Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'seeking' occurs 32 times in the standard works.

4 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'seeking' in the standard works and contain 12.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 60:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 2 0 2
NT 12 0 12
BM 10 0 10
DC 6 0 6
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 32 0 32

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 46:5
And again I say unto you, ye shall not cast any out of your sacrament meetings who are earnestly seeking the kingdom-- I speak this concerning those who are not of the church.

D&C 46:6
And again I say unto you, concerning your confirmation meetings, that if there be any that are not of the church, that are earnestly seeking after the kingdom, ye shall not cast them out.

D&C 82:19
Every man seeking the interest of his neighbor, and doing all things with an eye single to the glory of God.

D&C 97:1
Verily I say unto you my friends, I speak unto you with my voice, even the voice of my Spirit, that I may show unto you my will concerning your brethren in the land of Zion, many of whom are truly humble and are seeking diligently to learn wisdom and to find truth.

D&C 106:3
And devote his whole time to this high and holy calling, which I now give unto him, seeking diligently the kingdom of heaven and its righteousness, and all things necessary shall be added thereunto; for the laborer is worthy of his hire.