Unit 76

to pass that

46 occurrences in 45 verses

Helaman 3:8, 12, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 32, 36, 37,

Helaman 4:3, 15,

Helaman 5:1, 4, 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 36, 37, 40, 42, 43, 46, 50, 52,

Helaman 6:1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 15, 18, 20, 22, 32, 37, 41

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 3:12

And it came to pass that

there were many of the people of Ammon,

who were Lamanites by birth,

did also go forth into this land.

Helaman 3:19

And it came to pass that there was still great contention in the land,

yea, even in the forty and seventh year,

and also in the forty and eighth year.

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 3:22

And it came to pass that the wars and contentions began to cease,

in a small degree, among the people of the Nephites,

in the latter end of the forty and eighth year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Helaman 3:24

And it came to pass that in this same year

there was exceedingly great prosperity in the church,

insomuch that there were thousands who did join themselves unto the church

and were baptized unto repentance.

Helaman 3:26

And it came to pass that the work of the Lord did prosper

unto the baptizing and uniting to the church of God, many souls,

yea, even tens of thousands.

Helaman 3:32

And it came to pass that there was peace and exceedingly great joy

in the remainder of the forty and ninth year;

yea, and also there was continual peace and great joy

in the fiftieth year of the reign of the judges.

Helaman 3:36

And it came to pass that the fifty and second year ended in peace also,

save it were the exceedingly great pride

which had gotten into the hearts of the people;

and it was because of their exceedingly great riches and their prosperity in the land;

and it did grow upon them from day to day.

Helaman 3:37

And it came to pass in the fifty and third year of the reign of the judges,

Helaman died, and his eldest son Nephi began to reign in his stead.

And it came to pass that he did fill the judgment–seat with justice and equity;

yea, he did keep the commandments of God,

and did walk in the ways of his father.

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 4:15

And it came to pass that they did repent,

and inasmuch as they did repent they did begin to prosper.

Helaman 5:1

And it came to pass that in this same year,

behold, Nephi delivered up the judgment–seat to a man whose name was Cezoram.

Helaman 5:4

And it came to pass that Nephi had become weary because of their iniquity;

and he yielded up the judgment–seat, and took it upon him

to preach the word of God all the remainder of his days,

and his brother Lehi also, all the remainder of his days;

Helaman 5:13

And it came to pass that these were the words which Helaman taught to his sons;

yea, he did teach them many things which are not written,

and also many things which are written.

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 5:20

And it came to pass that

Nephi and Lehi did proceed from thence to go to the land of Nephi.

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 5:23

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 5:26

And it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi did stand forth

and began to speak unto them, saying:

Fear not,

for behold, it is God that has shown unto you this marvelous thing,

in the which is shown unto you

that ye cannot lay your hands on us to slay us.

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 5:29

And it came to pass that there came a voice

as if it were above the cloud of darkness, saying:

Repent ye, repent ye,

and seek no more to destroy my servants

whom I have sent unto you to declare good tidings.

Helaman 5:32

And behold the voice came again, saying:

Repent ye, repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand;

and seek no more to destroy my servants.

And it came to pass that the earth shook again, and the walls trembled.

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 5:40

And it came to pass that the Lamanites said unto him:

What shall we do, that this cloud of darkness

may be removed from overshadowing us?

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 5:46

And it came to pass that there came a voice unto them,

yea, a pleasant voice, as if it were a whisper, saying:

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 6:1

And it came to pass that when the sixty and second year

of the reign of the judges had ended,

all these things had happened

and the Lamanites had become, the more part of them, a righteous people,

insomuch that their righteousness did exceed that of the Nephites,

because of their firmness and their steadiness in the faith.

Helaman 6:4

And it came to pass that

many of the Lamanites did come down into the land of Zarahemla,

and did declare unto the people of the Nephites the manner of their conversion,

and did exhort them to faith and repentance.

Helaman 6:6

And it came to pass that many of the Lamanites did go into the land northward;

and also Nephi and Lehi went into the land northward, to preach unto the people.

And thus ended the sixty and third year.

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 6:15

And it came to pass that in the sixty and sixth year of the reign of the judges,

behold, Cezoram was murdered by an unknown hand

as he sat upon the judgment–seat.

And it came to pass that in the same year,

that his son, who had been appointed by the people in his stead,

was also murdered.

And thus ended the sixty and sixth year.

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 6:20

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 6:22

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 6:32

And it came to pass that all these iniquities did come unto them

in the space of not many years,

insomuch that a more part of it had come unto them

in the sixty and seventh year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

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 6:41

And it came to pass that thus ended the sixty and eighth year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.