Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'down' occurs 1614 times in the standard works.

546 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'down' in the standard works and contain 33.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 229 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 1:6-16 (11 in 11 verses)

Judg. 6:25-32 (9 in 8 verses)

Judg. 7:4-11 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 47:10-14 (8 in 5 verses)

Alma 51:17-22 (7 in 6 verses)

Ezek. 32:24-30 (7 in 7 verses)

Ruth 3:3-7 (6 in 5 verses)

Ruth 4:1-2 (5 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:14-17 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 3:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 3:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

Isa. 63:18-64:3 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 31:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 133:40-44 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 11:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 25:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 34:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 26:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 32:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

John 10:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 18:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 30:23 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 30:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 2:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 13:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

John 6:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 20:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 6:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Lam. 3:48-50 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 3:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 8:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Jonah 1:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 5:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 25:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 4:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 7:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 24:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 27:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:59-31:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 49:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 51:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 57:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 62:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 6:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 135:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 39:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 44:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 23:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 10:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 10:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 17:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 23:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 23:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 26:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 9:33 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 14:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 31:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 107:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 133:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 38:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 45:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 63:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 1:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 13:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 16:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 26:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 4:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 22:55 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 19:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 28:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 4:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:51 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:57 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 112:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 46:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 49:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 17:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 19:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 19:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 32:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 13:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 20:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 3:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 23:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 20:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 42:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 74:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 146:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 7:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 26:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 30:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 31:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 34:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 44:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 46:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 63:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 18:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Obad. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 15:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 9:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:35-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 892 6 898
NT 233 0 233
BM 391 0 391
DC 77 0 77
PGP 21 0 21
TOTAL 1614 6 1620

D&C 1:19
The weak things of the world shall come forth and break down the mighty and strong ones, that man should not counsel his fellow man, neither trust in the arm of flesh--

D&C 1:36
And also the Lord shall have power over his saints, and shall reign in their midst, and shall come down in judgment upon Idumea, or the world.

D&C 5:24
Behold, I say unto him, he exalts himself and does not humble himself sufficiently before me; but if he will bow down before me, and humble himself in mighty prayer and faith, in the sincerity of his heart, then will I grant unto him a view of the things which he desires to see.

D&C 10:26
And thus he flattereth them, and leadeth them along until he draggeth their souls down to hell; and thus he causeth them to catch themselves in their own snare.

D&C 10:27
And thus he goeth up and down, to and fro in the earth, seeking to destroy the souls of men.

D&C 10:41
Therefore, you shall translate the engravings which are on the plates of Nephi, down even till you come to the reign of king Benjamin, or until you come to that which you have translated, which you have retained;

D&C 18:40
And you shall fall down and worship the Father in my name.

D&C 20:24
And ascended into heaven, to sit down on the right hand of the Father, to reign with almighty power according to the will of the Father;

D&C 20:73
The person who is called of God and has authority from Jesus Christ to baptize, shall go down into the water with the person who has presented himself or herself for baptism, and shall say, calling him or her by name: Having been commissioned of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

D&C 27:2
For, behold, I say unto you, that it mattereth not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink when ye partake of the sacrament, if it so be that ye do it with an eye single to my glory-- remembering unto the Father my body which was laid down for you, and my blood which was shed for the remission of your sins.

D&C 29:21
And the great and abominable church, which is the whore of all the earth, shall be cast down by devouring fire, according as it is spoken by the mouth of Ezekiel the prophet, who spoke of these things, which have not come to pass but surely must, as I live, for abominations shall not reign.

D&C 29:37
And they were thrust down, and thus came the devil and his angels;

D&C 38:12
Which causeth silence to reign, and all eternity is pained, and the angels are waiting the great command to reap down the earth, to gather the tares that they may be burned; and, behold, the enemy is combined.

D&C 45:20
And this temple which ye now see shall be thrown down that there shall not be left one stone upon another.

D&C 45:50
And calamity shall cover the mocker, and the scorner shall be consumed; and they that have watched for iniquity shall be hewn down and cast into the fire.

