Unit 57

said

21 occurrences in 18 verses

Alma 21:7, 8,

Alma 22:2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 35

Alma 21:7

Now Aaron said unto him:

Believest thou that the Son of God shall come to redeem mankind from their sins?

Alma 21:8

And the man said unto him:

We do not believe that thou knowest any such thing.

We do not believe in these foolish traditions.

We do not believe that thou knowest of things to come,

neither do we believe that thy fathers and also that our fathers did know

concerning the things which they spake, of

that which is to come.

Alma 22:2

And it came to pass that he went in unto him

into the king's palace, with his brethren,

and bowed himself before the king, and said unto him:

Behold, O king, we are the brethren of Ammon,

whom thou hast delivered out of prison.

Alma 22:3

And now, O king, if thou wilt spare our lives, we will be thy servants.

And the king said unto them:

Arise, for I will grant unto you your lives,

and I will not suffer that ye shall be my servants;

but I will insist that ye shall administer unto me;

for I have been somewhat troubled in mind

because of the generosity and the greatness of the words of thy brother Ammon;

and I desire to know the cause why he has not come up out of Middoni with thee.

Alma 22:4

And Aaron said unto the king:

Behold, the Spirit of the Lord has called him another way;

he has gone to the land of Ishmael, to teach the people of Lamoni.

Alma 22:5

Now the king said unto them:

What is this that ye have said concerning the Spirit of the Lord?

Behold, this is the thing which doth trouble me.

Alma 22:6

And also, what is this that Ammon said —

If ye will repent ye shall be saved,

and if ye will not repent, ye shall be cast off at the last day?

Alma 22:7

And Aaron answered him and said unto him:

Believest thou that there is a God?

And the king said:

I know that the Amalekites say that there is a God,

and I have granted unto them that they should build sanctuaries,

that they may assemble themselves together to worship him.

And if now thou sayest there is a God,

behold I will believe.

Alma 22:8

And now when Aaron heard this, his heart began to rejoice, and he said:

Behold, assuredly as thou livest, O king, there is a God.

Alma 22:9

And the king said:

Is God that Great Spirit that brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem?

Alma 22:10

And Aaron said unto him:

Yea, he is that Great Spirit,

and he created all things both in heaven and in earth.

Believest thou this?

Alma 22:11

And he said:

Yea, I believe that the Great Spirit created all things,

and I desire that ye should tell me concerning all these things,

and I will believe thy words.

Alma 22:15

And it came to pass that

after Aaron had expounded these things unto him,

the king said:

What shall I do that I may have this eternal life of which thou hast spoken?

Yea, what shall I do that I may be born of God,

having this wicked spirit rooted out of my breast,

and receive his Spirit, that I may be filled with joy,

that I may not be cast off at the last day?

Behold, said he, I will give up all that I possess,

yea, I will forsake my kingdom, that I may receive this great joy.

Alma 22:16

But Aaron said unto him:

If thou desirest this thing,

if thou wilt bow down before God,

yea, if thou wilt repent of all thy sins,

and will bow down before God, and call on his name in faith,

believing that ye shall receive,

then shalt thou receive the hope which thou desirest.

Alma 22:17

And it came to pass that when Aaron had said these words,

the king did bow down before the Lord, upon his knees;

yea, even he did prostrate himself upon the earth,

and cried mightily, saying:

Alma 22:18

O God, Aaron hath told me that there is a God;

and if there is a God, and if thou art God,

wilt thou make thyself known unto me,

and I will give away all my sins to know thee,

and that I may be raised from the dead, and be saved at the last day.

And now when the king had said these words,

he was struck as if he were dead.

Alma 22:22

Now when Aaron saw the determination of the queen,

he, also knowing the hardness of the hearts of the people,

feared lest that a multitude should assemble themselves together,

and there should be a great contention and a disturbance among them;

therefore he put forth his hand and raised the king from the earth,

and said unto him: Stand.

And he stood upon his feet, receiving his strength.

Alma 22:35

And now I, after having said this, return again

to the account of Ammon and Aaron, Omner and Himni, and their brethren.