Unit 76

for

26 occurrences in 22 verses

Helaman 3:6,

Helaman 4:4, 7, 11, 16, 19, 25, 26,

Helaman 5:2, 5, 8, 10, 18, 23, 25, 26, 32,

Helaman 6:2, 10, 17, 21, 40

Helaman 3:6

And now no part of the land was desolate, save it were for timber;

but because of the greatness of the destruction of the people

who had before inhabited the land it was called desolate.

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 4:7

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 4:11

Now this great loss of the Nephites,

and the great slaughter which was among them,

would not have happened

had it not been for their wickedness

and their abomination which was among them;

yea, and it was among those also who professed to belong to the church of God.

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 4:25

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 5:5

for they remembered the words which their father Helaman spake unto them.

And these are the words which he spake:

Helaman 5:8

And now my sons, behold I have somewhat more to desire of you,

which desire is, that ye may not do these things that ye may boast,

but that ye may do these things to lay up for yourselves a treasure in heaven,

yea, which is eternal, and which fadeth not away;

yea, that ye may have that precious gift of eternal life,

which we have reason to suppose hath been given to our fathers.

Helaman 5:10

And remember also the words

which Amulek spake unto Zeezrom, in the city of Ammonihah;

for he said unto him that the Lord surely should come to redeem his people,

but that he should not come to redeem them in their sins,

but to redeem them from their sins.

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 5:23

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 5:25

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 5:26

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 5:32

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 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 6:10

Now the land south was called Lehi

and the land north was called Mulek,

which was after the son of Zedekiah;

for the Lord did bring Mulek into the land north,

and Lehi into the land south.

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 6:21

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 6:40

And thus we see that they were in an awful state,

and ripening for an everlasting destruction.