D&C 45:57
For they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived-- verily I say unto you, they shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire, but shall abide the day.

D&C 49:10
And that which I have promised I have so fulfilled, and the nations of the earth shall bow to it; and, if not of themselves, they shall come down, for that which is now exalted of itself shall be laid low of power.

D&C 63:4
Who buildeth up at his own will and pleasure; and destroyeth when he pleases, and is able to cast the soul down to hell.

D&C 63:34
And the saints also shall hardly escape; nevertheless, I, the Lord, am with them, and will come down in heaven from the presence of my Father and consume the wicked with unquenchable fire.

D&C 65:1
Hearken, and lo, a voice as of one sent down from on high, who is mighty and powerful, whose going forth is unto the ends of the earth, yea, whose voice is unto men-- Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

D&C 65:5
Call upon the Lord, that his kingdom may go forth upon the earth, that the inhabitants thereof may receive it, and be prepared for the days to come, in the which the Son of Man shall come down in heaven, clothed in the brightness of his glory, to meet the kingdom of God which is set up on the earth.

D&C 67:9
For ye know that there is no unrighteousness in them, and that which is righteous cometh down from above, from the Father of lights.

D&C 76:25
And this we saw also, and bear record, that an angel of God who was in authority in the presence of God, who rebelled against the Only Begotten Son whom the Father loved and who was in the bosom of the Father, was thrust down from the presence of God and the Son,

D&C 76:84
These are they who are thrust down to hell.

D&C 76:106
These are they who are cast down to hell and suffer the wrath of Almighty God, until the fulness of times, when Christ shall have subdued all enemies under his feet, and shall have perfected his work;

D&C 77:8
Q. What are we to understand by the four angels, spoken of in the 7th chapter and 1st verse of Revelation?

A. We are to understand that they are four angels sent forth from God, to whom is given power over the four parts of the earth, to save life and to destroy; these are they who have the everlasting gospel to commit to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people; having power to shut up the heavens, to seal up unto life, or to cast down to the regions of darkness.

D&C 81:5
Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees.

D&C 84:100
The Lord hath redeemed his people; And Satan is bound and time is no longer. The Lord hath gathered all things in one. The Lord hath brought down Zion from above. The Lord hath brought up Zion from beneath.

D&C 86:5
Behold, verily I say unto you, the angels are crying unto the Lord day and night, who are ready and waiting to be sent forth to reap down the fields;

D&C 88:87
For not many days hence and the earth shall tremble and reel to and fro as a drunken man; and the sun shall hide his face, and shall refuse to give light; and the moon shall be bathed in blood; and the stars shall become exceedingly angry, and shall cast themselves down as a fig that falleth from off a fig tree.

D&C 88:127
And again, the order of the house prepared for the presidency of the school of the prophets, established for their instruction in all things that are expedient for them, even for all the officers of the church, or in other words, those who are called to the ministry in the church, beginning at the high priests, even down to the deacons--

D&C 90:31
That she may settle down in peace inasmuch as she is faithful, and not be idle in her days from thenceforth.

D&C 97:7
The ax is laid at the root of the trees; and every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be hewn down and cast into the fire. I, the Lord, have spoken it.

D&C 98:13
And whoso layeth down his life in my cause, for my name's sake, shall find it again, even life eternal.

D&C 101:35
And all they who suffer persecution for my name, and endure in faith, though they are called to lay down their lives for my sake yet shall they partake of all this glory.

D&C 101:45
And set watchmen round about them, and build a tower, that one may overlook the land round about, to be a watchman upon the tower, that mine olive trees may not be broken down when the enemy shall come to spoil and take upon themselves the fruit of my vineyard.

D&C 101:51
And the enemy came by night, and broke down the hedge; and the servants of the nobleman arose and were affrighted, and fled; and the enemy destroyed their works, and broke down the olive trees.

D&C 101:54
And behold, the watchman upon the tower would have seen the enemy while he was yet afar off; and then ye could have made ready and kept the enemy from breaking down the hedge thereof, and saved my vineyard from the hands of the destroyer.

