Unit 61

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22 occurrences in 17 verses

Alma 36:1, 5, 21,

Alma 37:1, 2, 6, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 27, 32, 37, 44

Alma 36:1

My son, give ear to my words;

for I swear unto you,

that inasmuch as ye shall keep the commandments of God

ye shall prosper in the land.

Alma 36:5

Now, behold, I say unto you,

if I had not been born of God I should not have known these things;

but God has, by the mouth of his holy angel, made these things known unto me,

not of any worthiness of myself;

Alma 36:21

Yea, I say unto you, my son,

that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter as were my pains.

Yea, and again I say unto you, my son,

that on the other hand,

there can be nothing so exquisite and sweet as was my joy.

Alma 37:1

And now, my son Helaman,

I command you that ye take the records

which have been entrusted with me;

Alma 37:2

And I also command you

that ye keep a record of this people,

according as I have done,

upon the plates of Nephi,

and keep all these things sacred which I have kept,

even as I have kept them;

for it is for a wise purpose that they are kept.

Alma 37:6

Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me;

but behold I say unto you,

that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass;

and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.

Alma 37:9

Yea, I say unto you,

were it not for these things that these records do contain, which are on these plates,

Ammon and his brethren could not have convinced

so many thousands of the Lamanites of the incorrect tradition of their fathers;

yea, these records and their words brought them unto repentance;

that is, they brought them to the knowledge of the Lord their God,

and to rejoice in Jesus Christ their Redeemer.

Alma 37:14

And now remember, my son,

that God has entrusted you with these things, which are sacred,

which he has kept sacred,

and also which he will keep and preserve for a wise purpose in him,

that he may show forth his power unto future generations.

Alma 37:15

And now behold, I tell you by the spirit of prophecy,

that if ye transgress the commandments of God,

behold, these things which are sacred

shall be taken away from you by the power of God,

and ye shall be delivered up unto Satan,

that he may sift you as chaff before the wind.

Alma 37:16

But if ye keep the commandments of God,

and do with these things which are sacred

according to that which the Lord doth command you,

(for you must appeal unto the Lord

for all things whatsoever ye must do with them)

behold, no power of earth or hell can take them from you,

for God is powerful to the fulfilling of all his words.

Alma 37:17

For he will fulfil all his promises which he shall make unto you,

for he has fulfilled his promises which he has made unto our fathers.

Alma 37:20

Therefore I command you, my son Helaman,

that ye be diligent in fulfilling all my words,

and that ye be diligent in keeping the commandments of God

as they are written.

Alma 37:21

And now, I will speak unto you concerning those twenty-four plates,

that ye keep them,

that the mysteries and the works of darkness, and their secret works,

or the secret works of those people who have been destroyed,

may be made manifest unto this people;

yea, all their murders, and robbings, and their plunderings,

and all their wickedness and abominations, may be made manifest unto this people;

yea, and that ye preserve these interpreters.

Alma 37:27

And now, my son, I command you

that ye retain all their oaths, and their covenants,

and their agreements in their secret abominations;

yea, and all their signs and their wonders ye shall keep from this people,

that they know them not,

lest peradventure they should fall into darkness also and be destroyed.

Alma 37:32

And now, my son, remember the words which I have spoken unto you;

trust not those secret plans unto this people,

but teach them an everlasting hatred against sin and iniquity.

Alma 37:37

Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings,

and he will direct thee for good;

yea, when thou liest down at night

lie down unto the Lord,

that he may watch over you in your sleep;

and when thou risest in the morning

let thy heart be full of thanks unto God;

and if ye do these things,

ye shall be lifted up at the last day.

Alma 37:44

For behold, it is as easy to give heed to the word of Christ,

which will point to you a straight course to eternal bliss,

as it was for our fathers to give heed to this compass,

which would point unto them a straight course to the promised land.