The phrase “And it came to pass” occurs in scriptural works as follows:

Old Testament – 526 times

New Testament – 87 times

Book of Mormon – 1,381 times



Recent discoveries in the translations by noted Maya scholars shed light on the glyphs of the 7th Century AD Maya ruins of Palenque, manifesting this symbol many times on the wall panels of the Temple of Inscriptions.

This glyph was a stone carved symbol, and a painted symbol, translated as “And it came to pass.”