Unit 95

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12 occurrences in 10 verses

Mormon 2:9, 12, 16, 18, 23, 24, 25,

Mormon 3:9, 20, 22

Mormon 2:9

And now, the Lamanites had a king,

and his name was Aaron;

and he came against us with an army of forty and four thousand.

And behold, I withstood him with forty and two thousand.

And it came to pass that I beat him with my army

that he fled before me.

And behold, all this was done,

and three hundred and thirty years had passed away.

Mormon 2:12

And it came to pass that when I, Mormon, saw their lamentation

and their mourning and their sorrow before the Lord,

my heart did begin to rejoice within me,

knowing the mercies and the long-suffering of the Lord,

therefore supposing that he would be merciful unto them

that they would again become a righteous people.

Mormon 2:16

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and forty and fifth year

the Nephites did begin to flee before the Lamanites;

and they were pursued until they came even to the land of Jashon,

before it was possible to stop them in their retreat.

Mormon 2:18

And upon the plates of Nephi I did make a full account

of all the wickedness and abominations;

but upon these plates I did forbear to make a full account

of their wickedness and abominations,

for behold, a continual scene of wickedness and abominations

has been before mine eyes

ever since I have been sufficient to behold the ways of man.

Mormon 2:23

And it came to pass that I did speak unto my people,

and did urge them with great energy,

that they would stand boldly before the Lamanites

and fight for their wives, and their children,

and their houses, and their homes.

Mormon 2:24

And my words did arouse them somewhat to vigor,

insomuch that they did not flee from before the Lamanites,

but did stand with boldness against them.

Mormon 2:25

And it came to pass that we did contend with an army of thirty thousand

against an army of fifty thousand.

And it came to pass that we did stand before them with such firmness

that they did flee from before us.

Mormon 3:9

And now, because of this great thing

which my people, the Nephites, had done,

they began to boast in their own strength,

and began to swear before the heavens

that they would avenge themselves of the blood of their brethren

who had been slain by their enemies.

Mormon 3:20

And these things doth the Spirit manifest unto me;

therefore I write unto you all.

And for this cause I write unto you,

that ye may know that ye must all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ,

yea, every soul who belongs to the whole human family of Adam;

and ye must stand to be judged of your works,

whether they be good or evil;

Mormon 3:22

And I would that I could persuade all ye ends of the earth

to repent and prepare to stand before the judgment-seat of Christ.