Unit 76
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173 occurrences in 88 verses
Helaman 3:4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 21, 23, 34, 35,
Helaman 4:2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,
Helaman 5:2, 3, 5, 6, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 52,
Helaman 6:2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 31, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40
Helaman 3:4
And they did travel to an exceedingly great distance,
insomuch that they came to large bodies of water and many rivers.
Helaman 3:5
Yea, and even they did spread forth into all parts of the land,
into whatever parts it had not been rendered desolate and without timber,
because of the many inhabitants who had before inherited the land.
Helaman 3:7
And there being but little timber upon the face of the land,
nevertheless the people who went forth
became exceedingly expert in the working of cement;
therefore they did build houses of cement, in the which they did dwell.
Helaman 3:8
And it came to pass that they did multiply and spread,
and did go forth from the land southward to the land northward,
and did spread insomuch that they began to cover the face of the whole earth,
from the sea south to the sea north,
from the sea west to the sea east.
Helaman 3:9
And the people who were in the land northward
did dwell in tents, and in houses of cement,
and they did suffer whatsoever tree should spring up upon the face of the land
that it should grow up,
that in time they might have timber to build their houses,
yea, their cities, and their temples, and their synagogues, and their sanctuaries,
and all manner of their buildings.
Helaman 3:10
And it came to pass as timber was exceedingly scarce in the land northward,
they did send forth much by the way of shipping.
Helaman 3:11
And thus they did enable the people in the land northward
that they might build many cities, both of wood and of cement.
Helaman 3:15
But behold, there are many books and many records of every kind,
and they have been kept chiefly by the Nephites.
Helaman 3:16
And they have been handed down from one generation to another by the Nephites,
even until they have fallen into transgression
and have been murdered, plundered, and hunted,
and driven forth, and slain,
and scattered upon the face of the earth,
and mixed with the Lamanites
until they are no more called the Nephites,
becoming wicked, and wild, and ferocious,
yea, even becoming Lamanites.
Helaman 3:21
And it came to pass that he had two sons.
He gave unto the eldest the name of Nephi,
and unto the youngest, the name of Lehi.
And they began to grow up unto the Lord.
Helaman 3:23
And it came to pass in the forty and ninth year of the reign of the judges,
there was continual peace established in the land,
all save it were the secret combinations
which Gadianton the robber had established
in the more settled parts of the land,
which at that time were not known
unto those who were at the head of government;
therefore they were not destroyed out of the land.
Helaman 3:34
And they were lifted up in pride,
even to the persecution of many of their brethren.
Now this was a great evil,
which did cause the more humble part of the people
to suffer great persecutions, and to wade through much affliction.
Helaman 3:35
Nevertheless they did fast and pray oft,
and did wax stronger and stronger in their humility,
and firmer and firmer in the faith of Christ,
unto the filling their souls with joy and consolation,
yea, even to the purifying and the sanctification of their hearts,
which sanctification cometh because of their yielding their hearts unto God.
Helaman 4:2
And the rebellious part were slain and driven out of the land,
and they did go unto the king of the Lamanites.
Helaman 4:3
And it came to pass that they did endeavor
to stir up the Lamanites to war against the Nephites;
but behold, the Lamanites were exceedingly afraid,
insomuch that they would not hearken to the words of those dissenters.
Helaman 4:4
But it came to pass in the fifty and sixth year of the reign of the judges,
there were dissenters who went up from the Nephites unto the Lamanites;
and they succeeded with those others
in stirring them up to anger against the Nephites;
and they were all that year preparing for war.
Helaman 4:5
And in the fifty and seventh year
they did come down against the Nephites to battle,
and they did commence the work of death;
yea, insomuch that in the fifty and eighth year of the reign of the judges
they succeeded in obtaining possession of the land of Zarahemla;
yea, and also all the lands, even unto the land which was near the land Bountiful.
Helaman 4:7
And there they did fortify against the Lamanites,
from the west sea, even unto the east;
it being a day's journey for a Nephite, on the line
which they had fortified and stationed their armies to defend their north country.
Helaman 4:9
And it came to pass in the sixtieth year of the reign of the judges,
Moronihah did succeed with his armies in obtaining many parts of the land;
yea, they regained many cities which had fallen into the hands of the Lamanites.
Helaman 4:10
And it came to pass in the sixty and first year of the reign of the judges
they succeeded in regaining even the half of all their possessions.
Helaman 4:13
And because of this their great wickedness,
and their boastings in their own strength,
they were left in their own strength;
therefore they did not prosper,
but were afflicted and smitten, and driven before the Lamanites,
until they had lost possession of almost all their lands.