D&C 101:57
Therefore, get ye straightway unto my land; break down the walls of mine enemies; throw down their tower, and scatter their watchmen.

D&C 101:75
There is even now already in store sufficient, yea, even an abundance, to redeem Zion, and establish her waste places, no more to be thrown down, were the churches, who call themselves after my name, willing to hearken to my voice.

D&C 103:13
Behold, this is the blessing which I have promised after your tribulations, and the tribulations of your brethren-- your redemption, and the redemption of your brethren, even their restoration to the land of Zion, to be established, no more to be thrown down.

D&C 103:14
Nevertheless, if they pollute their inheritances they shall be thrown down; for I will not spare them if they pollute their inheritances.

D&C 103:27
Let no man be afraid to lay down his life for my sake; for whoso layeth down his life for my sake shall find it again.

D&C 103:28
And whoso is not willing to lay down his life for my sake is not my disciple.

D&C 104:5
For I, the Lord, have decreed in my heart, that inasmuch as any man belonging to the order shall be found a transgressor, or, in other words, shall break the covenant with which ye are bound, he shall be cursed in his life, and shall be trodden down by whom I will;

D&C 105:16
Behold, I have commanded my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., to say unto the strength of my house, even my warriors, my young men, and middle-aged, to gather together for the redemption of my people, and throw down the towers of mine enemies, and scatter their watchmen;

D&C 105:30
And after these lands are purchased, I will hold the armies of Israel guiltless in taking possession of their own lands, which they have previously purchased with their moneys, and of throwing down the towers of mine enemies that may be upon them, and scattering their watchmen, and avenging me of mine enemies unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.

D&C 107:40
The order of this priesthood was confirmed to be handed down from father to son, and rightly belongs to the literal descendants of the chosen seed, to whom the promises were made.

D&C 107:41
This order was instituted in the days of Adam, and came down by lineage in the following manner:

D&C 107:56
And Adam stood up in the midst of the congregation; and, notwithstanding he was bowed down with age, being full of the Holy Ghost, predicted whatsoever should befall his posterity unto the latest generation.

D&C 109:12
That thy glory may rest down upon thy people, and upon this thy house, which we now dedicate to thee, that it may be sanctified and consecrated to be holy, and that thy holy presence may be continually in this house;

D&C 109:66
That they may lay down their weapons of bloodshed, and cease their rebellions.

D&C 109:74
And be adorned as a bride for that day when thou shalt unveil the heavens, and cause the mountains to flow down at thy presence, and the valleys to be exalted, the rough places made smooth; that thy glory may fill the earth;

D&C 112:32
For verily I say unto you, the keys of the dispensation, which ye have received, have come down from the fathers, and last of all, being sent down from heaven unto you.

D&C 121:33
How long can rolling waters remain impure? What power shall stay the heavens? As well might man stretch forth his puny arm to stop the Missouri river in its decreed course, or to turn it up stream, as to hinder the Almighty from pouring down knowledge from heaven upon the heads of the Latter-day Saints.

D&C 123:7
It is an imperative duty that we owe to God, to angels, with whom we shall be brought to stand, and also to ourselves, to our wives and children, who have been made to bow down with grief, sorrow, and care, under the most damning hand of murder, tyranny, and oppression, supported and urged on and upheld by the influence of that spirit which hath so strongly riveted the creeds of the fathers, who have inherited lies, upon the hearts of the children, and filled the world with confusion, and has been growing stronger and stronger, and is now the very mainspring of all corruption, and the whole earth groans under the weight of its iniquity.

D&C 128:21
And again, the voice of God in the chamber of old Father Whitmer, in Fayette, Seneca county, and at sundry times, and in divers places through all the travels and tribulations of this Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! And the voice of Michael, the archangel; the voice of Gabriel, and of Raphael, and of divers angels, from Michael or Adam down to the present time, all declaring their dispensation, their rights, their keys, their honors, their majesty and glory, and the power of their priesthood; giving line upon line, precept upon precept; here a little, and there a little; giving us consolation by holding forth that which is to come, confirming our hope!

