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1.   Moroni 6
  • ...1 And now I speak concerning baptism. 2 Behold, elders, priests, and teachers were baptized; and they were not baptized, save they brought forth fruit meet that they were worthy of...
    ... spirit, and witnessed unto the church that they truly repented of all their sins. 3 And none were received unto baptism, save they took upon them the name of Christ, having a determination to ...
    ... their sins. 3 And none serve him to the end. 4 And after they had been received in baptism, and were wrought upon and cleansed by the power of the Holy Ghost, they were numbered among the people of ...
    ... end. 4 And after they had been received in baptism, and the church of Christ, 5 And their names were taken, that they might be remembered and nourished by the good word of God, to keep them in the ...
    ... did meet together oft to partake of bread and wine, in remembrance of the Lord Jesus; 7 And they were strict to observe that there should be no iniquity among them; and whoso was found to commit ...
  • Score: 3.27   Matches: 12   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 4KB
2.   3rd Nephi 3
  • ... granted unto those robbers who had entered into a covenant to keep the peace of the land, who were desirous to remain Lamanites, lands, according to their numbers, that they might have, with their...
    ... leaders, who had established this great peace in the land. 8 And it came to pass that there were many cities built anew, and there were many old cities repaired, and there were many highways ...
    ... in the twenty and ninth year, there began to be some disputings among the people; 11 And some were lifted up unto pride and boastings, because of their exceeding great riches, yea, even unto great...
    ... year, there began to be some disputings among the people; 11 And some persecutions: for there were many merchants in the land, and also many lawyers, and many officers. 12 And the people began to ...
    ... distinguished by ranks, according to their riches, and their chances for learning; 13 Yea, some were ignorant because of their poverty, and others did receive great learning because of their riches...
  • Score: 2.17   Matches: 56   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 20KB
3.   4th Nephi
  • ... the lands round about. 2 And as many as did come unto them, and did truly repent of their sins, were baptized in the name of Jesus; and they did also receive the Holy Ghost. 3 And it came to pass in...
    ... did come unto them, and did truly repent of their sins, the thirty and sixth year, the people were all converted unto the Lord, upon all the face of the land, both Nephites and Lamanites, and ...
    ... unto them, and did truly repent of their sins, the thirty and sixth year, the people there were no contentions and disputations among them, and every man did deal justly one with another; 4 And...
    ... thirty and sixth year, the people there they had all things common among them, therefore they were not rich and poor, bond and free, but they were all made free, and partakers of the heavenly gift...
    ...and seventh year passed away also, and there still continued to be peace in the land. 6 And there were great and marvelous works wrought by the disciples of Jesus, insomuch that they did heal the sick...
  • Score: 2.15   Matches: 45   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 17KB
4.   Alma 4
  • .... 2 And it came to pass that whosoever did not belong to the church who repented of their sins, were baptized unto repentance, and were received into the church. 3 And it also came to pass that ...
    ..., that did not repent of their wickedness, and humble themselves before God; 4 I mean those who were lifted up in the pride of their hearts; the same were rejected, and their names were blotted out...
    ... of their wickedness, and humble themselves before God; 4 I mean those who , that their names were not numbered among those of the righteous; and thus they began to establish the order of the ...
    .... 5 Now I would that ye should understand that the word of God was liberal unto all; that none were deprived of the privilege of assembling themselves together to hear the word of God; 6 ...
    ...understand that the word of God was liberal unto all; that none Nevertheless the children of God were commanded that they should gather themselves together oft, and join in fasting and mighty prayer...
  • Score: 1.91   Matches: 8   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 4KB
5.   Alma 2
  • ... Now it came to pass in the sixth year of the reign of the Judges over the people of Nephi, there were no contentions nor wars in the land of Zarahemla; 2 But the people were afflicted, yea, greatly ...
    ... for the loss of their flocks and herds, and also for the loss of their fields of grain, which were trodden under foot and destroyed by the Lamanites, 3 And so great were their afflictions, that ...
    ... of God sent upon them, because of their wickedness and their abominations; therefore they were awakened to a remembrance of their duty. 4 And they began to establish the church more fully; yea...
    ... sent upon them, because of their wickedness and their abominations; therefore they , and many were baptized in the waters of Sidon, and were joined to the church of God; 5 Yea, they were baptized ...
    ... of his father Alma. 6 And it came to pass in the seventh year of the reign of the Judges, there were about three thousand five hundred souls that united themselves to the church of God, and were ...
  • Score: 1.87   Matches: 21   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 9KB
6.   Alma 23
  • ... began to be a contention among the people concerning the chief judge, Pahoran; for behold, there were a part of the people who desired that a few particular points of the law should be altered. 3 But...
