Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'instruments' occurs 55 times in the standard works.

13 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'instruments' in the standard works and contain 23.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Chr. 28:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 24:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 29:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 49 0 49
NT 2 0 2
BM 4 0 4
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 3 0 3
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 55 0 55

Mosiah 27:36
And thus they were instruments in the hands of God in bringing many to the knowledge of the truth, yea, to the knowledge of their Redeemer.

Alma 26:3
Behold, I answer for you; for our brethren, the Lamanites, were in darkness, yea, even in the darkest abyss, but behold, how many of them are brought to behold the marvelous light of God! And this is the blessing which hath been bestowed upon us, that we have been made instruments in the hands of God to bring about this great work.

Alma 26:15
Yea, they were encircled about with everlasting darkness and destruction; but behold, he has brought them into his everlasting light, yea, into everlasting salvation; and they are encircled about with the matchless bounty of his love; yea, and we have been instruments in his hands of doing this great and marvelous work.

Alma 35:14
And Alma, and Ammon, and their brethren, and also the two sons of Alma returned to the land of Zarahemla, after having been instruments in the hands of God of bringing many of the Zoramites to repentance; and as many as were brought to repentance were driven out of their land; but they have lands for their inheritance in the land of Jershon, and they have taken up arms to defend themselves, and their wives, and children, and their lands.