Unit 77

the words

13 occurrences in 9 verses

Helaman 7:7,

Helaman 8:13, 20,

Helaman 9:4, 15, 18, 37, 39,

Helaman 10:13

Helaman 7:7

Oh, that I could have had my days in the days

when my father Nephi first came out of the land of Jerusalem,

that I could have joyed with him in the promised land;

then were his people easy to be entreated,

firm to keep the commandments of God,

and slow to be led to do iniquity;

and they were quick to hearken unto the words of the Lord—

Helaman 8:13

But, behold, ye not only deny my words,

but ye also deny all the words which have been spoken by our fathers,

and also the words which were spoken by this man, Moses,

who had such great power given unto him,

yea, the words which he hath spoken concerning the coming of the Messiah.

Helaman 8:20

And behold, also Zenock, and also Ezias, and also Isaiah, and Jeremiah,

(Jeremiah being that same prophet who testified of the destruction of Jerusalem)

and now we know that Jerusalem was destroyed

according to the words of Jeremiah.

O then why not the Son of God come, according to his prophecy?

Helaman 9:4

And now behold, when they saw this

they were astonished exceedingly,

insomuch that they fell to the earth;

for they had not believed the words

which Nephi had spoken concerning the chief judge.

Helaman 9:15

Now, as for the murder of this man,

we know not who has done it;

and only this much we know,

we ran and came according as ye desired,

and behold he was dead, according to the words of Nephi.

Helaman 9:18

And it came to pass that the five were liberated on the day of the burial.

Nevertheless, they did rebuke the judges

in the words which they had spoken against Nephi,

and did contend with them one by one,

insomuch that they did confound them.

Helaman 9:37

And it came to pass that they went

and did, even according as Nephi had said unto them.

And behold, the words which he had said were true;

for according to the words he did deny;

and also according to the words he did confess.

Helaman 9:39

And there were some of the Nephites who believed on the words of Nephi;

and there were some also, who believed because of the testimony of the five,

for they had been converted while they were in prison.

Helaman 10:13

Now behold, notwithstanding that great miracle which Nephi had done

in telling them concerning the death of the chief judge,

they did harden their hearts

and did not hearken unto the words of the Lord.