    ... in their voices with their petitions, concerning the altering of the law; 4 Therefore those who were desirous that the law should be altered, were angry with him, and desired that he should no ...
    ... warm dispute concerning the matter; but not unto bloodshed. 5 And it came to pass that those who were desirous that Pahoran should be dethroned from the judgment seat, were called king-men, for they ...
    ...warm dispute concerning the matter; but not unto bloodshed. 5 And it came to pass that those who were desirous that the law should be altered in a manner to overthrow the free government, and to ...
    ...bloodshed. 5 And it came to pass that those who establish a king over the land. 6 And those who were desirous that Pahoran should remain chief judge over the land, took upon them the name of freemen...
  • Score: 1.79   Matches: 33   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 14KB
7.   Alma 30
  • ...forth into the west sea, by the narrow neck which led into the land northward. 7 And behold there were many of the Nephites who did enter therein, and did sail forth with much provisions, and also ...
    ... took much provisions, and set out again to the land northward. 11 And it came to pass that they were never heard of more. And we suppose that they were drowned up in the depths of the sea. 12 And it...
    ... sail forth; and whither she did go we know not. 13 And it came to pass that in this year, there were many people who went forth into the land northward. And thus ended the thirty and eighth year. 14...
    ... Helaman, being called after the name of his father. 16 Now behold, all those engravings which were in the possession of Helaman, were written and sent forth among the children of men throughout ...
    ... after the name of his father. 16 Now behold, all those engravings which all the land, save it were those parts which had been commanded by Alma should not go forth. 17 Nevertheless these things ...
  • Score: 1.65   Matches: 11   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 6KB
8.   Mosiah 12
  • ...should be no more contentions in all the land which the Lord their God had given them. 5 Now they were desirous that salvation should be declared to every creature, for they could not bear that any ...
    ... cause them to quake and tremble. 7 And thus did the Spirit of the Lord work upon them, for they were the very vilest of sinners. 8 And the Lord saw fit in his infinite mercy to spare them; ...
    ... was not any of his sons who would accept of the kingdom; 15 Therefore he took the records which were engraven on the plates of brass, and also the plates of Nephi, and all the things which he had ...
    ...to the commandments of God, 16 After having translated and caused to be written the records which were on the plates of gold, which had been found by the people of Limhi, which were delivered to him ...
    ... by the hand of Limhi; 17 And this he did, because of the great anxiety of his people, for they were desirous beyond measure, to know concerning those people who had been destroyed. 18 And now he ...
  • Score: 1.64   Matches: 13   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 7KB
9.   Alma 29
  • ...men of Pachus, insomuch that they did come to battle. 8 And behold, Pachus was slain, and his men were taken prisoners; and Pahoran was restored to his judgment seat. 9 And the men of Pachus received ...
    ..., according to the law, and also those king-men who had been taken and cast into prison; and they were executed according to the law; 10 Yea, those men of Pachus, and those king-men, whosoever would ...
    ... prison; and they not take up arms in the defense of their country, but would fight against it, were put to death. 11 And thus it became expedient that this law should be strictly observed, for the ...
    ...peace to the land of Zarahemla, among their own people, having inflicted death upon all those who were not true to the cause of freedom. 13 And it came to pass in the commencement of the thirty and ...
    ..., being determined to overthrow the Lamanites in that city. 17 And it came to pass that as they were marching towards the land, they took a large body of men of the Lamanites, and slew many of them...
  • Score: 1.53   Matches: 37   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 19KB
10.   3rd Nephi 4
  • ... name of Jesus; 2 And there was not any man who could do a miracle in the name of Jesus, save he were cleansed every whit from his iniquity. 3 And now it came to pass, if there was no mistake made by...
    ..., insomuch that it did shake the whole earth as if it was about to divide asunder; and there were exceeding sharp lightnings, such as never had been known in all the land. 8 And the city of ...
    ... fire; and the city of Moroni did sink into the depths of the sea, and the inhabitants thereof were drowned; 9 And the earth was carried up upon the city of Moronihah, that in the place of the city...
    ..., and the lightnings, and the exceeding great quaking of the whole earth; 11 And the highways were broken up, and the level roads were spoiled, and many smooth places became rough, and many great ...
    ..., and the exceeding great quaking of the whole earth; 11 And the highways and notable cities were sunk, and many were burned, and many were shook till the buildings thereof had fallen to the ...
  • Score: 1.48   Matches: 42   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 22KB
11.   Alma 1
  • ... before God, leaving none to reign in his stead; 2 Nevertheless he established laws, and they were acknowledged by the people; therefore they were obliged to abide by the laws which he had made. 3...
