Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'men' occurs 2485 times in the standard works.

1084 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'men' in the standard works and contain 43.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 455 minutes to read the entire list.

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Judg. 20:31-21:1 (21 in 19 verses)

Moro. 7:22-37 (16 in 16 verses)

D&C 134:4-135:7 (16 in 16 verses)

2 Sam. 19:41-20:11 (15 in 14 verses)

Judg. 20:10-22 (14 in 13 verses)

Alma 62:3-15 (14 in 13 verses)

Judg. 8:8-18 (12 in 11 verses)

Moses 8:14-22 (11 in 9 verses)

1 Sam. 25:5-15 (11 in 11 verses)

2 Ne. 2:21-27 (10 in 7 verses)

Josh. 2:1-9 (9 in 9 verses)

2 Ne. 26:27-33 (8 in 7 verses)

Alma 40:5-11 (8 in 7 verses)

Neh. 7:26-33 (8 in 8 verses)

Ether 12:27-34 (8 in 8 verses)

Josh. 7:2-5 (7 in 4 verses)

Judg. 9:20-26 (7 in 7 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:19-25 (7 in 7 verses)

Moses 5:52-56 (6 in 5 verses)

Moses 6:49-53 (6 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 36:10-15 (6 in 6 verses)

Dan. 3:20-25 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Sam. 23:24-26 (5 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 9:21-23 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 6:1-4 (5 in 4 verses)

Gen. 43:15-18 (5 in 4 verses)

Num. 16:29-32 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 2:29-32 (5 in 4 verses)

Acts 5:35-38 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 11:8-12 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 24:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 10:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Chr. 13:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Chr. 17:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 19:6-10 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 52:28-32 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 27:11-15 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 27:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 98:10 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:21-22 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:39-40 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 23:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 2:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 40:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Obad. 1:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 2:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 48:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 15:26-28 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 76:73-75 (4 in 3 verses)

Judg. 6:27-30 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 9:46-49 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 18:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 6:19-7:1 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Chr. 7:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Chr. 26:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Eccl. 9:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 29:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 27:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 30:18-31:3 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 10:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 43:52-44:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 47:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 53:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 60:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 18:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 124:46-49 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 24:9 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 17:30 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 52:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Rom. 1:27 (3 in 1 verse)

Gal. 1:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Rev. 6:15 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 18:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 1:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 19:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Judg. 12:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 30:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 31:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 23:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 23:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 16:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:56-57 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 1:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 28:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 56:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 96:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:41-42 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 34:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 14:36-38 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 3:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 7:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 17:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 17:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 26:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 10:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 13:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 11:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 38:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 41:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 41:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 49:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 2:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 6:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 11:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 21:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 12:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Tim. 5:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 11:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 29:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 17:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 56:55-57 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 57:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 13:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 3:27-4:1 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 18:42-44 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 45:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 101:93-95 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 128:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 14:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 26:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 18:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 10:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 16:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 18:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 2:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 18:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 3:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 7:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 5:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 5:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 7:40 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 19:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 21:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 24:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 28:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 14:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 11:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 17:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 62:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 73:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 107:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 107:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 107:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 107:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 148:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 20:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 29:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 5:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 18:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 50:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Lam. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Lam. 4:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 39:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 2:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 4:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 5:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 2:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jonah 1:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 3:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Zeph. 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 16:15 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 2:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 15:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 5:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Thes. 3:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 5:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jude 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 16:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 19:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 4:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 29:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 34:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 63:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 16:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 46:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 49:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:73 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 38:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 44:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 13:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 13:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 16:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 6:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 15:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 15:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 10:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 27:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 29:11-30:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 30:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 30:31-31:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 11:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 19:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 2:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 10:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 25:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 26:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 28:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 33:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 9:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 41:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 48:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 23:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 9:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 21:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 23:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 18:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 4:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 15:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 17:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 17:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Tim. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 16:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 10:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 15:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:28-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 12:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:99-100 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:108-109 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:80-81 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:61-62 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1281 1529 2810
NT 396 498 894
BM 543 897 1440
DC 205 632 837
PGP 60 74 134
Moses 48 33 81
Abr. 1 12 13
JS-M 2 0 2
JS-H 6 28 34
A of F 3 1 4
TOTAL 2485 3630 6115

Moses 1:17
And he also gave me commandments when he called unto me out of the burning bush, saying: Call upon God in the name of mine Only Begotten, and worship me.

