Unit 95

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77 occurrences in 45 verses

Mormon 1:2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19,

Mormon 2:1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26,

Mormon 3:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22

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 1:4

And behold, ye shall take the plates of Nephi unto yourself,

and the remainder shall ye leave in the place where they are;

and ye shall engrave on the plates of Nephi all the things

that ye have observed concerning this people.

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 1:10

And it came to pass that the war began to be among them

in the borders of Zarahemla, by the waters of Sidon.

Mormon 1:11

And it came to pass that the Nephites had gathered together a great number of men,

even to exceed the number of thirty thousand.

And it came to pass that they did have in this same year a number of battles,

in which the Nephites did beat the Lamanites and did slay many of them.

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 1:13

But wickedness did prevail upon the face of the whole land,

insomuch that the Lord did take away his beloved disciples,

and the work of miracles and of healing did cease

because of the iniquity of the people.

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 1:18

And these Gadianton robbers,

who were among the Lamanites,

did infest the land,

insomuch that the inhabitants thereof began

to hide up their treasures in the earth;

and they became slippery,

because the Lord had cursed the land,

that they could not hold them, nor retain them again.

Mormon 1:19

And it came to pass that there were sorceries, and witchcrafts, and magics;

and the power of the evil one was wrought upon all the face of the land,

even unto the fulfilling of all the words of Abinadi,

and also Samuel the Lamanite.

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 2:3

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and twenty and seventh year

the Lamanites did come upon us with exceedingly great power,

insomuch that they did frighten my armies;

therefore they would not fight,

and they began to retreat towards the north countries.

Mormon 2:4

And it came to pass that we did come to the city of Angola,

and we did take possession of the city,

and make preparations to defend ourselves against the Lamanites.

And it came to pass that we did fortify the city with our might;

but notwithstanding all our fortifications

the Lamanites did come upon us and did drive us out of the city.

Mormon 2:7

And it came to pass that we did gather in our people as fast as it were possible,

that we might get them together in one body.

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 2:10

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 2:12

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 2:16

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 2:17

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 2:19

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 2:20

And it came to pass that in this year

the people of Nephi again were hunted and driven.

And it came to pass that we were driven forth

until we had come northward to the land which was called Shem.

Mormon 2:21

And it came to pass that we did fortify the city of Shem,

and we did gather in our people as much as it were possible,

that perhaps we might save them from destruction.

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 2:26

And it came to pass that when they had fled

we did pursue them with our armies,

and did meet them again, and did beat them;

nevertheless the strength of the Lord was not with us;

yea, we were left to ourselves,

that the Spirit of the Lord did not abide in us;

therefore we had become weak like unto our brethren.

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 3:2

And it came to pass that the Lord did say unto me:

Cry unto this people —

Repent ye, and come unto me,

and be ye baptized, and build up again my church,

and ye shall be spared.

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 3:4

And it came to pass that after this tenth year had passed away,

making, in the whole, three hundred and sixty years from the coming of Christ,

the king of the Lamanites sent an epistle unto me,

which gave unto me to know

that they were preparing to come again to battle against us.

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 3:6

And there we did place our armies,

that we might stop the armies of the Lamanites,

that they might not get possession of any of our lands;

therefore we did fortify against them with all our force.

Mormon 3:7

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and sixty and first year

the Lamanites did come down to the city of Desolation to battle against us;

and it came to pass that in that year we did beat them,

insomuch that they did return to their own lands again.

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 3:10

And they did swear by the heavens, and also by the throne of God,

that they would go up to battle against their enemies,

and would cut them off from the face of the land.

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 3:14

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:

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 3:20

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 3:21

And also that ye may believe the gospel of Jesus Christ,

which ye shall have among you;

and also that the Jews, the covenant people of the Lord,

shall have other witness besides him whom they saw and heard,

that Jesus, whom they slew, was the very Christ and the very God.

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.