Helaman 4:14
But behold, Moronihah did preach many things unto the people
because of their iniquity,
and also Nephi and Lehi, who were the sons of Helaman,
did preach many things unto the people,
yea, and did prophesy many things unto them concerning their iniquities,
and what should come unto them if they did not repent of their sins.
Helaman 4:15
And it came to pass that they did repent,
and inasmuch as they did repent they did begin to prosper.
Helaman 4:16
For when Moronihah saw that they did repent
he did venture to lead them forth from place to place, and from city to city,
even until they had regained the one–half of their property
and the one–half of all their lands.
Helaman 4:19
Therefore they did abandon their design to obtain the remainder of their lands,
for so numerous were the Lamanites
that it became impossible for the Nephites to obtain more power over them;
therefore Moronihah did employ all his armies
in maintaining those parts which he had taken.
Helaman 4:20
And it came to pass, because of the greatness of the number of the Lamanites
the Nephites were in great fear, lest they should be overpowered,
and trodden down, and slain, and destroyed.
Helaman 4:21
Yea, they began to remember the prophecies of Alma, and also the words of Mosiah;
and they saw that they had been a stiffnecked people,
and that they had set at naught the commandments of God;
Helaman 4:22
And that they had altered and trampled under their feet the laws of Mosiah,
or that which the Lord commanded him to give unto the people;
and they saw that their laws had become corrupted,
and that they had become a wicked people,
insomuch that they were wicked even like unto the Lamanites.
Helaman 4:23
And because of their iniquity the church had begun to dwindle;
and they began to disbelieve in the spirit of prophecy
and in the spirit of revelation;
and the judgments of God did stare them in the face.
Helaman 4:24
And they saw that they had become weak, like unto their brethren, the Lamanites,
and that the Spirit of the Lord did no more preserve them;
yea, it had withdrawn from them
because the Spirit of the Lord doth not dwell in unholy temples—
Helaman 4:25
Therefore the Lord did cease to preserve them
by his miraculous and matchless power,
for they had fallen into a state of unbelief and awful wickedness;
and they saw that the Lamanites were exceedingly more numerous than they,
and except they should cleave unto the Lord their God
they must unavoidably perish.
Helaman 4:26
For behold, they saw that the strength of the Lamanites
was as great as their strength, even man for man.
And thus had they fallen into this great transgression;
yea, thus had they become weak, because of their transgression,
in the space of not many years.
Helaman 5:2
For as their laws and their governments were established by the voice of the people,
and they who chose evil were more numerous than they who chose good,
therefore they were ripening for destruction,
for the laws had become corrupted.
Helaman 5:3
Yea, and this was not all;
they were a stiffnecked people,
insomuch that they could not be governed by the law nor justice,
save it were to their destruction.
Helaman 5:5
For they remembered the words which their father Helaman spake unto them.
And these are the words which he spake:
Helaman 5:6
Behold, my sons,
I desire that ye should remember to keep the commandments of God;
and I would that ye should declare unto the people these words.
Behold, I have given unto you the names of our first parents
who came out of the land of Jerusalem;
and this I have done
that when you remember your names
ye may remember them;
and when ye remember them
ye may remember their works;
and when ye remember their works
ye may know how that it is said, and also written, that they were good.
Helaman 5:12
And now, my sons, remember, remember
that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer,
who is Christ, the Son of God,
that ye must build your foundation;
that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds,
yea, his shafts in the whirlwind,
yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you,
it shall have no power over you
to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo,
because of the rock upon which ye are built,
which is a sure foundation,
a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
Helaman 5:14
And they did remember his words;
and therefore they went forth, keeping the commandments of God,
to teach the word of God among all the people of Nephi,
beginning at the city Bountiful;
Helaman 5:16
And even from one city to another,
until they had gone forth among all the people of Nephi
who were in the land southward;
and from thence into the land of Zarahemla, among the Lamanites.
Helaman 5:17
And it came to pass that they did preach with great power,
insomuch that they did confound many of those dissenters
who had gone over from the Nephites,
insomuch that they came forth and did confess their sins
and were baptized unto repentance,
and immediately returned to the Nephites
to endeavor to repair unto them the wrongs which they had done.
Helaman 5:18
And it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi did preach unto the Lamanites
with such great power and authority,
for they had power and authority given unto them that they might speak,
and they also had what they should speak given unto them—
Helaman 5:19
Therefore they did speak unto the great astonishment of the Lamanites,
to the convincing them,
insomuch that there were eight thousand of the Lamanites
who were in the land of Zarahemla and round about
baptized unto repentance,
and were convinced of the wickedness of the traditions of their fathers.
Helaman 5:21
And it came to pass that
they were taken by an army of the Lamanites and cast into prison;
yea, even in that same prison
in which Ammon and his brethren were cast by the servants of Limhi.