Moses 1:42
(These words were spoken unto Moses in the mount, the name of which shall not be known among the children of men. And now they are spoken unto you. Show them not unto any except them that believe. Even so. Amen.)

Moses 2:6
And again, I, God, said: Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and it was so, even as I spake; and I said: Let it divide the waters from the waters; and it was done;

Moses 2:7
And I, God, made the firmament and divided the waters, yea, the great waters under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament, and it was so even as I spake.

Moses 2:8
And I, God, called the firmament Heaven; and the evening and the morning were the second day.

Moses 2:14
And I, God, said: Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven, to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years;

Moses 2:15
And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth; and it was so.

Moses 2:17
And I, God, set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Moses 2:20
And I, God, said: Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl which may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

Moses 4:26
And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living; for thus have I, the Lord God, called the first of all women, which are many.

Moses 4:32
(And these are the words which I spake unto my servant Moses, and they are true even as I will; and I have spoken them unto you. See thou show them unto no man, until I command you, except to them that believe. Amen.)

Moses 5:5
And he gave unto them commandments, that they should worship the Lord their God, and should offer the firstlings of their flocks, for an offering unto the Lord. And Adam was obedient unto the commandments of the Lord.

Moses 5:23
If thou doest well, thou shalt be accepted. And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door, and Satan desireth to have thee; and except thou shalt hearken unto my commandments, I will deliver thee up, and it shall be unto thee according to his desire. And thou shalt rule over him;

Moses 5:38
And Cain said unto the Lord: Satan tempted me because of my brother's flocks. And I was wroth also; for his offering thou didst accept and not mine; my punishment is greater than I can bear.

Moses 5:52
Wherefore the Lord cursed Lamech, and his house, and all them that had covenanted with Satan; for they kept not the commandments of God, and it displeased God, and he ministered not unto them, and their works were abominations, and began to spread among all the sons of men. And it was among the sons of men.

Moses 5:59
And thus all things were confirmed unto Adam, by an holy ordinance, and the Gospel preached, and a decree sent forth, that it should be in the world, until the end thereof; and thus it was. Amen.

Moses 6:28
And for these many generations, ever since the day that I created them, have they gone astray, and have denied me, and have sought their own counsels in the dark; and in their own abominations have they devised murder, and have not kept the commandments, which I gave unto their father, Adam.

Moses 6:42
And it came to pass, as I journeyed from the land of Cainan, by the sea east, I beheld a vision; and lo, the heavens I saw, and the Lord spake with me, and gave me commandment; wherefore, for this cause, to keep the commandment, I speak forth these words.

Moses 6:56
And it is given unto them to know good from evil; wherefore they are agents unto themselves, and I have given unto you another law and commandment.

Moses 6:58
Therefore I give unto you a commandment, to teach these things freely unto your children, saying:

Moses 6:60
For by the water ye keep the commandment; by the Spirit ye are justified, and by the blood ye are sanctified;

Moses 6:61
Therefore it is given to abide in you; the record of heaven; the Comforter; the peaceable things of immortal glory; the truth of all things; that which quickeneth all things, which maketh alive all things; that which knoweth all things, and hath all power according to wisdom, mercy, truth, justice, and judgment.

Moses 6:68
Behold, thou art one in me, a son of God; and thus may all become my sons. Amen.

Moses 7:1
And it came to pass that Enoch continued his speech, saying: Behold, our father Adam taught these things, and many have believed and become the sons of God, and many have believed not, and have perished in their sins, and are looking forth with fear, in torment, for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God to be poured out upon them.

