Unit 65

for the

13 occurrences in 12 verses

Alma 45:15, 16,

Alma 46:10, 13, 38,

Alma 48:12, 20, 22, 25,

Alma 49:8, 10, 27

Alma 45:15

And now it came to pass that

after Alma had said these things to Helaman,

he blessed him, and also his other sons;

and he also blessed the earth for the righteous' sake.

Alma 45:16

And he said:

Thus saith the Lord God —

Cursed shall be the land, yea, this land,

unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people,

unto destruction, which do wickedly, when they are fully ripe;

and as I have said so shall it be;

for this is the cursing and the blessing of God upon the land,

for the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance.

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 46:13

And he fastened on his head-plate, and his breastplate, and his shields,

and girded on his armor about his loins;

and he took the pole, which had on the end thereof his rent coat,

(and he called it the title of liberty)

and he bowed himself to the earth,

and he prayed mightily unto his God

for the blessings of liberty to rest upon his brethren,

so long as there should a band of Christians remain to possess the land —

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 48:12

Yea, a man whose heart did swell with thanksgiving to his God,

for the many privileges and blessings which he bestowed upon his people;

a man who did labor exceedingly for the welfare and safety of his people.

Alma 48:20

And thus they went forth,

and the people did humble themselves because of their words,

insomuch that they were highly favored of the Lord,

and thus they were free from wars and contentions among themselves,

yea, even for the space of four years.

Alma 48:22

Yea, and in fine, their wars never did cease for the space of many years

with the Lamanites,

notwithstanding their much reluctance.

Alma 48:25

Yea, they could not bear

that their brethren should rejoice over the blood of the Nephites,

so long as there were any who should keep the commandments of God,

for the promise of the Lord was,

if they should keep his commandments

they should prosper in the land.

Alma 49:8

But behold, to their uttermost astonishment,

they were prepared for them, in a manner

which never had been known among the children of Lehi.

Now they were prepared for the Lamanites,

to battle after the manner of the instructions of Moroni.

Alma 49:10

Now, if king Amalickiah had come down out of the land of Nephi,

at the head of his army,

perhaps he would have caused

the Lamanites to have attacked the Nephites at the city of Ammonihah;

for behold, he did care not for the blood of his people.

Alma 49:27

Yea, he was exceedingly wroth,

and he did curse God, and also Moroni,

swearing with an oath that he would drink his blood;

and this because Moroni had kept the commandments of God

in preparing for the safety of his people.