Unit 95

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14 occurrences in 13 verses

Mormon 1:12, 16, 17,

Mormon 2:10, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 23,

Mormon 3:3, 12, 20

Mormon 1:12

And it came to pass that the Lamanites withdrew their design,

and there was peace settled in the land;

and peace did remain for the space of about four years,

that there was no bloodshed.

Mormon 1:16

And I did endeavor to preach unto this people,

but my mouth was shut,

and I was forbidden that I should preach unto them;

for behold they had wilfully rebelled against their God;

and the beloved disciples were taken away out of the land,

because of their iniquity.

Mormon 1:17

But I did remain among them,

but I was forbidden to preach unto them,

because of the hardness of their hearts;

and because of the hardness of their hearts

the land was cursed for their sake.

Mormon 2:10

And it came to pass that the Nephites began to repent of their iniquity,

and began to cry even as had been prophesied by Samuel the prophet;

for behold no man could keep that which was his own,

for the thieves, and the robbers, and the murderers,

and the magic art, and the witchcraft which was in the land.

Mormon 2:13

But behold this my joy was vain,

for their sorrowing was not unto repentance, because of the goodness of God;

but it was rather the sorrowing of the damned,

because the Lord would not always suffer them to take happiness in sin.

Mormon 2:14

And they did not come unto Jesus with broken hearts and contrite spirits,

but they did curse God, and wish to die.

Nevertheless they would struggle with the sword for their lives.

Mormon 2:15

And it came to pass that my sorrow did return unto me again,

and I saw that the day of grace was passed with them,

both temporally and spiritually;

for I saw thousands of them hewn down

in open rebellion against their God,

and heaped up as dung upon the face of the land.

And thus three hundred and forty and four years had passed away.

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 2:19

And wo is me because of their wickedness;

for my heart has been filled with sorrow

because of their wickedness, all my days;

nevertheless, I know that I shall be lifted up at the last day.

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 3:3

And I did cry unto this people,

but it was in vain;

and they did not realize that it was the Lord

that had spared them, and granted unto them a chance for repentance.

And behold they did harden their hearts against the Lord their God.

Mormon 3:12

Behold, I had led them,

notwithstanding their wickedness I had led them many times to battle,

and had loved them,

according to the love of God which was in me,

with all my heart;

and my soul had been poured out in prayer unto my God

all the day long for them;

nevertheless, it was without faith,

because of the hardness of their hearts.

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;