    ..., thou art not only guilty of priestcraft, but hast endeavored to enforce it by the sword; and were priestcraft to be enforced among this people, it would prove their entire destruction. 19 And ...
    ... hast shed the blood of a righteous man, yea, a man who has done much good among this people; and were we to spare thee, his blood would come upon us for vengeance; 20 Therefore thou art condemned to ...
    ... Nevertheless this did not put an end to the spreading of priestcraft through the land; for there were many who loved the vain things of the world, and they went forth preaching false doctrines, and ...
    ... there this they did for the sake of riches and honor. 25 Nevertheless they durst not lie, if it were known, for fear of the law, for liars were punished; therefore they pretended to preach according...
  • Score: 1.47   Matches: 64   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 34KB
12.   Alma 20
  • ... spirit of prophecy and revelation: and they preached after the holy order of God, by which they were called. 3 And now I return to an account of the wars between the Nephites and the Lamanites, in ...
    ... in the commencement of the eighteenth year, the people of the Nephites saw that the Lamanites were coming upon them; therefore they made preparations for war; yea, they gathered together their ...
    ... the Zoramites; and a man by the name of Zerahemnah was their leader. 6 And now as the Amalekites were of a more wicked and murderous disposition than the Lamanites were, in and of themselves, ...
    ...now as the Amalekites therefore Zerahemnah appointed chief captains over the Lamanites, and they were all the Amalekites and the Zoramites. 7 Now this he did, that he might preserve their hatred ...
    ...might bring them into subjection, to the accomplishment of his designs; 8 For behold, his designs were to stir up the Lamanites to anger against the Nephites; this he did that he might usurp great ...
  • Score: 1.38   Matches: 52   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 28KB
13.   Alma 10
  • ...1 Now as I said concerning the holy order of this high priesthood: there were many who were ordained and became high priests of God; 2 And it was on account of their exceeding...
    ... God, they choosing to repent and work righteousness, rather than to perish; 3 Therefore they were called after this holy order, and were sanctified, and their garments were washed white, through ...
    ... their garments made white, being pure and spotless before God, could not look upon sin, save it were with abhorrence; 5 And there were many, exceeding great many, who were made pure, and entered ...
    ... paid tithes of one tenth part of all that he possessed. [ Gen14:39 ] 9 Now these ordinances were given after this manner, that thereby the people might look forward on the Son of God, it being a...
    ...and his people had waxed strong in iniquity and abominations; yea, they had all gone astray: they were full of all manner of wickedness; 12 But Melchisedec having exercised mighty faith, and received ...
  • Score: 1.37   Matches: 46   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 27KB
14.   Mosiah 11
  • ...An account of Alma and the people of the Lord, who were driven into the wilderness by the people of King Noah. 1 Now Alma, having been warned of the Lord...
    ... pitched their tents, and began to till the ground, and began to build buildings, etc.; yea, they were industrious and did labor exceedingly. 6 And the people were desirous that Alma should be their ...
    ...; therefore I say unto you, It is not expedient that ye should have a king. 8 Nevertheless, if it were possible that ye could always have just men to be your kings, it would be well for you to have a ...
    ... of King Noah and his priests; and I myself was caught in a snare, and did many things which were abominable in the sight of the Lord, which caused me sore repentance; 10 Nevertheless, after much...
    ...been in bondage to him and his priests, and have been brought into iniquity by them; therefore ye were bound with the bands of iniquity. 13 And now as ye have been delivered, by the power of God, out ...
  • Score: 1.35   Matches: 85   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 50KB
15.   Alma 26
  • ... of those men whom Ammon brought down out of the land of Nephi. 4 Now ye have known that these were a descendant of Laman, who was the eldest son of our father Lehi. 5 Now I need not rehearse unto ...
    ... in the twenty and sixth year, when they saw our afflictions and our tribulations for them, they were about to break the covenant which they had made, and take up their weapons of war in our defense...
    ...; and I found Antipus and his men toiling with their mights to fortify the city; 17 Yea, and they were depressed in body as well as in spirit; for they had fought valiantly by day, and toiled by night...
    ... their cities; and thus they had suffered great afflictions of every kind. 18 And now they were determined to conquer in this place, or die; therefore you may well suppose that this little ...
    ... pass that when the Lamanites saw that Antipus had received a greater strength to his army, they were compelled, by the orders of Ammoron, to not come against the city of Judea, or against us, to ...
