Unit 61

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42 occurrences in 27 verses

Alma 36:3, 9, 11, 15, 21, 22, 24, 30,

Alma 37:4, 8, 10, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 46, 47

Alma 36:3

And now, O my son Helaman,

behold, thou art in thy youth,

and therefore, I beseech of thee

that thou wilt hear my words and learn of me;

for I do know that whosoever shall put their trust in God

shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions,

and shall be lifted up at the last day.

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 36:15

Oh, thought I, that I could be banished and become extinct both soul and body,

that I might not be brought to stand in the presence of my God,

to be judged of my deeds.

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 36:22

Yea, methought I saw, even as our father Lehi saw,

God sitting upon his throne,

surrounded with numberless concourses of angels,

in the attitude of singing and praising their God;

yea, and my soul did long to be there.

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 36:30

But behold, my son, this is not all;

for ye ought to know as I do know,

that inasmuch as ye shall keep the commandments of God

ye shall prosper in the land;

and ye ought to know also,

that inasmuch as ye will not keep the commandments of God

ye shall be cut off from his presence.

Now this is according to his word.

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 37:10

And who knoweth but what they will be the means

of bringing many thousands of them,

yea, and also many thousands of our stiffnecked brethren, the Nephites,

who are now hardening their hearts in sin and iniquities,

to the knowledge of their Redeemer?

Alma 37:13

O remember, remember, my son Helaman,

how strict are the commandments of God.

And he said:

If ye will keep my commandments ye shall prosper in the land —

but if ye keep not his commandments

ye shall be cut off from his presence.

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 37:19

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 37:20

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 37:22

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 37:24

And now, my son, these interpreters were prepared

that the word of God might be fulfilled, which he spake, saying:

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 37:28

For behold, there is a curse upon all this land,

that destruction shall come upon all those workers of darkness,

according to the power of God,

when they are fully ripe;

therefore I desire that this people might not be destroyed.

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 37:33

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 37:34

Teach them to never be weary of good works,

but to be meek and lowly in heart;

for such shall find rest to their souls.

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 37:46

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.

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.