"For the purpose"

1. Neh. 8: 4
     4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a ^apulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
2. Eph. 6: 22
     22 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
3. Col. 4: 8
     8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
4. 1 Ne. 9: 3
     3 Nevertheless, I have received a commandment of the Lord that I should make these plates, for the special ^apurpose that there should be an account engraven of the ^bministry of my people.
5. 2 Ne. 25: 18
     18 Wherefore, he shall bring forth ^ahis ^bwords unto them, which words shall ^cjudge them at the last day, for they shall be given them for the purpose of ^dconvincing them of the true Messiah, who was rejected by them; and unto the convincing of them that they need not look forward any more for a Messiah to come, for there should not any come, save it should be a ^efalse Messiah which should deceive the people; for there is save one ^fMessiah spoken of by the prophets, and that Messiah is he who should be rejected of the Jews.
6. Mosiah 7: 22
     22 And all this he did, for the sole purpose of ^abringing this people into subjection or into bondage. And behold, we at this time do pay ^btribute to the king of the Lamanites, to the amount of one half of our corn, and our barley, and even all our grain of every kind, and one half of the increase of our flocks and our herds; and even one half of all we have or possess the king of the Lamanites doth exact of us, or our lives.
7. Mosiah 8: 19
     19 And now, when Ammon had made an end of speaking these words the king rejoiced exceedingly, and gave thanks to God, saying: Doubtless a ^agreat mystery is contained within these plates, and these interpreters were doubtless prepared for the purpose of unfolding all such mysteries to the children of men.
8. Mosiah 28: 14
     14 Now these things were prepared from the beginning, and were handed down from generation to generation, for the purpose of interpreting languages;
9. Alma 11: 20
     20 Now, it was for the sole purpose to get ^again, because they received their wages according to their ^bemploy, therefore, they did ^cstir up the people to ^driotings, and all manner of disturbances and wickedness, that they might have more employ, that they might ^eget ^fmoney according to the suits which were brought before them; therefore they did stir up the people against Alma and Amulek.
10. Alma 13: 24
      24 For behold, ^aangels are declaring it unto many at this time in our land; and this is for the purpose of preparing the hearts of the children of men to receive his word at the time of his coming in his glory.
11. Alma 19: 1
      1 And it came to pass that after two days and two nights they were about to take his ^abody and lay it in a sepulchre, which they had made for the purpose of burying their dead.
12. Alma 24: 20
      20 And it came to pass that their brethren, the Lamanites, made preparations for war, and came up to the land of Nephi for the purpose of destroying the king, and to place ^aanother in his stead, and also of destroying the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi out of the land.
13. Alma 56: 43
      43 And now, whether they were overtaken by Antipus we knew not, but I said unto my men: Behold, we know not but they have halted for the purpose that we should come against them, that they might catch us in their snare;
14. D&C 42: 35
      35 And for the purpose of ^apurchasing lands for the public benefit of the church, and building houses of ^bworship, and building up of the ^cNew Jerusalem which is hereafter to be revealed—
15. D&C 96: 4-5
      4 Therefore, take heed that ye see to this matter, and that portion that is necessary to benefit mine ^aorder, for the purpose of bringing forth my word to the children of men.
      5 For behold, verily I say unto you, this is the most expedient in me, that my word should go forth unto the children of men, for the purpose of subduing the hearts of the children of men for your good. Even so. Amen.
16. D&C 102: 2
      2 The ^ahigh council was appointed by revelation for the purpose of ^bsettling important difficulties which might arise in the church, which could not be settled by the church or the ^cbishop’s council to the satisfaction of the parties.
17. D&C 104: 59, 63
      59 For the purpose of building up my church and kingdom on the earth, and to ^aprepare my people for the time when I shall ^bdwell with them, which is nigh at hand.
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      63 And I give it unto you from this very hour; and now see to it, that ye go to and make use of the stewardship which I have appointed unto you, exclusive of the sacred things, for the purpose of printing these sacred things as I have said.
18. D&C 124: 62, 134
      62 Behold, verily I say unto you, let my servant George Miller, and my servant Lyman Wight, and my servant John Snider, and my servant Peter Haws, organize themselves, and appoint one of them to be a president over their quorum for the purpose of building that house.
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      134 Which ordinance is instituted for the purpose of qualifying those who shall be appointed standing presidents or servants over different ^astakes scattered abroad;
19. D&C 134: 6
      6 We believe that every man should be ^ahonored in his station, rulers and magistrates as such, being placed for the protection of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty; and that to the ^blaws all men show ^crespect and deference, as without them peace and harmony would be supplanted by anarchy and terror; human laws being instituted for the express purpose of regulating our interests as individuals and nations, between man and man; and divine laws given of heaven, prescribing rules on spiritual concerns, for faith and worship, both to be answered by man to his Maker.
20. JS-H 1: 35, 46
      35 Also, that there were two stones in silver bows—and these stones, fastened to a ^abreastplate, constituted what is called the ^bUrim and Thummim—deposited with the plates; and the possession and use of these stones were what constituted “^cseers” in ancient or former times; and that God had prepared them for the purpose of translating the book.
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      46 By this time, so deep were the impressions made on my mind, that sleep had fled from my eyes, and I lay overwhelmed in ^aastonishment at what I had both seen and heard. But what was my surprise when again I beheld the same messenger at my bedside, and heard him rehearse or repeat over again to me the same things as before; and added a caution to me, telling me that Satan would try to ^btempt me (in consequence of the indigent circumstances of my father’s family), to get the plates for the purpose of getting ^crich. This he forbade me, saying that I must have no other object in view in getting the plates but to glorify God, and must not be influenced by any other ^dmotive than that of building his kingdom; otherwise I could not get them.