Unit 59

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24 occurrences in 21 verses

Alma 27:1, 2, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28,

Alma 28:1, 10,

Alma 29:4, 5, 9, 16, 17

Alma 27:1

Now it came to pass that

when those Lamanites who had gone to war against the Nephites had found,

after their many struggles to destroy them,

that it was in vain to seek their destruction,

they returned again to the land of Nephi.

Alma 27:2

And it came to pass that

the Amalekites, because of their loss, were exceedingly angry.

And when they saw that they could not seek revenge from the Nephites,

they began to stir up the people in anger

against their brethren, the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi;

therefore they began again to destroy them.

Alma 27:9

But Ammon said unto him:

it is against the law of our brethren, which was established by my father,

that there should be any slaves among them;

therefore let us go down and rely upon the mercies of our brethren.

Alma 27:11

And it came to pass that Ammon went and inquired of the Lord,

and the Lord said unto him:

Alma 27:13

And now it came to pass that Ammon went and told the king

all the words which the Lord had said unto him.

Alma 27:15

And it came to pass that Ammon said unto them:

Behold, I and my brethren will go forth into the land of Zarahemla,

and ye shall remain here until we return;

and we will try the hearts of our brethren,

whether they will that ye shall come into their land.

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 27:18

Now was not this exceeding joy?

Behold, this is joy which none receiveth

save it be the truly penitent and humble seeker of happiness.

Alma 27:20

And now it came to pass that Alma conducted his brethren

back to the land of Zarahemla; even to his own house.

And they went and told the chief judge

all the things that had happened unto them

in the land of Nephi, among their brethren, the Lamanites.

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 27:22

And it came to pass that the voice of the people came, saying:

Behold, we will give up the land of Jershon,

which is on the east by the sea,

which joins the land Bountiful,

which is on the south of the land Bountiful;

and this land Jershon is the land

which we will give unto our brethren for an inheritance.

Alma 27:25

Now, it came to pass that when Ammon had heard this,

he returned to the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi, and also Alma with him,

into the wilderness, where they had pitched their tents,

and made known unto them all these things.

And Alma also related unto them his conversion,

with Ammon and Aaron, and his brethren.

Alma 27:26

And it came to pass that it did cause great joy among them.

And they went down into the land of Jershon,

and took possession of the land of Jershon;

and they were called by the Nephites the people of Ammon;

therefore they were distinguished by that name ever after.

Alma 27:28

And they did look upon shedding the blood of their brethren

with the greatest abhorrence;

and they never could be prevailed upon to take up arms against their brethren;

and they never did look upon death with any degree of terror,

for their hope and views of Christ and the resurrection;

therefore, death was swallowed up to them by the victory of Christ over it.

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 28:10

And from the first year to the fifteenth has brought to pass

the destruction of many thousand lives;

yea, it has brought to pass an awful scene of bloodshed.

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 29:5

Yea, and I know that good and evil have come before all men;

he that knoweth not good from evil is blameless;

but he that knoweth good and evil,

to him it is given according to his desires,

whether he desireth good or evil, life or death, joy or remorse of conscience.

Alma 29:9

I know that which the Lord hath commanded me,

and I glory in it.

I do not glory of myself,

but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me;

yea, and this is my glory,

that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God

to bring some soul to repentance;

and this is my joy.

Alma 29:16

Now, when I think of the success of these my brethren

my soul is carried away,

even to the separation of it from the body, as it were,

so great is my joy.

Alma 29:17

And now may God grant unto these, my brethren,

that they may sit down in the kingdom of God;

yea, and also all those who are the fruit of their labors

that they may go no more out,

but that they may praise him forever.

And may God grant that it may be done according to my words,

even as I have spoken.

Amen.