Moses 7:11
And he gave unto me a commandment that I should baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, which is full of grace and truth, and of the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of the Father and the Son.

Moses 7:33
And unto thy brethren have I said, and also given commandment, that they should love one another, and that they should choose me, their Father; but behold, they are without affection, and they hate their own blood;

Moses 7:39
And that which I have chosen hath pled before my face. Wherefore, he suffereth for their sins; inasmuch as they will repent in the day that my Chosen shall return unto me, and until that day they shall be in torment;

Moses 7:57
And as many of the spirits as were in prison came forth, and stood on the right hand of God; and the remainder were reserved in chains of darkness until the judgment of the great day.

Moses 7:66
But before that day he saw great tribulations among the wicked; and he also saw the sea, that it was troubled, and men's hearts failing them, looking forth with fear for the judgments of the Almighty God, which should come upon the wicked.

Abr. 1:2
And, finding there was greater happiness and peace and rest for me, I sought for the blessings of the fathers, and the right whereunto I should be ordained to administer the same; having been myself a follower of righteousness, desiring also to be one who possessed great knowledge, and to be a greater follower of righteousness, and to possess a greater knowledge, and to be a father of many nations, a prince of peace, and desiring to receive instructions, and to keep the commandments of God, I became a rightful heir, a High Priest, holding the right belonging to the fathers.

Abr. 1:4
I sought for mine appointment unto the Priesthood according to the appointment of God unto the fathers concerning the seed.

Abr. 1:5
My fathers, having turned from their righteousness, and from the holy commandments which the Lord their God had given unto them, unto the worshiping of the gods of the heathen, utterly refused to hearken to my voice;

Abr. 1:8
Now, at this time it was the custom of the priest of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to offer up upon the altar which was built in the land of Chaldea, for the offering unto these strange gods, men, women, and children.

Abr. 1:12
And it came to pass that the priests laid violence upon me, that they might slay me also, as they did those virgins upon this altar; and that you may have a knowledge of this altar, I will refer you to the representation at the commencement of this record.

Abr. 1:25
Now the first government of Egypt was established by Pharaoh, the eldest son of Egyptus, the daughter of Ham, and it was after the manner of the government of Ham, which was patriarchal.

Abr. 1:29
Now, after the priest of Elkenah was smitten that he died, there came a fulfilment of those things which were said unto me concerning the land of Chaldea, that there should be a famine in the land.

Abr. 1:30
Accordingly a famine prevailed throughout all the land of Chaldea, and my father was sorely tormented because of the famine, and he repented of the evil which he had determined against me, to take away my life.

Abr. 3:13
And he said unto me: This is Shinehah, which is the sun. And he said unto me: Kokob, which is star. And he said unto me: Olea, which is the moon. And he said unto me: Kokaubeam, which signifies stars, or all the great lights, which were in the firmament of heaven.

JS-H 1:5
Some time in the second year after our removal to Manchester, there was in the place where we lived an unusual excitement on the subject of religion. It commenced with the Methodists, but soon became general among all the sects in that region of country. Indeed, the whole district of country seemed affected by it, and great multitudes united themselves to the different religious parties, which created no small stir and division amongst the people, some crying, "Lo, here!" and others, "Lo, there!" Some were contending for the Methodist faith, some for the Presbyterian, and some for the Baptist.

JS-H 1:8
During this time of great excitement my mind was called up to serious reflection and great uneasiness; but though my feelings were deep and often poignant, still I kept myself aloof from all these parties, though I attended their several meetings as often as occasion would permit. In process of time my mind became somewhat partial to the Methodist sect, and I felt some desire to be united with them; but so great were the confusion and strife among the different denominations, that it was impossible for a person young as I was, and so unacquainted with men and things, to come to any certain conclusion who was right and who was wrong.

