Unit 65

the church

15 occurrences in 11 verses

Alma 45:17, 19, 21, 22,

Alma 46:6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 38,

Alma 49:30

Alma 45:17

And now, when Alma had said these words he blessed the church,

yea, all those who should stand fast in the faith from that time henceforth.

Alma 45:19

Behold, this we know, that he was a righteous man;

and the saying went abroad in the church

that he was taken up by the Spirit,

or buried by the hand of the Lord, even as Moses.

But behold, the scriptures saith the Lord took Moses unto himself;

and we suppose that he has also received Alma in the spirit, unto himself;

therefore, for this cause we know nothing concerning his death and burial.

Alma 45:21

For behold, because of their wars with the Lamanites

and the many little dissensions and disturbances

which had been among the people,

it became expedient that the word of God should be declared among them,

yea, and that a regulation should be made throughout the church.

Alma 45:22

Therefore, Helaman and his brethren went forth

to establish the church again in all the land,

yea, in every city throughout all the land

which was possessed by the people of Nephi.

And it came to pass that they did appoint priests and teachers

throughout all the land, over all the churches.

Alma 46:6

Thus they were led away by Amalickiah to dissensions,

notwithstanding the preaching of Helaman and his brethren,

yea, notwithstanding their exceedingly great care over the church,

for they were high priests over the church.

Alma 46:7

And there were many in the church

who believed in the flattering words of Amalickiah,

therefore they dissented even from the church;

and thus were the affairs of the people of Nephi

exceedingly precarious and dangerous,

notwithstanding their great victory which they had had over the Lamanites,

and their great rejoicings which they had had

because of their deliverance by the hand of the Lord.

Alma 46:10

Yea, we see that Amalickiah,

because he was a man of cunning device and a man of many flattering words,

that he led away the hearts of many people to do wickedly;

yea, and to seek to destroy the church of God,

and to destroy the foundation of liberty

which God had granted unto them,

or which blessing God had sent upon the face of the land

for the righteous' sake.

Alma 46:14

For thus were all the true believers of Christ,

who belonged to the church of God,

called by those who did not belong to the church.

Alma 46:15

And those who did belong to the church were faithful;

yea, all those who were true believers in Christ

took upon them, gladly, the name of Christ,

or Christians as they were called,

because of their belief in Christ who should come.

Alma 46:38

And Helaman and the high priests did also maintain order in the church;

yea, even for the space of four years

did they have much peace and rejoicing in the church.

Alma 49:30

Yea, and there was continual peace among them,

and exceedingly great prosperity in the church

because of their heed and diligence which they gave unto the word of God,

which was declared unto them

by Helaman, and Shiblon, and Corianton, and Ammon and his brethren,

yea, and by all those who had been ordained by the holy order of God,

being baptized unto repentance,

and sent forth to preach among the people.