Unit 95

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45 occurrences in 27 verses

Mormon 1:12, 14, 16, 17, 18,

Mormon 2:1, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 27,

Mormon 3:1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

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 1:14

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 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 2:1

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 2:12

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 2:14

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 2:16

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 2:18

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 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 3:1

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 3:7

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 3:8

And in the three hundred and sixty and second year

they did come down again to battle.

And we did beat them again,

and did slay a great number of them,

and their dead were cast into the sea.

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 3:12

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: