Unit 73

exceedingly

16 occurrences in 12 verses

Alma 62:1, 2, 6, 19, 24, 29, 30, 35, 37, 41, 48, 49

Alma 62:1

And now it came to pass that when Moroni had received this epistle

his heart did take courage, and was filled with exceedingly great joy

because of the faithfulness of Pahoran,

that he was not also a traitor to the freedom and cause of his country.

Alma 62:2

But he did also mourn exceedingly

because of the iniquity of those

who had driven Pahoran from the judgment-seat,

yea, in fine because of those who had rebelled

against their country and also their God.

Alma 62:6

And thus, when Moroni had gathered together

whatsoever men he could in all his march,

he came to the land of Gideon;

and uniting his forces with those of Pahoran

they became exceedingly strong,

even stronger than the men of Pachus,

who was the king of those dissenters

who had driven the freemen out of the land of Zarahemla

and had taken possession of the land.

Alma 62:19

Now Moroni was desirous

that the Lamanites should come out to battle against them, upon the plains;

but the Lamanites, knowing of their exceedingly great courage,

and beholding the greatness of their numbers,

therefore they durst not come out against them;

therefore they did not come to battle in that day.

Alma 62:24

And now, when the Lamanites awoke

and saw that the armies of Moroni were within the walls,

they were affrighted exceedingly,

insomuch that they did flee out by the pass.

Alma 62:29

Therefore, all the prisoners of the Lamanites

did join the people of Ammon, and did begin to labor exceedingly,

tilling the ground, raising all manner of grain, and flocks and herds of every kind;

and thus were the Nephites relieved from a great burden;

yea, insomuch that they were relieved from all the prisoners of the Lamanites.

Alma 62:30

Now it came to pass that Moroni,

after he had obtained possession of the city of Nephihah,

having taken many prisoners,

which did reduce the armies of the Lamanites exceedingly,

and having regained many of the Nephites who had been taken prisoners,

which did strengthen the army of Moroni exceedingly;

therefore Moroni went forth from the land of Nephihah to the land of Lehi.

Alma 62:35

And thus they did encamp for the night.

For behold, the Nephites and the Lamanites also were weary

because of the greatness of the march;

therefore they did not resolve upon any stratagem in the night-time,

save it were Teancum;

for he was exceedingly angry with Ammoron,

insomuch that he considered that Ammoron, and Amalickiah his brother,

had been the cause of this great and lasting war between them and the Lamanites,

which had been the cause of so much war and bloodshed,

yea, and so much famine.

Alma 62:37

Now it came to pass that

when Lehi and Moroni knew that Teancum was dead

they were exceedingly sorrowful;

for behold, he had been a man who had fought valiantly for his country,

yea, a true friend to liberty;

and he had suffered very many exceedingly sore afflictions.

But behold, he was dead, and had gone the way of all the earth.

Alma 62:41

But behold, because of the exceedingly great length of the war

between the Nephites and the Lamanites

many had become hardened, because of the exceedingly great length of the war;

and many were softened because of their afflictions,

insomuch that they did humble themselves before God,

even in the depth of humility.

Alma 62:48

And the people of Nephi began to prosper again in the land,

and began to multiply and to wax exceedingly strong again in the land.

And they began to grow exceedingly rich.

Alma 62:49

But notwithstanding their riches, or their strength, or their prosperity,

they were not lifted up in the pride of their eyes;

neither were they slow to remember the Lord their God;

but they did humble themselves exceedingly before him.