Helaman 5:22
And after they had been cast into prison many days without food,
behold, they went forth into the prison to take them
that they might slay them.
Helaman 5:23
And it came to pass that
Nephi and Lehi were encircled about as if by fire,
even insomuch that they durst not lay their hands upon them
for fear lest they should be burned.
Nevertheless, Nephi and Lehi were not burned;
and they were as standing in the midst of fire and were not burned.
Helaman 5:24
And when they saw
that they were encircled about with a pillar of fire,
and that it burned them not,
their hearts did take courage.
Helaman 5:25
For they saw that the Lamanites durst not lay their hands upon them;
neither durst they come near unto them,
but stood as if they were struck dumb with amazement.
Helaman 5:27
And behold, when they had said these words,
the earth shook exceedingly,
and the walls of the prison did shake
as if they were about to tumble to the earth;
but behold, they did not fall.
And behold, they that were in the prison
were Lamanites and Nephites who were dissenters.
Helaman 5:28
And it came to pass that they were overshadowed with a cloud of darkness,
and an awful solemn fear came upon them.
Helaman 5:30
And it came to pass when they heard this voice,
and beheld that it was not a voice of thunder,
neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise,
but behold, it was a still voice of perfect mildness,
as if it had been a whisper,
and it did pierce even to the very soul—
Helaman 5:34
And it came to pass that the Lamanites could not flee
because of the cloud of darkness which did overshadow them;
yea, and also they were immovable
because of the fear which did come upon them.
Helaman 5:36
And it came to pass that he turned him about,
and behold, he saw through the cloud of darkness the faces of Nephi and Lehi;
and behold, they did shine exceedingly, even as the faces of angels.
And he beheld that they did lift their eyes to heaven;
and they were in the attitude as if talking or lifting their voices
to some being whom they beheld.
Helaman 5:37
And it came to pass that this man did cry unto the multitude,
that they might turn and look.
And behold, there was power given unto them
that they did turn and look;
and they did behold the faces of Nephi and Lehi.
Helaman 5:38
And they said unto the man:
Behold, what do all these things mean,
and who is it with whom these men do converse?
Helaman 5:39
Now the man's name was Aminadab.
And Aminadab said unto them:
they do converse with the angels of God.
Helaman 5:42
And it came to pass that they all did begin
to cry unto the voice of him who had shaken the earth;
yea, they did cry even until the cloud of darkness was dispersed.
Helaman 5:43
And it came to pass that when they cast their eyes about,
and saw that the cloud of darkness was dispersed from overshadowing them,
behold, they saw that they were encircled about,
yea every soul, by a pillar of fire.
Helaman 5:44
And Nephi and Lehi were in the midst of them;
yea, they were encircled about;
yea, they were as if in the midst of a flaming fire,
yet it did harm them not,
neither did it take hold upon the walls of the prison;
and they were filled with that joy which is unspeakable and full of glory.
Helaman 5:45
And behold, the Holy Spirit of God did come down from heaven,
and did enter into their hearts,
and they were filled as if with fire,
and they could speak forth marvelous words.
Helaman 5:48
And now, when they heard this
they cast up their eyes as if to behold from whence the voice came;
and behold, they saw the heavens open;
and angels came down out of heaven and ministered unto them.
Helaman 5:49
And there were about three hundred souls who saw and heard these things;
and they were bidden to go forth and marvel not,
neither should they doubt.
Helaman 5:50
And it came to pass that they did go forth, and did minister unto the people,
declaring throughout all the regions round about
all the things which they had heard and seen,
insomuch that the more part of the Lamanites were convinced of them,
because of the greatness of the evidences which they had received.
Helaman 5:52
And it came to pass that
they did yield up unto the Nephites the lands of their possession.
Helaman 6:2
For behold, there were many of the Nephites
who had become hardened and impenitent and grossly wicked,
insomuch that they did reject the word of God
and all the preaching and prophesying which did come among them.
Helaman 6:3
Nevertheless, the people of the church did have great joy
because of the conversion of the Lamanites,
yea, because of the church of God, which had been established among them.
And they did fellowship one with another,
and did rejoice one with another,
and did have great joy.
Helaman 6:7
And behold, there was peace in all the land,
insomuch that the Nephites did go into whatsoever part of the land they would,
whether among the Nephites or the Lamanites.
Helaman 6:8
And it came to pass that the Lamanites did also go whithersoever they would,
whether it were among the Lamanites or among the Nephites;
and thus they did have free intercourse one with another,
to buy and to sell, and to get gain, according to their desire.
Helaman 6:9
And it came to pass that they became exceedingly rich,
both the Lamanites and the Nephites;
and they did have an exceeding plenty of gold, and of silver,
and of all manner of precious metals,
both in the land south and in the land north.
