Unit 95

of their

17 occurrences in 14 verses

Mormon 1:14, 16, 17,

Mormon 2:1, 8, 10, 18, 19, 27,

Mormon 3:9, 11, 12, 13, 14

Mormon 1:14

And there were no gifts from the Lord,

and the Holy Ghost did not come upon any,

because of their wickedness and unbelief.

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 2:8

But behold, the land was filled with robbers and with Lamanites;

and notwithstanding the great destruction which hung over my people,

they did not repent of their evil doings;

therefore there was blood and carnage spread throughout all the face of the land,

both on the part of the Nephites and also on the part of the Lamanites;

and it was one complete revolution throughout all the face of the land.

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 2:18

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 2:27

And my heart did sorrow because of this the great calamity of my people,

because of their wickedness and their abominations.

But behold, we did go forth against the Lamanites and the robbers of Gadianton,

until we had again taken possession of the lands of our inheritance.

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 3:11

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 3:14

And when they had sworn by all

that had been forbidden them by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,

that they would go up unto their enemies to battle,

and avenge themselves of the blood of their brethren,

behold the voice of the Lord came unto me, saying: