto thee that thy brethren may be cast out of prison,

and thou and thy brethren may come unto me, in my kingdom;

for I shall greatly desire to see thee.

For the king was greatly astonished at the words which he had spoken,

and also at the words which had been spoken by his son Lamoni,

therefore he was desirous to learn them.

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.