Helaman 6:11
And behold, there was all manner of gold in both these lands,
and of silver, and of precious ore of every kind;
and there were also curious workmen,
who did work all kinds of ore and did refine it;
and thus they did become rich.
Helaman 6:12
they did raise grain in abundance, both in the north and in the south;
and they did flourish exceedingly, both in the north and in the south.
And they did multiply and wax exceedingly strong in the land.
And they did raise many flocks and herds, yea, many fatlings.
Helaman 6:14
And in the sixty and fifth year they did also have great joy and peace,
yea, much preaching and many prophecies concerning that which was to come.
And thus passed away the sixty and fifth year.
Helaman 6:17
For behold, the Lord had blessed them so long with the riches of the world
that they had not been stirred up to anger, to wars, nor to bloodshed;
therefore they began to set their hearts upon their riches;
yea, they began to seek to get gain
that they might be lifted up one above another;
therefore they began to commit secret murders, and to rob and to plunder,
that they might get gain.
Helaman 6:18
And now behold, those murderers and plunderers were a band
who had been formed by Kishkumen and Gadianton.
And now it had come to pass that
there were many, even among the Nephites, of Gadianton's band.
But behold, they were more numerous
among the more wicked part of the Lamanites.
And they were called Gadianton's robbers and murderers.
Helaman 6:19
And it was they who did murder the chief judge Cezoram, and his son,
while in the judgment–seat;
and behold, they were not found.
Helaman 6:20
And now it came to pass that
when the Lamanites found that there were robbers among them
they were exceedingly sorrowful;
and they did use every means in their power
to destroy them off the face of the earth.
Helaman 6:21
But behold, Satan did stir up the hearts of the more part of the Nephites,
insomuch that they did unite with those bands of robbers,
and did enter into their covenants and their oaths,
that they would protect and preserve one another
in whatsoever difficult circumstances they should be placed,
that they should not suffer for their murders,
and their plunderings, and their stealings.
Helaman 6:22
And it came to pass that they did have their signs,
yea, their secret signs, and their secret words;
and this that they might distinguish a brother
who had entered into the covenant,
that whatsoever wickedness his brother should do
he should not be injured by his brother,
nor by those who did belong to his band,
who had taken this covenant.
Helaman 6:23
And thus they might murder, and plunder, and steal,
and commit whoredoms and all manner of wickedness,
contrary to the laws of their country and also the laws of their God.
Helaman 6:25
Now behold, it is these secret oaths and covenants
which Alma commanded his son should not go forth unto the world,
lest they should be a means of bringing down the people unto destruction.
Helaman 6:26
Now behold, those secret oaths and covenants did not come forth unto Gadianton
from the records which were delivered unto Helaman;
but behold, they were put into the heart of Gadianton
by that same being who did entice our first parents
to partake of the forbidden fruit—
Helaman 6:28
And also it is that same being who put it into the hearts of the people
to build a tower sufficiently high that they might get to heaven.
And it was that same being
who led on the people who came from that tower into this land;
who spread the works of darkness and abominations
over all the face of the land,
until he dragged the people down
to an entire destruction, and to an everlasting hell.
Helaman 6:31
And now behold, he had got great hold upon the hearts of the Nephites;
yea, insomuch that they had become exceedingly wicked;
yea, the more part of them had turned out of the way of righteousness,
and did trample under their feet the commandments of God,
and did turn unto their own ways,
and did build up unto themselves idols of their gold and their silver.
Helaman 6:33
And they did grow in their iniquities in the sixty and eighth year also,
to the great sorrow and lamentation of the righteous.
Helaman 6:34
And thus we see that the Nephites did begin to dwindle in unbelief,
and grow in wickedness and abominations,
while the Lamanites began to grow exceedingly in the knowledge of their God;
yea, they did begin to keep his statutes and commandments,
and to walk in truth and uprightness before him.
Helaman 6:37
And it came to pass that the Lamanites did hunt the band of robbers of Gadianton;
and they did preach the word of God among the more wicked part of them,
insomuch that this band of robbers was utterly destroyed from among the Lamanites.
Helaman 6:38
And it came to pass on the other hand,
that the Nephites did build them up and support them,
beginning at the more wicked part of them,
until they had overspread all the land of the Nephites,
and had seduced the more part of the righteous
until they had come down to believe in their works
and partake of their spoils,
and to join with them in their secret murders and combinations.
Helaman 6:39
And thus they did obtain the sole management of the government,
insomuch that they did trample under their feet and smite and rend
and turn their backs upon the poor and the meek, and the humble followers of God.
Helaman 6:40
And thus we see that they were in an awful state,
and ripening for an everlasting destruction.
