Unit 64

should

17 occurrences in 15 verses

Alma 43:10, 11, 12, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 40, 54,

Alma 44:3, 4, 17, 20

Alma 43:10

For they knew that if they should fall into the hands of the Lamanites,

that whosoever should worship God in spirit and in truth,

the true and the living God,

the Lamanites would destroy.

Alma 43:11

Yea, and they also knew the extreme hatred of the Lamanites

towards their brethren, who were the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi,

who were called the people of Ammon —

and they would not take up arms,

yea, they had entered into a covenant and they would not break it —

therefore, if they should fall into the hands of the Lamanites

they would be destroyed.

Alma 43:12

And the Nephites would not suffer that they should be destroyed;

therefore they gave them lands for their inheritance.

Alma 43:23

But it came to pass, as soon as they had departed into the wilderness

Moroni sent spies into the wilderness to watch their camp;

and Moroni, also, knowing of the prophecies of Alma, sent certain men unto him,

desiring him that he should inquire of the Lord

whither the armies of the Nephites should go

to defend themselves against the Lamanites.

Alma 43:25

Now Moroni, leaving a part of his army in the land of Jershon,

lest by any means a part of the Lamanites should come into that land

and take possession of the city,

took the remaining part of his army

and marched over into the land of Manti.

Alma 43:26

And he caused that all the people in that quarter of the land

should gather themselves together to battle against the Lamanites,

to defend their lands and their country, their rights and their liberties;

therefore they were prepared against the time of the coming of the Lamanites.

Alma 43:27

And it came to pass that Moroni caused

that his army should be secreted in the valley

which was near the bank of the river Sidon,

which was on the west of the river Sidon in the wilderness.

Alma 43:28

And Moroni placed spies round about,

that he might know when the camp of the Lamanites should come.

Alma 43:30

And he also knowing that it was the only desire of the Nephites

to preserve their lands, and their liberty, and their church,

therefore he thought it no sin that he should defend them by stratagem;

therefore, he found by his spies which course the Lamanites were to take.

Alma 43:40

And they were pursued by Lehi and his men;

and they were driven by Lehi into the waters of Sidon,

and they crossed the waters of Sidon.

And Lehi retained his armies upon the bank of the river Sidon

that they should not cross.

Alma 43:54

Now Moroni, when he saw their terror,

commanded his men that they should stop shedding their blood.

Alma 44:3

But now, ye behold that the Lord is with us;

and ye behold that he has delivered you into our hands.

And now I would that ye should understand

that this is done unto us because of our religion and our faith in Christ.

And now ye see that ye cannot destroy this our faith.

Alma 44:4

Now ye see that this is the true faith of God;

yea, ye see that God will support, and keep, and preserve us,

so long as we are faithful unto him, and unto our faith, and our religion;

and never will the Lord suffer that we shall be destroyed

except we should fall into transgression and deny our faith.

Alma 44:17

And now Moroni was angry, because of the stubbornness of the Lamanites;

therefore he commanded his people

that they should fall upon them and slay them.

And it came to pass that they began to slay them;

yea, and the Lamanites did contend with their swords and their might.

Alma 44:20

And it came to pass that Moroni caused

that the work of death should cease again among the people.

And he took the weapons of war from the Lamanites;

and after they had entered into a covenant with him of peace

they were suffered to depart into the wilderness.