Unit 95

I

52 occurrences in 30 verses

Mormon 1:1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17,

Mormon 2:1, 2, 9, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 23,

Mormon 3:1, 3, 5, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22

Mormon 1:1

And now I, Mormon, make a record of the things

which I have both seen and heard,

and call it the Book of Mormon.

Mormon 1:2

And about the time that Ammaron hid up the records unto the Lord,

he came unto me, (I being about ten years of age,

and I began to be learned somewhat

after the manner of the learning of my people)

and Ammaron said unto me:

I perceive that thou art a sober child, and art quick to observe;

Mormon 1:3

Therefore, when ye are about twenty and four years old

I would that ye should remember the things

that ye have observed concerning this people;

and when ye are of that age

go to the land Antum, unto a hill which shall be called Shim;

and there have I deposited unto the Lord

all the sacred engravings concerning this people.

Mormon 1:5

And I, Mormon, being a descendant of Nephi,

(and my father's name was Mormon)

I remembered the things which Ammaron commanded me.

Mormon 1:6

And it came to pass that I, being eleven years old,

was carried by my father into the land southward,

even to the land of Zarahemla.

Mormon 1:15

And I, being fifteen years of age

and being somewhat of a sober mind,

therefore I was visited of the Lord,

and tasted and knew of the goodness of Jesus.

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 2:1

And it came to pass in that same year

there began to be a war again between the Nephites and the Lamanites.

And notwithstanding I being young, was large in stature;

therefore the people of Nephi appointed me

that I should be their leader, or the leader of their armies.

Mormon 2:2

Therefore it came to pass that in my sixteenth year

I did go forth at the head of an army of the Nephites, against the Lamanites;

therefore three hundred and twenty and six years had passed away.

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 2:15

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 2:17

And now, the city of Jashon was near the land

where Ammaron had deposited the records unto the Lord,

that they might not be destroyed.

And behold I had gone according to the word of Ammaron,

and taken the plates of Nephi, and did make a record

according to the words of Ammaron.

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 3:1

And it came to pass that the Lamanites did not come to battle again

until ten years more had passed away.

And behold, I had employed my people, the Nephites,

in preparing their lands and their arms against the time of battle.

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 3:5

And it came to pass that I did cause my people

that they should gather themselves together at the land Desolation,

to a city which was in the borders, by the narrow pass

which led into the land southward.

Mormon 3:11

And it came to pass that I, Mormon, did utterly refuse from this time forth

to be a commander and a leader of this people,

because of their wickedness and abomination.

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 3:13

And thrice have I delivered them out of the hands of their enemies,

and they have repented not of their sins.

Mormon 3:15

Vengeance is mine, and I will repay;

and because this people repented not after I had delivered them,

behold, they shall be cut off from the face of the earth.

Mormon 3:16

And it came to pass that I utterly refused to go up against mine enemies;

and I did even as the Lord had commanded me;

and I did stand as an idle witness

to manifest unto the world the things which I saw and heard,

according to the manifestations of the Spirit

which had testified of things to come.

Mormon 3:17

Therefore I write unto you, Gentiles,

and also unto you, house of Israel,

when the work shall commence,

that ye shall be about to prepare to return to the land of your inheritance;

Mormon 3:18

Yea, behold, I write unto all the ends of the earth;

yea, unto you, twelve tribes of Israel,

who shall be judged according to your works by the twelve

whom Jesus chose to be his disciples in the land of Jerusalem.

Mormon 3:19

And I write also unto the remnant of this people,

who shall also be judged by the twelve whom Jesus chose in this land;

and they shall be judged by the other twelve

whom Jesus chose in the land of Jerusalem.

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.