  • Score: 1.35   Matches: 79   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 45KB
16.   Mosiah 6
  • ...An account of his people, from the time they left the land of Zarahemla, until the time that they were delivered out of the hands of the Lamanites. 1 I, Zeniff, having been taught in all the language ...
    ... greatest number of our army was destroyed in the wilderness; 5 And we returned, those of us that were spared, to the land of Zarahemla, to relate that tale to their wives, and their children. 6 And ...
    ... of us that yet, I being overzealous to inherit the land of our fathers, collected as many as were desirous to go up to possess the land, and started again on our journey into the wilderness, to ...
    ... overzealous to inherit the land of our fathers, collected as many as go up to the land; but we were smitten with famine and sore afflictions; for we were slow to remember the Lord our God. 7 ...
    ... many days' wandering in the wilderness, we pitched our tents in the place where our brethren were slain, which was near to the land of our fathers. 8 And it came to pass that I went again with ...
  • Score: 1.35   Matches: 26   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 16KB
17.   Alma 14
  • ... concerning the wicked traditions of their fathers, 6 And that they might be convinced that they were all brethren, and that they ought not to murder, nor to plunder, nor to steal, nor to commit ...
    ... to teach the word of God among them; and thus they began to have great success. 9 And thousands were brought to the knowledge of the Lord, yea, thousands were brought to believe in the traditions of...
    ... among them; and thus they began to have great success. 9 And thousands the Nephites; and they were taught the records and the prophecies which were handed down, even to the present time; 10 And as...
    ... the Nephites; and they sure as the Lord liveth, so sure as many as believed, or as many as were brought to the knowledge of the truth, through the preaching of Ammon and his brethren, according...
    ...I say unto you, As the Lord liveth, as many of the Lamanites as believed in their preaching, and were converted unto the Lord, never did fall away, for they became a righteous people: 12 They did lay...
  • Score: 1.33   Matches: 66   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 37KB
18.   Alma 24
  • ... Teancum was ready to give them battle on that day. 2 And now when the Lamanites saw this, they were affrighted; and they abandoned their design in marching into the land northward, and retreated ...
    ...had not taken any cities, save they had lost much blood. 5 And now Teancum saw that the Lamanites were determined to maintain those cities which they had taken, and those parts of the land which they ...
    ...their lands as much as it was in their power, according to the power of their armies. 16 And thus were the Nephites in those dangerous circumstances, in the ending of the twenty and sixth year of the ...
    ... that Teancum had received orders to make an attack upon the city of Mulek, and retake it if it were possible. 19 And it came to pass that Teancum made preparations to make an attack upon the city ...
    ... against the Lamanites; but he saw that it was impossible that he could overpower them while they were in their fortifications; 20 Therefore he abandoned his designs, and returned again to the city ...
  • Score: 1.32   Matches: 41   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 23KB
19.   Alma 11
  • ... could raise a sufficient army to drive them out of the land, they had destroyed the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, and also some around the borders of Noah, and taking others captive ...
    ..., they had destroyed the people who into the wilderness. 4 Now it came to pass that the Nephites were desirous to obtain those who had been carried away captive into the wilderness; 5 Therefore he ...
    ... side of the river Sidon. 12 And they came upon the armies of the Lamanites, and the Lamanites were scattered and driven into the wilderness; that they took their brethren who had been taken ...
    ... Lamanites captive by the Lamanites, and there was not one soul of them who had been lost, that were taken captive. 13 And they were brought by their brethren to possess their own lands. 14 And thus...
    ...year of the Judges, the Lamanites having been driven out of the land, and the people of Ammonihah were destroyed; 15 Yea, every living soul of the Ammonihahites were destroyed, and also their great ...
  • Score: 1.26   Matches: 14   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 10KB
20.   Helaman 2
  • ...third year of the reign of the Judges, there was no contention among the people of Nephi, save it were a little pride which was in the church, which did cause some little dissensions among the people...
    ... reign of the Judges, there was no contention among the people of Nephi, save it , which affairs were settled in the ending of the forty and third year. 2 And there was no contention among the people...
    ... contention in the forty and fifth year. 3 And it came to pass in the forty and sixth, yea, there were much contentions and many dissensions; in the which there were an exceeding great many who ...
    ... who had before inherited the land. 6 And now no part of the land was desolate, save it were for timber, etc.; but because of the greatness of the destruction of the people who had before ...
    ..., from the sea south, to the sea north, from the sea west, to the sea east. 9 And the people who were in the land northward, did dwell in tents, and in houses of cement, and they did suffer ...
