Unit 95

the Lord

18 occurrences in 15 verses

Mormon 1:2, 3, 13, 14, 15, 18,

Mormon 2:12, 13, 17, 26,

Mormon 3:2, 3, 14, 16, 21

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 1:13

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 1:14

And there were no gifts from the Lord,

and the Holy Ghost did not come upon any,

because of their wickedness and unbelief.

Mormon 1:15

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 1:18

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 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 2:13

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 2:17

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 2:26

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 3:2

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 3:14

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 3:21

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.