Genesis 50:31 Wherefore the fruit of thy loins shall write, and the fruit of the loins of Judah shall write; and that which shall be written by the fruit of thy loins, and also that which shall be written by the fruit of the loins of Judah, shall grow together unto the confounding of false doctrines, and laying down of contentions, and establishing peace among the fruit of thy loins, and bringing them to a knowledge of their fathers in the latter days; and also to the knowledge of my covenants, saith the Lord.
Proverbs 18:18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Proverbs 18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 19:13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Proverbs 23:29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
1 Corinthians 1:11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
1 Nephi 2:96 Nevertheless, I have received a commandment of the Lord that I should make these plates for the special purpose that there should be an account engraven of the ministry of my people.
1 Nephi 2:97 Upon the other plates should be engraven an account of the reign of the kings, and the wars and contentions of my people;
1 Nephi 3:99 And it came to pass that I beheld multitudes gathered together to battle, one against the other; and I beheld wars, and rumors of wars, and great slaughters with the sword among my people.
1 Nephi 5:224 And that the things which were written, should be kept for the instruction of my people, who should possess the land, and also for other wise purposes, which purposes are known unto the Lord;
2 Nephi 2:20 And that which shall be written by the fruit of thy loins, and also that which shall be written by the fruit of the loins of Judah, shall grow together,
2 Nephi 4:50 And if my people desire to know the more particular part of the history of my people, they must search mine other plates.
2 Nephi 11:59 And the words which he shall speak unto you, shall be the law which ye shall do.
Jacob 2:67 And a hundredth part of the proceedings of this people, which now began to be numerous, can not be written upon these plates;
Jacob 5:43 That the time passed away with us, and also our lives passed away, like as it were unto us a dream, we being a lonesome and a solemn people, wanderers, cast out from Jerusalem;
Enos 1:36 And the people were a stiff-necked people, hard to understand.
Omni 1:28 And at the time that Mosiah discovered them, they had become exceeding numerous.
Jarom 1:28 For they did prick their hearts with the word, continually stirring them up unto repentance.
Words of Mormon 1:17 And I know that they will be preserved: for there are great things written upon them, out of which my people and their brethren, shall be judged at the great and last day, according to the word of God which is written.
Words of Mormon 1:24 And after there had been false prophets, and false preachers and teachers among the people, and all these having been punished according to their crimes;
Mosiah 1:72 Even so if ye shall keep the commandments of my son, or the commandments of God, which shall be delivered unto you by him, ye shall prosper in the land, and your enemies shall have no power over you.
Mosiah 5:41 For if this people had not fallen into transgressions, the Lord would not have suffered that this great evil should come upon them.
Mosiah 6:15 Now, they were a lazy, and an idolatrous people; therefore, they were desirous to bring us into bondage, that they might glut themselves with the labors of our hands; yea, that they might feast themselves upon the flocks of our fields.
Mosiah 7:41 And he said, Who is Abinadi, that I and my people should be judged of him? Or who is the Lord, that shall bring upon my people such great afflictions?
Mosiah 12:3 And that perhaps they might cure them of their hatred towards the Nephites, that they might also be brought to rejoice in the Lord their God,
Mosiah 13:8 Now I declare unto you, that he to whom the kingdom doth rightly belong, has declined, and will not take upon him the kingdom.
Mosiah 13:9 And now if there should be another appointed in his stead, behold I fear there would rise contentions among you;
Mosiah 13:18 And even I myself have labored with all the power and faculties which I have possessed, to teach you the commandments of God, and to establish peace throughout the land,
Mosiah 13:50 And he also unfolded unto them all the disadvantages they labored under, by having an unrighteous king to rule over them;
Mosiah 13:68 And thus ended the reign of the kings over the people of Nephi; and thus ended the days of Alma, who was the founder of their church.
Alma 1:57 Therefore, if it were possible that Amlici should gain the voice of the people, he being a wicked man, would deprive them of their rights and privileges of the church, etc.; for it was his intent to destroy the church of God.
Alma 1:125 And then they returned again, and began to establish peace in the land, being troubled no more for a time with their enemies.
Alma 1:130 And thus ended the fifth year of the reign of the Judges.
Alma 2:14 That they began to be scornful, one towards another, and they began to persecute those that did not believe according to their own will and pleasure.
Alma 2:26 And this he did, that he himself might go forth among his people, or among the people of Nephi, that he might preach the word of God unto them, to stir them up in remembrance of their duty,
Alma 10:111 And thus ended the tenth year of the reign of the Judges over the people of Nephi.
Alma 15:44 And now may the Lord, the Redeemer of all men, bless their souls for ever.
Alma 16:257 But they have lands for their inheritance in the land of Jershon, and they have taken up arms to defend themselves, and their wives, and children, and their lands.
