Unit 78

and thus

13 occurrences in 12 verses

Helaman 11:5, 20, 21, 26, 29, 35, 37, 38,

Helaman 12:1, 3, 15, 26

Helaman 11:5

And so it was done, according to the words of Nephi.

And there was a great famine upon the land, among all the people of Nephi.

and thus in the seventy and fourth year the famine did continue,

and the work of destruction did cease by the sword

but became sore by famine.

Helaman 11:20

and thus it did come to pass that

the people of Nephi began to prosper again in the land,

and began to build up their waste places,

and began to multiply and spread,

even until they did cover the whole face of the land,

both on the northward and on the southward,

from the sea west to the sea east.

Helaman 11:21

And it came to pass that the seventy and sixth year did end in peace.

And the seventy and seventh year began in peace;

and the church did spread throughout the face of all the land;

and the more part of the people,

both the Nephites and the Lamanites,

did belong to the church; and they did have exceedingly great peace in the land;

and thus ended the seventy and seventh year.

Helaman 11:26

and thus in time, yea, even in the space of not many years,

they became an exceedingly great band of robbers;

and they did search out all the secret plans of Gadianton;

and thus they became robbers of Gadianton.

Helaman 11:29

But behold, it came to pass that in that same year

they were driven back even into their own lands.

and thus ended the eightieth year

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

Helaman 11:35

and thus ended the eighty and first year of the reign of the judges.

Helaman 11:37

And it came to pass in the eighty and fifth year

they did wax stronger and stronger in their pride, and in their wickedness;

and thus they were ripening again for destruction.

Helaman 11:38

and thus ended the eighty and fifth year.

Helaman 12:1

and thus we can behold how false,

and also the unsteadiness of the hearts of the children of men;

yea, we can see that the Lord in his great infinite goodness

doth bless and prosper those who put their trust in him.

Helaman 12:3

and thus we see that

except the Lord doth chasten his people with many afflictions,

yea, except he doth visit them with death and with terror,

and with famine and with all manner of pestilence,

they will not remember him.

Helaman 12:15

and thus, according to his word the earth goeth back,

and it appeareth unto man that the sun standeth still;

yea, and behold, this is so;

for surely it is the earth that moveth and not the sun.

Helaman 12:26

Yea, who shall be consigned to a state of endless misery,

fulfilling the words which say:

They that have done good shall have everlasting life;

and they that have done evil shall have everlasting damnation.

and thus it is.

Amen.