Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'face' occurs 673 times in the standard works.

216 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'face' in the standard works and contain 32.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 80 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 10:14 (6 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 8:17-22 (6 in 6 verses)

Ether 14:19-23 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 1:10 (4 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:33-35 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 14:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 27:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 3:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 41:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 11:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 9:51-53 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 3:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 14:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 9:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 8:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 9:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 1:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 4:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 32:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 33:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 33:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 34:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 6:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 3:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 27:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 15:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 20:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 40:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 6:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 25:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Jn. 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Jn. 1:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:31 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 33:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 10:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 10:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 12:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 17:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 50:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 7:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 8:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 48:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 34:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 41:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 104:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 50:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 14:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 39:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 7:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 130:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 359 67 426
NT 57 7 64
BM 183 8 191
DC 40 1 41
PGP 34 0 34
TOTAL 673 83 756

D&C 1:30
And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of obscurity and out of darkness, the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth, with which I, the Lord, am well pleased, speaking unto the church collectively and not individually--

D&C 5:33
And there are many that lie in wait to destroy thee from off the face of the earth; and for this cause, that thy days may be prolonged, I have given unto thee these commandments.

D&C 17:1
Behold, I say unto you, that you must rely upon my word, which if you do with full purpose of heart, you shall have a view of the plates, and also of the breastplate, the sword of Laban, the Urim and Thummim, which were given to the brother of Jared upon the mount, when he talked with the Lord face to face, and the miraculous directors which were given to Lehi while in the wilderness, on the borders of the Red Sea.

D&C 29:8
Wherefore the decree hath gone forth from the Father that they shall be gathered in unto one place upon the face of this land, to prepare their hearts and be prepared in all things against the day when tribulation and desolation are sent forth upon the wicked.

D&C 29:18
Wherefore, I the Lord God will send forth flies upon the face of the earth, which shall take hold of the inhabitants thereof, and shall eat their flesh, and shall cause maggots to come in upon them;

D&C 39:12
And it shall come to pass that power shall rest upon thee; thou shalt have great faith, and I will be with thee and go before thy face.

D&C 39:20
Go forth baptizing with water, preparing the way before my face for the time of my coming;

D&C 45:9
And even so I have sent mine everlasting covenant into the world, to be a light to the world, and to be a standard for my people, and for the Gentiles to seek to it, and to be a messenger before my face to prepare the way before me.

D&C 50:11
Let us reason even as a man reasoneth one with another face to face.

D&C 61:19
I, the Lord, have decreed, and the destroyer rideth upon the face thereof, and I revoke not the decree.

D&C 63:33
I have sworn in my wrath, and decreed wars upon the face of the earth, and the wicked shall slay the wicked, and fear shall come upon every man;

D&C 63:36
Wherefore, seeing that I, the Lord, have decreed all these things upon the face of the earth, I will that my saints should be assembled upon the land of Zion;

D&C 63:39
Let my servant Titus Billings, who has the care thereof, dispose of the land, that he may be prepared in the coming spring to take his journey up unto the land of Zion, with those that dwell upon the face thereof, excepting those whom I shall reserve unto myself, that shall not go until I shall command them.

D&C 84:22
For without this no man can see the face of God, even the Father, and live.

D&C 84:23
Now this Moses plainly taught to the children of Israel in the wilderness, and sought diligently to sanctify his people that they might behold the face of God;

D&C 84:28
For he was baptized while he was yet in his childhood, and was ordained by the angel of God at the time he was eight days old unto this power, to overthrow the kingdom of the Jews, and to make straight the way of the Lord before the face of his people, to prepare them for the coming of the Lord, in whose hand is given all power.

D&C 84:88
And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up.

D&C 88:40
For intelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; wisdom receiveth wisdom; truth embraceth truth; virtue loveth virtue; light cleaveth unto light; mercy hath compassion on mercy and claimeth her own; justice continueth its course and claimeth its own; judgment goeth before the face of him who sitteth upon the throne and governeth and executeth all things.

D&C 88:68
Therefore, sanctify yourselves that your minds become single to God, and the days will come that you shall see him; for he will unveil his face unto you, and it shall be in his own time, and in his own way, and according to his own will.

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 88:95
And there shall be silence in heaven for the space of half an hour; and immediately after shall the curtain of heaven be unfolded, as a scroll is unfolded after it is rolled up, and the face of the Lord shall be unveiled;

D&C 93:1
Verily, thus saith the Lord: It shall come to pass that every soul who forsaketh his sins and cometh unto me, and calleth on my name, and obeyeth my voice, and keepeth my commandments, shall see my face and know that I am;

D&C 95:2
Wherefore, ye must needs be chastened and stand rebuked before my face;

D&C 101:24
And every corruptible thing, both of man, or of the beasts of the field, or of the fowls of the heavens, or of the fish of the sea, that dwells upon all the face of the earth, shall be consumed;

D&C 101:26
And in that day the enmity of man, and the enmity of beasts, yea, the enmity of all flesh, shall cease from before my face.

D&C 101:38
And seek the face of the Lord always, that in patience ye may possess your souls, and ye shall have eternal life.

D&C 107:49
And he saw the Lord, and he walked with him, and was before his face continually; and he walked with God three hundred and sixty-five years, making him four hundred and thirty years old when he was translated.

D&C 109:53
But inasmuch as they will repent, thou art gracious and merciful, and wilt turn away thy wrath when thou lookest upon the face of thine Anointed.

D&C 112:4
Let thy heart be of good cheer before my face; and thou shalt bear record of my name, not only unto the Gentiles, but also unto the Jews; and thou shalt send forth my word unto the ends of the earth.

D&C 112:23
Verily, verily, I say unto you, darkness covereth the earth, and gross darkness the minds of the people, and all flesh has become corrupt before my face.

D&C 112:24
Behold, vengeance cometh speedily upon the inhabitants of the earth, a day of wrath, a day of burning, a day of desolation, of weeping, of mourning, and of lamentation; and as a whirlwind it shall come upon all the face of the earth, saith the Lord.

D&C 124:8
And that I may visit them in the day of visitation, when I shall unveil the face of my covering, to appoint the portion of the oppressor among hypocrites, where there is gnashing of teeth, if they reject my servants and my testimony which I have revealed unto them.

D&C 124:104
And if he will offer unto me an acceptable offering, and acknowledgments, and remain with my people, behold, I, the Lord your God, will heal him that he shall be healed; and he shall lift up his voice again on the mountains, and be a spokesman before my face.

D&C 124:139
Which quorum is instituted for traveling elders to bear record of my name in all the world, wherever the traveling high council, mine apostles, shall send them to prepare a way before my face.

D&C 130:15
Joseph, my son, if thou livest until thou art eighty-five years old, thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man; therefore let this suffice, and trouble me no more on this matter.

D&C 130:16
I was left thus, without being able to decide whether this coming referred to the beginning of the millennium or to some previous appearing, or whether I should die and thus see his face.

D&C 133:49
And so great shall be the glory of his presence that the sun shall hide his face in shame, and the moon shall withhold its light, and the stars shall be hurled from their places.

D&C 138:21
Neither did the rebellious who rejected the testimonies and the warnings of the ancient prophets behold his presence, nor look upon his face.