Unit 61

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12 occurrences in 10 verses

Alma 36:5, 14, 23, 26, 27,

Alma 37:1, 4, 8, 21, 26

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 36:14

Yea, and I had murdered many of his children,

or rather led them away unto destruction;

yea, and in fine so great had been my iniquities,

that the very thought of coming into the presence of my God

did rack my soul with inexpressible horror.

Alma 36:23

But behold, my limbs did receive their strength again,

and I stood upon my feet, and did manifest unto the people

that I had been born of God.

Alma 36:26

For because of the word which he has imparted unto me,

behold, many have been born of God,

and have tasted as I have tasted,

and have seen eye to eye as I have seen;

therefore they do know of these things of which I have spoken, as I do know;

and the knowledge which I have is of God.

Alma 36:27

And I have been supported under trials and troubles of every kind,

yea, and in all manner of afflictions;

yea, God has delivered me from prison, and from bonds, and from death;

yea, and I do put my trust in him, and he will still deliver me.

Alma 37:1

And now, my son Helaman,

I command you that ye take the records

which have been entrusted with me;

Alma 37:4

Behold, it has been prophesied by our fathers,

that they should be kept and handed down from one generation to another,

and be kept and preserved by the hand of the Lord

until they should go forth unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people,

that they shall know of the mysteries contained thereon.

Alma 37:8

And now, it has hitherto been wisdom in God

that these things should be preserved;

for behold, they have enlarged the memory of this people,

yea, and convinced many of the error of their ways,

and brought them to the knowledge of their God

unto the salvation of their souls.

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 37:26

And now, my son, we see that they did not repent;

therefore they have been destroyed,

and thus far the word of God has been fulfilled;

yea, their secret abominations have been brought out of darkness

and made known unto us.