Unit 61

of the

23 occurrences in 16 verses

Alma 36:4, 7, 17, 24, 26, 29,

Alma 37:3, 4, 8, 9, 19, 22, 25, 30, 33, 46

Alma 36:4

And I would not that ye think that I know of myself —

not of the temporal but of the spiritual,

not of the carnal mind but of God.

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 36:17

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 36:24

Yea, and from that time even until now, I have labored without ceasing,

that I might bring souls unto repentance;

that I might bring them to taste of the exceeding joy of which I did taste;

that they might also be born of God, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

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 36:29

Yea, and he has also brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem;

and he has also, by his everlasting power, delivered them

out of bondage and captivity, from time to time even down to the present day;

and I have always retained in remembrance their captivity;

yea, and ye also ought to retain in remembrance, as I have done, their captivity.

Alma 37:3

And these plates of brass, which contain these engravings,

which have the records of the holy scriptures upon them,

which have the genealogy of our forefathers, even from the beginning —

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 37:19

And now behold, one purpose hath he fulfilled,

even to the restoration of many thousands of the Lamanites

to the knowledge of the truth;

and he hath shown forth his power in them,

and he will also still show forth his power in them unto future generations;

therefore they shall be preserved.

Alma 37:22

For behold, the Lord saw that his people began to work in darkness,

yea, work secret murders and abominations;

therefore the Lord said,

if they did not repent

they should be destroyed from off the face of the earth.

Alma 37:25

I will bring forth out of darkness unto light

all their secret works and their abominations;

and except they repent I will destroy them from off the face of the earth;

and I will bring to light all their secrets and abominations,

unto every nation that shall hereafter possess the land.

Alma 37:30

For behold, they murdered all the prophets of the Lord

who came among them to declare unto them concerning their iniquities;

and the blood of those whom they murdered did cry unto the Lord their God

for vengeance upon those who were their murderers;

and thus the judgments of God did come

upon these workers of darkness and secret combinations.

Alma 37:33

Preach unto them repentance, and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ;

teach them to humble themselves and to be meek and lowly in heart;

teach them to withstand every temptation of the devil,

with their faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.

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.