Unit 61

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23 occurrences in 17 verses

Alma 36:2, 7, 10, 17,

Alma 37:2, 4, 8, 9, 12, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46

Alma 36:2

I would that ye should do as I have done,

in remembering the captivity of our fathers;

for they were in bondage, and none could deliver them

except it was the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

and he surely did deliver them in their afflictions.

Alma 36:7

And behold, he spake unto us, as it were the voice of thunder,

and the whole earth did tremble beneath our feet;

and we all fell to the earth,

for the fear of the Lord came upon us.

Alma 36:10

And it came to pass that I fell to the earth;

and it was for the space of three days and three nights

that I could not open my mouth,

neither had I the use of my limbs.

Alma 36:17

And it came to pass that as I was thus racked with torment,

while I was harrowed up by the memory of my many sins,

behold, I remembered also to have heard my father prophesy unto the people

concerning the coming of one Jesus Christ, a Son of God,

to atone for the sins of the world.

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 37:4

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 37:9

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 37:12

And it may suffice if I only say

they are preserved for a wise purpose,

which purpose is known unto God;

for he doth counsel in wisdom over all his works,

and his paths are straight,

and his course is one eternal round.

Alma 37:36

Yea, and cry unto God for all thy support;

yea, let all thy doings be unto the Lord,

and whithersoever thou goest

let it be in the Lord;

yea, let all thy thoughts be directed unto the Lord;

yea, let the affections of thy heart be placed upon the Lord forever.

Alma 37:38

And now, my son, I have somewhat to say

concerning the thing which our fathers call a ball, or director —

or our fathers called it Liahona,

which is, being interpreted, a compass;

and the Lord prepared it.

Alma 37:39

And behold, there cannot any man work

after the manner of so curious a workmanship.

And behold, it was prepared to show unto our fathers

the course which they should travel in the wilderness.

Alma 37:40

And it did work for them according to their faith in God;

therefore, if they had faith to believe

that God could cause that those spindles should point the way they should go,

behold, it was done;

therefore they had this miracle,

and also many other miracles

wrought by the power of God, day by day.

Alma 37:41

Nevertheless, because those miracles were worked by small means

it did show unto them marvelous works.

They were slothful, and forgot to exercise their faith and diligence

and then those marvelous works ceased,

and they did not progress in their journey;

Alma 37:43

And now, my son, I would that ye should understand

that these things are not without a shadow;

for as our fathers were slothful to give heed to this compass

(now these things were temporal)

they did not prosper;

even so it is with things which are spiritual.

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.

Alma 37:46

O my son, do not let us be slothful because of the easiness of the way;

for so was it with our fathers;

for so was it prepared for them,

that if they would look they might live;

even so it is with us.

The way is prepared,

and if we will look we may live forever.