Unit 76

because of their

10 occurrences in 9 verses

Helaman 3:35, 36,

Helaman 4:12, 14, 23, 26,

Helaman 5:4,

Helaman 6:1, 36

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 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 4:12

And it was because of the pride of their hearts,

because of their exceeding riches,

yea, it was because of their oppression to the poor,

withholding their food from the hungry,

withholding their clothing from the naked,

and smiting their humble brethren upon the cheek,

making a mock of that which was sacred,

denying the spirit of prophecy and of revelation,

murdering, plundering, lying, stealing, committing adultery,

rising up in great contentions,

and deserting away into the land of Nephi, among the Lamanites—

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 4:23

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 4:26

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 5:4

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 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 6:36

And thus we see that the Lord began to pour out his Spirit upon the Lamanites,

because of their easiness and willingness to believe in his words.