D&C 128:23
Let the mountains shout for joy, and all ye valleys cry aloud; and all ye seas and dry lands tell the wonders of your Eternal King! And ye rivers, and brooks, and rills, flow down with gladness. Let the woods and all the trees of the field praise the Lord; and ye solid rocks weep for joy! And let the sun, moon, and the morning stars sing together, and let all the sons of God shout for joy! And let the eternal creations declare his name forever and ever! And again I say, how glorious is the voice we hear from heaven, proclaiming in our ears, glory, and salvation, and honor, and immortality, and eternal life; kingdoms, principalities, and powers!

D&C 132:13
And everything that is in the world, whether it be ordained of men, by thrones, or principalities, or powers, or things of name, whatsoever they may be, that are not by me or by my word, saith the Lord, shall be thrown down, and shall not remain after men are dead, neither in nor after the resurrection, saith the Lord your God.

D&C 133:2
The Lord who shall suddenly come to his temple; the Lord who shall come down upon the world with a curse to judgment; yea, upon all the nations that forget God, and upon all the ungodly among you.

D&C 133:22
And it shall be a voice as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder, which shall break down the mountains, and the valleys shall not be found.

D&C 133:26
And they who are in the north countries shall come in remembrance before the Lord; and their prophets shall hear his voice, and shall no longer stay themselves; and they shall smite the rocks, and the ice shall flow down at their presence.

D&C 133:32
And there shall they fall down and be crowned with glory, even in Zion, by the hands of the servants of the Lord, even the children of Ephraim.

D&C 133:40
Calling upon the name of the Lord day and night, saying: O that thou wouldst rend the heavens, that thou wouldst come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence.

D&C 133:42
O Lord, thou shalt come down to make thy name known to thine adversaries, and all nations shall tremble at thy presence--

D&C 133:44
Yea, when thou comest down, and the mountains flow down at thy presence, thou shalt meet him who rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, who remembereth thee in thy ways.

D&C 133:46
And it shall be said: Who is this that cometh down from God in heaven with dyed garments; yea, from the regions which are not known, clothed in his glorious apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength?

D&C 133:70
And this shall ye have of my hand-- ye shall lie down in sorrow.

D&C 135:4
When Joseph went to Carthage to deliver himself up to the pretended requirements of the law, two or three days previous to his assassination, he said: "I am going like a lamb to the slaughter; but I am calm as a summer's morning; I have a conscience void of offense towards God, and towards all men. I shall die innocent, and it shall yet be said of me-- he was murdered in cold blood."-- The same morning, after Hyrum had made ready to go-- shall it be said to the slaughter? yes, for so it was-- he read the following paragraph, near the close of the twelfth chapter of Ether, in the Book of Mormon, and turned down the leaf upon it:

D&C 135:5
And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord that he would give unto the Gentiles grace, that they might have charity. And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me: If they have not charity it mattereth not unto thee, thou hast been faithful; wherefore thy garments shall be made clean. And because thou hast seen thy weakness, thou shalt be made strong, even unto the sitting down in the place which I have prepared in the mansions of my Father. And now I ... bid farewell unto the Gentiles; yea, and also unto my brethren whom I love, until we shall meet before the judgment-seat of Christ, where all men shall know that my garments are not spotted with your blood. The testators are now dead, and their testament is in force.

D&C 135:6
Hyrum Smith was forty-four years old in February, 1844, and Joseph Smith was thirty-eight in December, 1843; and henceforward their names will be classed among the martyrs of religion; and the reader in every nation will be reminded that the Book of Mormon, and this book of Doctrine and Covenants of the church, cost the best blood of the nineteenth century to bring them forth for the salvation of a ruined world; and that if the fire can scathe a green tree for the glory of God, how easy it will burn up the dry trees to purify the vineyard of corruption. They lived for glory; they died for glory; and glory is their eternal reward. From age to age shall their names go down to posterity as gems for the sanctified.