  • Score: 1.25   Matches: 88   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 50KB
21.   3rd Nephi 1
  • ...; for there began to be greater signs and greater miracles wrought among the people. 5 But there were some who began to say that the time was past for the words to be fulfilled, which were spoken by ...
    ... steadfastly for that day, and that night, and that day, which should be as one day, as if there were no night, that they might know that their faith had not been vain. 9 Now it came to pass that ...
    ... down upon the earth, and cried mightily to his God, in behalf of his people; yea, those who were about to be destroyed because of their faith in the tradition of their fathers. 12 And it came to...
    ... this night shall the sign be given. 16 And it came to pass that the words which came unto Nephi were fulfilled, according as they had been spoken: 17 For behold at the going down of the sun, there ...
    ... people began to be astonished, because there was no darkness when the night came. 18 And there were many who had not believed the words of the prophets, fell to the earth, and became as if they ...
  • Score: 1.22   Matches: 28   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 17KB
22.   Jacob 1
  • ..., a few of the things which I considered to be most precious: that I should not touch, save it were lightly, concerning the history of this people, which are called the people of Nephi. 3 For he ...
    ... these plates, and hand them down unto my seed, from generation to generation. 4 And if there were preaching which was sacred, or revelation which was great, or prophesying, that I should engrave ...
    .... 4 And if there the heads of them upon these plates, and touch upon them as much as it were possible, for Christ's sake, and for the sake of our people: 5 For because of faith and great ...
    ... not enter in, as in the provocation in the days of temptation, while the children of Israel were in the wilderness. 8 Wherefore, we would to God that we could persuade all men not to rebel ...
    ... in their defense, and having labored in all his days for their welfare; wherefore, the people were desirous to retain in remembrance his name. 11 And whoso should reign in his stead, were called ...
  • Score: 1.20   Matches: 10   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 7KB
23.   Alma 13
  • ... Amulon, had built a great city, which was called Jerusalem. 3 Now the Lamanites, of themselves, were sufficiently hardened, but the Amalekites, and the Amulonites, were still harder; therefore they ...
    ...had built synagogues after the order of the Nehors; for many of the Amalekites and the Amulonites were after the order of the Nehors. 6 Therefore, as Aaron entered into one of their synagogues to ...
    ... the resurrection of the dead, and that there could be no redemption for mankind, save it were through the death and sufferings of Christ, and the atonement of his blood. 14 And it came to ...
    ... be no redemption for mankind, save it pass as he began to expound these things unto them, they were angry with him, and began to mock him; and they would not hear the words which he spake; 15 ...
    ... on the words which they taught. 18 Nevertheless, Aaron, and a certain number of his brethren, were taken and cast into prison, and the remainder of them fled out of the land of Middoni, unto the ...
  • Score: 1.19   Matches: 36   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 23KB
24.   3rd Nephi 13
  • ... is it that ye desire of me after that I am gone to the Father? 13 And they all spake, save it were three, saying, We desire that after we have lived unto the age of man, that our ministry, wherein...
    ... that when Jesus had spoken these words, he touched every one of them with his finger, save it were the three who were to tarry, and then he departed. 25 And behold, the heavens were opened, and ...
    ... when Jesus had spoken these words, he touched every one of them with his finger, save it they were caught up into heaven, and saw and heard unspeakable things. 26 And it was forbidden them that ...
    ... unto them power that they could utter the things which they saw and heard; 27 And whether they were in the body or out of the body, they could not tell; for it did seem unto them like a ...
    ... the things which they saw and heard; 27 And whether they transfiguration of them, that they were changed from this body of flesh, into an immortal state, that they could behold the things of God...
  • Score: 1.13   Matches: 26   Last Updated: Aug 28, 2022   File Size: 18KB
25.   Alma 21
  • ... of Helaman, which he kept in his days. 1 Behold, now it came to pass that the people of Nephi were exceedingly rejoiced, because the Lord had again delivered them out of the hands of their enemies...
    ... And it came to pass that as many as would not hearken to the words of Helaman and his brethren, were gathered together against their brethren. 30 And now behold, they were exceeding wroth, insomuch ...
    ... to pass that as many as would not hearken to the words of Helaman and his brethren, that they were determined to slay them. 31 Now the leader of those who were wroth against their brethren, was a ...
    ...; and his name was Amalickiah. 32 And Amalickiah was desirous to be a king; and those people who were wroth, were also desirous that he should be their king; and they were the greater part of them ...
    ... was desirous to be a king; and those people who the lower judges of the land; and they were seeking for power. 33 And they had been led by the flatteries of Amalickiah, that if they would ...
  • Score: 1.07   Matches: 79   Last Updated: Sep 2, 2023   File Size: 54KB
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