Unit 61

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56 occurrences in 39 verses

Alma 36:1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 17, 21, 23, 24, 26,

Alma 37:4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 39, 41, 44, 47

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 36:7

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 36:8

But behold, the voice said unto me: Arise.

And I arose and stood up, and beheld the angel.

Alma 36:9

And he said unto me:

If thou wilt of thyself be destroyed,

seek no more to destroy the church of God.

Alma 36:11

And the angel spake more things unto me,

which were heard by my brethren,

but I did not hear them;

for when I heard the words —

If thou wilt be destroyed of thyself,

seek no more to destroy the church of God —

I was struck with such great fear and amazement

lest perhaps I should be destroyed,

that I fell to the earth and I did hear no more.

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 36:17

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 36:21

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 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 36:24

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 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 37:6

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 37:8

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 37:11

Now these mysteries are not yet fully made known unto me;

therefore I shall forbear.

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 37:14

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 37:18

For he promised unto them

that he would preserve these things for a wise purpose in him,

that he might show forth his power unto future generations.

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 37:21

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 37:23

And the Lord said:

I will prepare unto my servant Gazelem,

a stone, which shall shine forth in darkness unto light,

that I may discover unto my people who serve me,

that I may discover unto them the works of their brethren,

yea, their secret works, their works of darkness,

and their wickedness and abominations.

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 37:26

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.

Alma 37:29

Therefore ye shall keep

these secret plans of their oaths and their covenants

from this people,

and only their wickedness and their murders and their abominations

shall ye make known unto them;

and ye shall teach them to abhor such wickedness and abominations and murders;

and ye shall also teach them that these people were destroyed

on account of their wickedness and abominations and their murders.

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 37:31

Yea, and cursed be the land forever and ever

unto those workers of darkness and secret combinations, even unto destruction,

except they repent before they are fully ripe.

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 37:33

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 37:36

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 37:37

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 37:39

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 37:41

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 37:44

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 37:47

And now, my son, see that ye take care of these sacred things,

yea, see that ye look to God and live.

Go unto this people and declare the word,

and be sober.

My son, farewell.