Unit 57

that they

16 occurrences in 11 verses

Alma 21:3, 11, 12, 17, 21, 22,

Alma 22:7, 21, 26, 33, 34

Alma 21:3

Now the Lamanites of themselves were sufficiently hardened,

but the Amalekites and the Amulonites were still harder;

therefore they did cause the Lamanites that they should harden their hearts,

that they should wax strong in wickedness and their abominations.

Alma 21:11

Therefore, when he saw that they would not hear his words,

he departed out of their synagogue,

and came over to a village which was called Ani-Anti,

and there he found Muloki preaching the word unto them;

and also Ammah and his brethren.

And they contended with many about the word.

Alma 21:12

And it came to pass that they saw that the people would harden their hearts,

therefore they departed and came over into the land of Middoni.

And they did preach the word unto many,

and few believed on the words which they taught.

Alma 21:17

And it came to pass that the Lord began to bless them,

insomuch that they brought many to the knowledge of the truth;

yea, they did convince many of their sins,

and of the traditions of their fathers, which were not correct.

Alma 21:21

And he did rejoice over them,

and he did teach them many things.

And he did also declare unto them

that they were a people who were under him,

and that they were a free people,

that they were free from the oppressions of the king, his father;

for that his father had granted unto him that he might reign over the people

who were in the land of Ishmael, and in all the land round about.

Alma 21:22

And he also declared unto them

that they might have the liberty of worshiping the Lord their God

according to their desires, in whatsoever place they were in,

if it were in the land which was under the reign of king Lamoni.

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 22:21

Now when the queen saw the fear of the servants

she also began to fear exceedingly,

lest there should some evil come upon her.

And she commanded her servants that they should go and call the people,

that they might slay Aaron and his brethren.

Alma 22:26

And it came to pass that when the king saw that the people were pacified,

he caused that Aaron and his brethren should stand forth

in the midst of the multitude,

and that they should preach the word unto them.

Alma 22:33

And it came to pass that the Nephites had inhabited the land Bountiful,

even from the east unto the west sea,

and thus the Nephites in their wisdom, with their guards and their armies,

had hemmed in the Lamanites on the south,

that thereby they should have no more possession on the north,

that they might not overrun the land northward.

Alma 22:34

Therefore the Lamanites could have no more possessions

only in the land of Nephi, and the wilderness round about.

Now this was wisdom in the Nephites — as the Lamanites were an enemy to them,

they would not suffer their afflictions on every hand,

and also that they might have a country

whither they might flee, according to their desires.