Unit 56

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20 occurrences in 18 verses

Alma 17:1, 13, 17, 18,

Alma 18:5, 32, 33, 38, 39,

Alma 19:6, 11, 17, 26, 29, 31,

Alma 20:18, 26, 30

Alma 17:1

And now it came to pass that as Alma was journeying

from the land of Gideon southward, away to the land of Manti,

behold, to his astonishment, he met with the sons of Mosiah

journeying towards the land of Zarahemla.

Alma 17:13

And it came to pass

when they had arrived in the borders of the land of the Lamanites,

that they separated themselves and departed one from another,

trusting in the Lord that they should meet again at the close of their harvest;

for they supposed that great was the work which they had undertaken.

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 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 18:32

And Ammon said:

Yea, and he looketh down upon all the children of men;

and he knows all the thoughts and intents of the heart;

for by his hand were they all created from the beginning.

Alma 18:33

And king Lamoni said:

I believe all these things which thou hast spoken.

Art thou sent from God?

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 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 19:11

And it came to pass that she watched over the bed of her husband,

from that time even until that time on the morrow

which Ammon had appointed that he should rise.

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 19:26

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 19:31

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 20:18

And again, it is expedient that thou shouldst forbear;

for if thou shouldst slay thy son, he being an innocent man,

his blood would cry from the ground to the Lord his God,

for vengeance to come upon thee;

and perhaps thou wouldst lose thy soul.

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 20:30

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.