Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'zion' occurs 425 times in the standard works.

159 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'zion' in the standard works and contain 37.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 68 minutes to read the entire list.

To learn more about emphasis scriptures click here.

D&C 97:18-21 (6 in 4 verses)

D&C 72:13-18 (6 in 6 verses)

Moses 7:18-23 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 45:67-71 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 97:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 107:74 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:47-48 (4 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:68-69 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 14:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 26:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 82:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 113:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 119:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 68:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 84:99-100 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 4:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 63:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 72:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 90:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 90:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 101:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 64:38 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:104 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 100:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 111:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 48:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 52:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 52:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 4:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 13:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 21:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 64:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 68:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 69:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 69:8-70:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:53-94:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:74-75 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 119:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 153 8 161
NT 0 0 0
BM 45 0 45
DC 210 0 210
PGP 17 0 17
Moses 16 0 16
A of F 1 0 1
TOTAL 425 8 433

Moses 7:18
And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them.

Moses 7:19
And Enoch continued his preaching in righteousness unto the people of God. And it came to pass in his days, that he built a city that was called the City of Holiness, even Zion.

Moses 7:20
And it came to pass that Enoch talked with the Lord; and he said unto the Lord: Surely Zion shall dwell in safety forever. But the Lord said unto Enoch: Zion have I blessed, but the residue of the people have I cursed.

Moses 7:21
And it came to pass that the Lord showed unto Enoch all the inhabitants of the earth; and he beheld, and lo, Zion, in process of time, was taken up into heaven. And the Lord said unto Enoch: Behold mine abode forever.

Moses 7:23
And after that Zion was taken up into heaven, Enoch beheld, and lo, all the nations of the earth were before him;

Moses 7:27
And Enoch beheld angels descending out of heaven, bearing testimony of the Father and Son; and the Holy Ghost fell on many, and they were caught up by the powers of heaven into Zion.

Moses 7:31
And thou hast taken Zion to thine own bosom, from all thy creations, from all eternity to all eternity; and naught but peace, justice, and truth is the habitation of thy throne; and mercy shall go before thy face and have no end; how is it thou canst weep?

Moses 7:47
And behold, Enoch saw the day of the coming of the Son of Man, even in the flesh; and his soul rejoiced, saying: The Righteous is lifted up, and the Lamb is slain from the foundation of the world; and through faith I am in the bosom of the Father, and behold, Zion is with me.

Moses 7:53
And the Lord said: Blessed is he through whose seed Messiah shall come; for he saith-- I am Messiah, the King of Zion, the Rock of Heaven, which is broad as eternity; whoso cometh in at the gate and climbeth up by me shall never fall; wherefore, blessed are they of whom I have spoken, for they shall come forth with songs of everlasting joy.

Moses 7:62
And righteousness will I send down out of heaven; and truth will I send forth out of the earth, to bear testimony of mine Only Begotten; his resurrection from the dead; yea, and also the resurrection of all men; and righteousness and truth will I cause to sweep the earth as with a flood, to gather out mine elect from the four quarters of the earth, unto a place which I shall prepare, an Holy City, that my people may gird up their loins, and be looking forth for the time of my coming; for there shall be my tabernacle, and it shall be called Zion, a New Jerusalem.

Moses 7:64
And there shall be mine abode, and it shall be Zion, which shall come forth out of all the creations which I have made; and for the space of a thousand years the earth shall rest.

Moses 7:68
And all the days of Zion, in the days of Enoch, were three hundred and sixty-five years.

Moses 7:69
And Enoch and all his people walked with God, and he dwelt in the midst of Zion; and it came to pass that Zion was not, for God received it up into his own bosom; and from thence went forth the saying, Zion is Fled.

A of F 1:10
We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.