Unit 59

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19 occurrences in 15 verses

Alma 27:16, 21, 24, 30,

Alma 28:1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12,

Alma 29:1, 3, 4, 13

Alma 27:16

And it came to pass that as Ammon was going forth into the land,

that he and his brethren met Alma, over in the place of which has been spoken;

and behold, this was a joyful meeting.

Alma 27:21

And it came to pass that the chief judge sent a proclamation throughout all the land,

desiring the voice of the people concerning the admitting their brethren,

who were the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi.

Alma 27:24

And now behold, this will we do unto our brethren,

that they may inherit the land Jershon;

and we will guard them from their enemies with our armies,

on condition that they will give us a portion of their substance

to assist us that we may maintain our armies.

Alma 27:30

And thus they were a zealous and beloved people,

a highly favored people of the Lord.

Alma 28:1

And now it came to pass that

after the people of Ammon were established in the land of Jershon,

and a church also established in the land

of Jershon,

and the armies of the Nephites were set round about the land of Jershon,

yea, in all the borders round about the land of Zarahemla;

behold the armies of the Lamanites had followed their brethren into the wilderness.

Alma 28:2

And thus there was a tremendous battle;

yea, even such an one as never had been known among all the people in the land

from the time Lehi left Jerusalem;

yea, and tens of thousands of the Lamanites were slain and scattered abroad.

Alma 28:3

Yea, and also there was a tremendous slaughter among the people of Nephi;

nevertheless, the Lamanites were driven and scattered,

and the people of Nephi returned again to their land.

Alma 28:4

And now this was a time that there was a great mourning and lamentation

heard throughout all the land, among all the people of Nephi —

Alma 28:6

And now surely this was a sorrowful day;

yea, a time of solemnity, and a time of much fasting and prayer.

Alma 28:11

And the bodies of many thousands are laid low in the earth,

while the bodies of many thousands are moldering

in heaps upon the face of the earth;

yea, and many thousands are mourning for the loss of their kindred,

because they have reason to fear, according to the promises of the Lord,

that they are consigned to a state of endless wo.

Alma 28:12

While many thousands of others truly mourn for the loss of their kindred,

yet they rejoice and exult in the hope,

and even know, according to the promises of the Lord,

that they are raised to dwell at the right hand of God,

in a state of never-ending happiness.

Alma 29:1

O that I were an angel, and could have the wish of mine heart,

that I might go forth and speak with the trump of God,

with a voice to shake the earth,

and cry repentance unto every people!

Alma 29:3

But behold, I am a man, and do sin in my wish;

for I ought to be content with the things which the Lord hath allotted unto me.

Alma 29:4

I ought not to harrow up in my desires, the firm decree of a just God,

for I know that he granteth unto men according to their desire,

whether it be unto death or unto life;

yea, I know that he allotteth unto men,

yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable, according to their wills,

whether they be unto salvation or unto destruction.

Alma 29:13

Yea, and that same God did establish his church among them;

yea, and that same God hath called me by a holy calling,

to preach the word unto this people,

and hath given me much success, in the which my joy is full.