Unit 59

which

22 occurrences in 17 verses

Alma 27:8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 18, 22, 23, 29,

Alma 28:13,

Alma 29:3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13

Alma 27:8

And the king said unto him:

Yea, if the Lord saith unto us go, we will go down unto our brethren,

and we will be their slaves

until we repair unto them the many murders and sins

which we have committed against 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 27:13

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

all the words which the Lord had said unto him.

Alma 27:14

And they gathered together all their people,

yea, all the people of the Lord,

and did gather together all their flocks and herds,

and departed out of the land, and came into the wilderness

which divided the land of Nephi from the land of Zarahemla,

and came over near the borders of the 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 27:22

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 27:23

And behold, we will set our armies between the land Jershon and the land Nephi,

that we may protect our brethren in the land Jershon;

and this we do for our brethren,

on account of their fear to take up arms against their brethren

lest they should commit sin;

and this their great fear came because of their sore repentance

which they had, on account of their many murders and their awful wickedness.

Alma 27:29

Therefore, they would suffer death in the most aggravating and distressing manner

which could be inflicted by their brethren,

before they would take the sword or cimeter to smite them.

Alma 28:13

And thus we see how great the inequality of man is

because of sin and transgression, and the power of the devil,

which comes by the cunning plans which he hath devised

to ensnare the hearts of men.

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 29:6

Now, seeing that I know these things,

why should I desire more

than to perform the work to which I have been called?

Alma 29:8

For behold, the Lord doth grant

unto all nations, of their own nation and tongue,

to teach his word,

yea, in wisdom, all that he seeth fit that they should have;

therefore we see that the Lord doth counsel in wisdom,

according to that which is just and true.

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 29:10

And behold, when I see many of my brethren truly penitent,

and coming to the Lord their God,

then is my soul filled with joy;

then do I remember what the Lord has done for me,

yea, even that he hath heard my prayer;

yea, then do I remember his merciful arm which he extended towards me.

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.