Unit 56

among

23 occurrences in 20 verses

Alma 17:4, 11, 17, 18, 22, 23, 25,

Alma 18:7, 10,

Alma 19:10, 14, 17, 19, 24, 25, 28, 31, 32, 35, 36

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 17:11

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 17:17

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 17:22

And the king inquired of Ammon

if it were his desire to dwell in the land

among the Lamanites, or among his people.

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 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 18:10

Now when king Lamoni heard

that Ammon was preparing his horses and his chariots

he was more astonished, because of the faithfulness of Ammon, saying:

Surely there has not been any servant among all my servants

that has been so faithful as this man;

for even he doth remember all my commandments to execute them.

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 19:14

Now Ammon seeing the Spirit of the Lord poured out

according to his prayers

upon the Lamanites, his brethren,

who had been the cause of so much mourning among the Nephites,

or among all the people of God

because of their iniquities and their traditions,

he fell upon his knees,

and began to pour out his soul

in prayer and thanksgiving to God for what he had done for his brethren;

and he was also overpowered with joy;

and thus they all three had sunk to the earth.

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 19:19

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 19:24

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.

Alma 19:25

And it came to pass that there were many among them

who said that Ammon was the Great Spirit,

and others said he was sent by the Great Spirit;

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 19:32

But there were many among them who would not hear his words;

therefore they went their way.

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 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.