JS-H 1:16
But, exerting all my powers to call upon God to deliver me out of the power of this enemy which had seized upon me, and at the very moment when I was ready to sink into despair and abandon myself to destruction-- not to an imaginary ruin, but to the power of some actual being from the unseen world, who had such marvelous power as I had never before felt in any being-- just at this moment of great alarm, I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me.

JS-H 1:19
I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: "they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof."

JS-H 1:21
Some few days after I had this vision, I happened to be in company with one of the Methodist preachers, who was very active in the before mentioned religious excitement; and, conversing with him on the subject of religion, I took occasion to give him an account of the vision which I had had. I was greatly surprised at his behavior; he treated my communication not only lightly, but with great contempt, saying it was all of the devil, that there were no such things as visions or revelations in these days; that all such things had ceased with the apostles, and that there would never be any more of them.

JS-H 1:28
During the space of time which intervened between the time I had the vision and the year eighteen hundred and twenty-three-- having been forbidden to join any of the religious sects of the day, and being of very tender years, and persecuted by those who ought to have been my friends and to have treated me kindly, and if they supposed me to be deluded to have endeavored in a proper and affectionate manner to have reclaimed me-- I was left to all kinds of temptations; and, mingling with all kinds of society, I frequently fell into many foolish errors, and displayed the weakness of youth, and the foibles of human nature; which, I am sorry to say, led me into divers temptations, offensive in the sight of God. In making this confession, no one need suppose me guilty of any great or malignant sins. A disposition to commit such was never in my nature. But I was guilty of levity, and sometimes associated with jovial company, etc., not consistent with that character which ought to be maintained by one who was called of God as I had been. But this will not seem very strange to any one who recollects my youth, and is acquainted with my native cheery temperament.

JS-H 1:29
In consequence of these things, I often felt condemned for my weakness and imperfections; when, on the evening of the above-mentioned twenty-first of September, after I had retired to my bed for the night, I betook myself to prayer and supplication to Almighty God for forgiveness of all my sins and follies, and also for a manifestation to me, that I might know of my state and standing before him; for I had full confidence in obtaining a divine manifestation, as I previously had one.

JS-H 1:36
After telling me these things, he commenced quoting the prophecies of the Old Testament. He first quoted part of the third chapter of Malachi; and he quoted also the fourth or last chapter of the same prophecy, though with a little variation from the way it reads in our Bibles. Instead of quoting the first verse as it reads in our books, he quoted it thus:

JS-H 1:40
In addition to these, he quoted the eleventh chapter of Isaiah, saying that it was about to be fulfilled. He quoted also the third chapter of Acts, twenty-second and twenty-third verses, precisely as they stand in our New Testament. He said that that prophet was Christ; but the day had not yet come when "they who would not hear his voice should be cut off from among the people", but soon would come.

JS-H 1:41
He also quoted the second chapter of Joel, from the twenty-eighth verse to the last. He also said that this was not yet fulfilled, but was soon to be. And he further stated that the fulness of the Gentiles was soon to come in. He quoted many other passages of scripture, and offered many explanations which cannot be mentioned here.

JS-H 1:45
He commenced, and again related the very same things which he had done at his first visit, without the least variation; which having done, he informed me of great judgments which were coming upon the earth, with great desolations by famine, sword, and pestilence; and that these grievous judgments would come on the earth in this generation. Having related these things, he again ascended as he had done before.

JS-H 1:46
By this time, so deep were the impressions made on my mind, that sleep had fled from my eyes, and I lay overwhelmed in astonishment 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 tempt me (in consequence of the indigent circumstances of my father's family), to get the plates for the purpose of getting rich. 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 motive than that of building his kingdom; otherwise I could not get them.

JS-H 1:49
The first thing that I can recollect was a voice speaking unto me, calling me by name. I looked up, and beheld the same messenger standing over my head, surrounded by light as before. He then again related unto me all that he had related to me the previous night, and commanded me to go to my father and tell him of the vision and commandments which I had received.