Alma 21:142 Now behold, Helaman and his brethren were no less serviceable unto the people, than was Moroni; for they did preach the word of God, and they did baptize unto repentance, all men whosoever would hearken unto their words.
Alma 22:21 But remember, inasmuch as they will not keep my commandments, they shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord.
Alma 23:9 Now those who were in favor of kings, were those of high birth; and they sought to be kings; and they were supported by those who sought power and authority over the people.
Alma 23:14 Yea, even Amalickiah did himself come down, at the head of the Lamanites.
Alma 23:18 And it came to pass that he sent a petition, with the voice of the people, unto the governor of the land, desiring that he should read it, and give him [Moroni] power to compel those dissenters to defend their country, or to put them to death;
Alma 23:26 But they were brought down to humble themselves like unto their brethren, and to fight valiantly for their freedom from bondage.
Alma 29:48 And thus ended the thirty and first year of the reign of the Judges over the people of Nephi; and thus they had had wars, and bloodsheds, and famine, and affliction for the space of many years.
Alma 29:53 And Moroni yielded up the command of his armies into the hands of his son, whose name was Moronihah; and he retired to his own house that he might spend the remainder of his days in peace.
Alma 30:21 And thus ended the account of Alma, and Helaman his son, and also Shiblon, who was his son.
Helaman 2:2 And there was no contention among the people in the forty and fourth year; neither was there much contention in the forty and fifth year.
Helaman 2:12 And now there are many records kept of the proceedings of this people, by many of this people, which are particular and very large, concerning them;
Helaman 2:14 But behold, there are many books and many records of every kind, and they have been kept chiefly by the Nephites; and they have been handed down from one generation to another, by the Nephites, even until they have fallen into transgression, and have been murdered, plundered and hunted, and driven forth, and slain, and scattered upon the face of the earth, and mixed with the Lamanites until they are no more called the Nephites, becoming wicked, and wild, and ferocious, yea, even becoming Lamanites.
Helaman 2:16 The forty and sixth year of the reign of the Judges ended.
Helaman 2:19 And it came to pass that he had two sons. He gave unto the eldest the name of Nephi, and unto the youngest the name of Lehi. And they began to grow up unto the Lord.
Helaman 2:44 Now this great loss of the Nephites, and the great slaughter which was among them, would not have happened, had it not been for their wickedness and their abomination which was among them; yea, and it was among those also who professed to belong to the church of God:
Helaman 3:38 And now we know that this is impossible; for behold we are powerful, and our cities great; therefore our enemies can have no power over us.
Helaman 3:130 And it came to pass that thus he did go forth in the Spirit, from multitude to multitude, declaring the word of God, even until he had declared it unto them all, or sent it forth among all the people.
Helaman 3:132 And thus ended the seventy and first year of the reign of the Judges over the people of Nephi.
Helaman 4:26 And the seventy and seventh year began in peace; and the church did spread throughout the face of all the land; and the more part of the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites, did belong to the church; and they did have exceeding great peace in the land; and thus ended the seventy and seventh year.
Helaman 5:136 And many more things did the people imagine up in their hearts, which were foolish and vain;
3 Nephi 1:27 And it came to pass that Nephi went forth among the people, and also many others, baptizing unto repentance, in the which, there were a great remission of sins.
3 Nephi 1:47 And it came to pass that the people did still remain in wickedness, notwithstanding the much preaching and prophesying which was sent among them; and thus passed away the tenth year also; and the eleventh year also passed away in iniquity.
3 Nephi 1:55 Nevertheless, the people of Nephi did gain some advantage of the robbers, insomuch that they did drive them back out of their lands into the mountains, and into their secret places. And thus ended the fourteenth year.
4 Nephi 1:2 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.
Ether 4:96 And their bones should become as heaps of earth upon the face of the land, except they should repent of their wickedness.
DC 92:2a Yea, verily I say unto you, I gave unto you a commandment, that you should build an house, in the which house I design to endow those whom I have chosen with power from on high, for this is the promise of the Father unto you;
DC 98:2 Therefore, they must needs be chastened, and tried, even as Abraham, who was commanded to offer up his only son; for all those who will not endure chastening, but deny me, can not be sanctified.
DC 117:12 Behold, if my servants and my handmaidens, of the different organizations for good among my people, shall continue in righteousness, they shall be blessed, even as they bless others of the household of faith.
DC 133:2b Let them not be unduly concerned with the work of the standing ministry, only as they shall be directed by the Presidency therein; and let contention cease concerning the prerogatives of the leading quorums.
DC 136:3a The movements toward better understanding of ministerial responsibilities, duties, and goals, and toward unity of endeavor in teaching, preaching, evangelizing, and the perfecting of the Saints, are pleasing to the Lord.
