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Absurdity in The Book of Mormon

There are 599 verses tagged with Absurdity in The Book of Mormon:
    1:2 Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians....
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 1:2
  • 1:4 For it came to pass in the commencement of the first year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, (my father, Lehi, having dwelt at Jerusalem in all his days);...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 1:4
  • 1:6 And it came to pass as he prayed unto the Lord, there came a pillar of fire and dwelt upon a rock before him; and he saw and heard much;...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 1:6
  • 10:11 And it came to pass after my father had spoken these words he spake unto my brethren concerning the gospel which should be preached among the Jews, and also...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 10:11
  • 10:2 For behold, it came to pass after my father had made an end of speaking the words of his dream, and also of exhorting them to all diligence, he spake unto them...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 10:2
  • 11:1 For it came to pass after I had desired to know the things that my father had seen, and believing that the Lord was able to make them known unto me, as I sat...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 11:1
  • 12:1 And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Look, and behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren. And I looked and beheld the land of promise; and...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 12:1
  • 12:22 And the angel said unto me: Behold these shall dwindle in unbelief....
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 12:22
  • 13:1 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying: Look! And I looked and beheld many nations and kingdoms....
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 13:1
  • 13:15 And I beheld the Spirit of the Lord, that it was upon the Gentiles, and they did prosper and obtain the land for their...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 13:15
  • 13:35 For, behold, saith the Lamb: I will manifest myself unto thy seed, that they shall write many things which I shall minister unto them, which shall be plain and precious; and after thy...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 13:35
  • 14:1 And it shall come to pass, that if the Gentiles shall hearken unto the Lamb of God in that day that he shall manifest himself unto them in word, and also in...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 14:1
  • 15:1 And it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had been carried away in the spirit, and seen all these things, I returned to the tent of my father....
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 15:1
  • 15:13 And now, the thing which our father meaneth concerning the grafting in of the natural branches through the fulness of the Gentiles, is, that in the latter days, when our seed shall...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 15:13
  • 16:2 And it came to pass that I said unto them that I knew that I had spoken hard things against the wicked, according to the truth; and the righteous have I...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 16:2
  • 16:26 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord said unto him: Look upon the ball, and behold the things which are written....
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 16:26
  • 16:28 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the pointers which were in the ball, that they did work according to the faith and diligence and...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 16:28
  • 16:29 And there was also written upon them a new writing, which was plain to be read, which did give us understanding concerning the ways of the Lord; and...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 16:29
  • 16:30 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did go forth up into the top of the mountain, according to the directions which were given upon the...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 16:30
  • 16:8 And thus my father had fulfilled all the commandments of the Lord which had been given unto him. And also, I, Nephi, had been blessed of the Lord exceedingly....
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 16:8
  • 17:1 And it came to pass that we did again take our journey in the wilderness; and we did travel nearly eastward from that time forth. And we did travel and wade...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 17:1
  • 17:12 For the Lord had not hitherto suffered that we should make much fire, as we journeyed in the wilderness; for he said: I will make thy food...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 17:12
  • 17:41 And he did straiten them in the wilderness with his rod; for they hardened their hearts, even as ye have; and the Lord straitened them because of their iniquity. He...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 17:41
  • 17:6 And it came to pass that we did pitch our tents by the seashore; and notwithstanding we had suffered many afflictions and much difficulty, yea, even so much...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 17:6
  • 18:1 And it came to pass that they did worship the Lord, and did go forth with me; and we did work timbers of curious workmanship. And the...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 18:1
  • 18:2 Now I, Nephi, did not work the timbers after the manner which was learned by men, neither did I build the ship after the manner of men; but I did build it after the...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 18:2
  • 18:4 And it came to pass that after I had finished the ship, according to the word of the Lord, my brethren beheld that it was good, and that the workmanship thereof...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 18:4
  • 19:1 And it came to pass that the Lord commanded me, wherefore I did make plates of ore that I might engraven upon them the record of my people. And upon the plates...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 19:1
  • 19:10 And the God of our fathers, who were led out of Egypt, out of bondage, and also were preserved in the wilderness by him, yea, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 19:10
  • 19:6 Nevertheless, I do not write anything upon plates save it be that I think it be sacred. And now, if I do err, even did they err of old; not that I would excuse myself...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 19:6
  • 2:1 For behold, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto my father, yea, even in a dream, and said unto him: Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 2:1
  • 2:16 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, being exceedingly young, nevertheless being large in stature, and also having great desires to know...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 2:16
  • 2:6 And it came to pass that when he had traveled three days in the wilderness, he pitched his tent in a valley by the side of a river of...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 2:6
  • 21:23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers; they shall bow down to thee with their face towards the earth,...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 21:23
  • 22:1 And now it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had read these things which were engraven upon the plates of brass, my brethren came unto me and said unto me: What...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 22:1
  • 22:15 For behold, saith the prophet, the time cometh speedily that Satan shall have no more power over the hearts of the children of men; for the day...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 22:15
  • 22:20 And the Lord will surely prepare a way for his people, unto the fulfilling of the words of Moses, which he spake, saying: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 22:20
  • 3:1 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, returned from speaking with the Lord, to the tent of my father....
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 3:1
  • 3:8 And it came to pass that when my father had heard these words he was exceedingly glad, for he knew that I had been blessed of the Lord....
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 3:8
  • 4:1 And it came to pass that I spake unto my brethren, saying: Let us go up again unto Jerusalem, and let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord; for...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 4:1
  • 4:13 Behold the Lord slayeth the wicked to bring forth his righteous purposes. It is better that one man should perish than that a nation should...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 4:13
  • 4:19 And after I had smitten off his head with his own sword, I took the garments of Laban and put them upon mine own body; yea, even every...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 4:19
  • 4:26 And he, supposing that I spake of the brethren of the church, and that I was truly that Laban whom I had slain, wherefore he did follow me....
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 4:26
  • 4:28 And it came to pass that when Laman saw me he was exceedingly frightened, and also Lemuel and Sam. And they fled from before my...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 4:28
  • 4:9 And I beheld his sword, and I drew it forth from the sheath thereof; and the hilt thereof was of pure gold, and the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine, and...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 4:9
  • 5:1 And it came to pass that after we had come down into the wilderness unto our father, behold, he was filled with joy, and also my mother, Sariah, was...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 5:1
  • 7:1 And now I would that ye might know, that after my father, Lehi, had made an end of prophesying concerning his seed, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto him...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 7:1
  • 7:16 And it came to pass that when I, Nephi, had spoken these words unto my brethren, they were angry with me. And it came to pass that...
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 7:16
  • 8:1 And it came to pass that we had gathered together all manner of seeds of every kind, both of grain of every kind, and also of the seeds of fruit of every kind....
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 8:1
  • 8:4 But behold, Laman and Lemuel, I fear exceedingly because of you; for behold, methought I saw in my dream, a dark and dreary wilderness....
    The Book of Mormon:1 Nephi 8:4

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