JS-H 1:52
Having removed the earth, I obtained a lever, which I got fixed under the edge of the stone, and with a little exertion raised it up. I looked in, and there indeed did I behold the plates, the Urim and Thummim, and the breastplate, as stated by the messenger. The box in which they lay was formed by laying stones together in some kind of cement. In the bottom of the box were laid two stones crossways of the box, and on these stones lay the plates and the other things with them.

JS-H 1:60
I soon found out the reason why I had received such strict charges to keep them safe, and why it was that the messenger had said that when I had done what was required at my hand, he would call for them. For no sooner was it known that I had them, than the most strenuous exertions were used to get them from me. Every stratagem that could be invented was resorted to for that purpose. The persecution became more bitter and severe than before, and multitudes were on the alert continually to get them from me if possible. But by the wisdom of God, they remained safe in my hands, until I had accomplished by them what was required at my hand. When, according to arrangements, the messenger called for them, I delivered them up to him; and he has them in his charge until this day, being the second day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight.

JS-H 1:61
The excitement, however, still continued, and rumor with her thousand tongues was all the time employed in circulating falsehoods about my father's family, and about myself. If I were to relate a thousandth part of them, it would fill up volumes. The persecution, however, became so intolerable that I was under the necessity of leaving Manchester, and going with my wife to Susquehanna county, in the State of Pennsylvania. While preparing to start-- being very poor, and the persecution so heavy upon us that there was no probability that we would ever be otherwise-- in the midst of our afflictions we found a friend in a gentleman by the name of Martin Harris, who came to us and gave me fifty dollars to assist us on our journey. Mr. Harris was a resident of Palmyra township, Wayne county, in the State of New York, and a farmer of respectability.

JS-H 1:62
By this timely aid was I enabled to reach the place of my destination in Pennsylvania; and immediately after my arrival there I commenced copying the characters off the plates. I copied a considerable number of them, and by means of the Urim and Thummim I translated some of them, which I did between the time I arrived at the house of my wife's father, in the month of December, and the February following.

JS-H 1:63
Sometime in this month of February, the aforementioned Mr. Martin Harris came to our place, got the characters which I had drawn off the plates, and started with them to the city of New York. For what took place relative to him and the characters, I refer to his own account of the circumstances, as he related them to me after his return, which was as follows:

JS-H 1:64
"I went to the city of New York, and presented the characters which had been translated, with the translation thereof, to Professor Charles Anthon, a gentleman celebrated for his literary attainments. Professor Anthon stated that the translation was correct, more so than any he had before seen translated from the Egyptian. I then showed him those which were not yet translated, and he said that they were Egyptian, Chaldaic, Assyriac, and Arabic; and he said they were true characters. He gave me a certificate, certifying to the people of Palmyra that they were true characters, and that the translation of such of them as had been translated was also correct. I took the certificate and put it into my pocket, and was just leaving the house, when Mr. Anthon called me back, and asked me how the young man found out that there were gold plates in the place where he found them. I answered that an angel of God had revealed it unto him.

JS-H 1:67
Two days after the arrival of Mr. Cowdery (being the 7th of April) I commenced to translate the Book of Mormon, and he began to write for me.

JS-H 1:68
We still continued the work of translation, when, in the ensuing month (May, 1829), we on a certain day went into the woods to pray and inquire of the Lord respecting baptism for the remission of sins, that we found mentioned in the translation of the plates. While we were thus employed, praying and calling upon the Lord, a messenger from heaven descended in a cloud of light, and having laid his hands upon us, he ordained us, saying:

JS-H 1:72
The messenger who visited us on this occasion and conferred this Priesthood upon us, said that his name was John, the same that is called John the Baptist in the New Testament, and that he acted under the direction of Peter, James and John, who held the keys of the Priesthood of Melchizedek, which Priesthood, he said, would in due time be conferred on us, and that I should be called the first Elder of the Church, and he (Oliver Cowdery) the second. It was on the fifteenth day of May, 1829, that we were ordained under the hand of this messenger, and baptized.

A of F 1:3
We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.