Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'pleased' occurs 92 times in the standard works.

14 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'pleased' in the standard works and contain 15.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 3:36 (2 in 1 verse)

 3:36 And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.





2 Ne. 5:32 (2 in 1 verse)

 5:32 And I engraved that which is pleasing unto God. And if my people are pleased with the things of God they will be pleased with mine engravings which are upon these plates.





D&C 90:35 (2 in 1 verse)

 90:35 Nevertheless, I am not well pleased with many things; and I am not well pleased with my servant William E. McLellin, neither with my servant Sidney Gilbert; and the bishop also, and others have many things to repent of.





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