The Lord began to

1. Judg. 13: 25
     25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
2. 2 Kgs. 10: 32
     32 ¶ In those days the Lord began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
3. 2 Kgs. 15: 37
     37 In those days the Lord began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.
4. 2 Chr. 29: 27
     27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.
5. Alma 19: 36
     36 And thus the work of the Lord did commence among the Lamanites; thus the Lord did begin to pour out his Spirit upon them; and we see that his arm is extended to all people who will repent and believe on his name.
6. Alma 21: 17
     17 And it came to pass that the Lord began to bless them, insomuch that they brought many to the knowledge of the truth; yea, they did convince many of their sins, and of the traditions of their fathers, which were not correct.
7. Hel. 6: 35-36
     35 And thus we see that the Spirit of the Lord began to withdraw from the Nephites, because of the wickedness and the hardness of their hearts.
     36 And thus we see that the Lord began to pour out his Spirit upon the Lamanites, because of their easiness and willingness to believe in his words.
8. Ether 9: 16
     16 And the Lord began again to take the curse from off the land, and the house of Emer did prosper exceedingly under the reign of Emer; and in the space of sixty and two years they had become exceedingly strong, insomuch that they became exceedingly rich—
9. D&C 86: 4
     4 But behold, in the last days, even now while the Lord is beginning to bring forth the word, and the blade is springing up and is yet tender—