Unit 78

the Lord

19 occurrences in 19 verses

Helaman 11:3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 17, 34, 36,

Helaman 12:1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25

Helaman 11:3

And it came to pass that in this year Nephi did cry unto the Lord, saying:

Helaman 11:4

O Lord, do not suffer that this people shall be destroyed by the sword;

but O Lord, rather let there be a famine in the land,

to stir them up in remembrance of the Lord their God,

and perhaps they will repent and turn unto thee.

Helaman 11:7

And it came to pass that the people saw

that they were about to perish by famine,

and they began to remember the Lord their God;

and they began to remember the words of Nephi.

Helaman 11:8

And the people began to plead with their chief judges and their leaders,

that they would say unto Nephi:

Behold, we know that thou art a man of God,

and therefore cry unto the Lord our God

that he turn away from us this famine,

lest all the words which thou hast spoken concerning our destruction be fulfilled.

Helaman 11:9

And it came to pass that the judges did say unto Nephi,

according to the words which had been desired.

And it came to pass that when Nephi saw

that the people had repented and did humble themselves in sackcloth,

he cried again unto the Lord, saying:

Helaman 11:17

And it came to pass that in the seventy and sixth year

the Lord did turn away his anger from the people,

and caused that rain should fall upon the earth,

insomuch that it did bring forth her fruit in the season of her fruit.

And it came to pass that it did bring forth her grain in the season of her grain.

Helaman 11:34

Now this great evil, which came unto the people because of their iniquity,

did stir them up again in remembrance of the Lord their God.

Helaman 11:36

And in the eighty and second year

they began again to forget the Lord their God.

And in the eighty and third year

they began to wax strong in iniquity.

And in the eighty and fourth year they did not mend their ways.

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 12:2

Yea, and we may see at the very time when he doth prosper his people,

yea, in the increase of their fields, their flocks and their herds,

and in gold, and in silver,

and in all manner of precious things of every kind and art;

sparing their lives, and delivering them out of the hands of their enemies;

softening the hearts of their enemies

that they should not declare wars against them;

yea, and in fine, doing all things for the welfare and happiness of his people;

yea, then is the time that they do harden their hearts,

and do forget the Lord their God,

and do trample under their feet the Holy One —

yea, and this because of their ease, and their exceedingly great prosperity.

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 12:5

Yea, how quick to be lifted up in pride;

yea, how quick to boast, and do all manner of that which is iniquity;

and how slow are they to remember the Lord their God,

and to give ear unto his counsels,

yea, how slow to walk in wisdom's paths!

Helaman 12:6

Behold, they do not desire

that the Lord their God, who hath created them, should rule and reign over them;

notwithstanding his great goodness and his mercy towards them,

they do set at naught his counsels,

and they will not that he should be their guide.

Helaman 12:18

And behold, if a man hide up a treasure in the earth, and the Lord shall say

— Let it be accursed, because of the iniquity of him who hath hid it up —

behold, it shall be accursed.

Helaman 12:19

And if the Lord shall say

— Be thou accursed, that no man shall find thee from this time henceforth and forever —

behold, no man getteth it henceforth and forever.

Helaman 12:20

And behold, if the Lord shall say unto a man

— Because of thine iniquities, thou shalt be accursed forever —

it shall be done.

Helaman 12:21

And if the Lord shall say

— Because of thine iniquities thou shalt be cut off from my presence —

he will cause that it shall be so.

Helaman 12:23

Therefore, blessed are they who will repent

and hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God;

for these are they that shall be saved.

Helaman 12:25

And I would that all men might be saved.

But we read that in the great and last day

there are some who shall be cast out,

yea, who shall be cast off from the presence of the Lord;