Unit 58
they began to
5 occurrences in 5 verses
Alma 23:4, 18,
Alma 24:2,
Alma 25:6, 14
Alma 23:4
And now it came to pass that when the king had sent forth this proclamation,
that Aaron and his brethren went forth from city to city,
and from one house of worship to another,
establishing churches, and consecrating priests and teachers
throughout the land among the Lamanites,
to preach and to teach the word of God among them;
and thus they began to have great success.
Alma 23:18
And they began to be a very industrious people;
yea, and they were friendly with the Nephites;
therefore, they did open a correspondence with them,
and the curse of God did no more follow them.
Alma 24:2
And their hatred became exceedingly sore against them,
even insomuch that they began to rebel against their king,
insomuch that they would not that he should be their king;
therefore, they took up arms against the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi.
Alma 25:6
For many of them, after having suffered much loss and so many afflictions,
began to be stirred up in remembrance of the words
which Aaron and his brethren had preached to them in their land;
therefore they began to disbelieve the traditions of their fathers,
and to believe in the Lord,
and that he gave great power unto the Nephites;
and thus there were many of them converted in the wilderness.
Alma 25:14
And they did also bury their weapons of war, according as their brethren had,
and they began to be a righteous people;
and they did walk in the ways of the Lord,
and did observe to keep his commandments and his statutes.