Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'record' occurs 221 times in the standard works.

100 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'record' in the standard works and contain 45.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 38 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 128:2-9 (11 in 8 verses)

3 Ne. 5:10-18 (9 in 9 verses)

3 Ne. 11:32-36 (8 in 5 verses)

John 8:13-14 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:23-24 (4 in 2 verses)


3 Ne. 18:37-39 (4 in 3 verses)

 18:37 And the multitude heard not the words which he spake, therefore they did not bear record; but the disciples bare record that he gave them power to give the Holy Ghost. And I will show unto you hereafter that this record is true.

 18:38 And it came to pass that when Jesus had touched them all, there came a cloud and overshadowed the multitude that they could not see Jesus.

 18:39 And while they were overshadowed he departed from them, and ascended into heaven. And the disciples saw and did bear record that he ascended again into heaven.




1 Ne. 19:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Morm. 7:8-8:1 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 8:1 (3 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 8:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:61-63 (3 in 3 verses)

John 19:35 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Jn. 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 6:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:27 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 17:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 1:39 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 138:60 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:41-13:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 7 13 20
NT 23 0 23
BM 121 76 197
1 Ne. 27 13 40
2 Ne. 1 2 3
Jacob 2 0 2
Enos 2 3 5
Jarom 0 1 1
Omni 2 2 4
W of M 5 3 8
Mosiah 7 20 27
Alma 5 13 18
Hel. 2 3 5
3 Ne. 36 5 41
4 Ne. 4 2 6
Morm. 14 6 20
Ether 14 1 15
Moro. 0 2 2
DC 59 34 93
PGP 11 3 14
TOTAL 221 126 347

3 Ne. 1:2
And Nephi, the son of Helaman, had departed out of the land of Zarahemla, giving charge unto his son Nephi, who was his eldest son, concerning the plates of brass, and all the records which had been kept, and all those things which had been kept sacred from the departure of Lehi out of Jerusalem.

3 Ne. 1:3
Then he departed out of the land, and whither he went, no man knoweth; and his son Nephi did keep the records in his stead, yea, the record of this people.

3 Ne. 2:9
And Nephi, who was the father of Nephi, who had the charge of the records, did not return to the land of Zarahemla, and could nowhere be found in all the land.

3 Ne. 5:9
But behold there are records which do contain all the proceedings of this people; and a shorter but true account was given by Nephi.

3 Ne. 5:10
Therefore I have made my record of these things according to the record of Nephi, which was engraven on the plates which were called the plates of Nephi.

3 Ne. 5:11
And behold, I do make the record on plates which I have made with mine own hands.

3 Ne. 5:14
And it hath become expedient that I, according to the will of God, that the prayers of those who have gone hence, who were the holy ones, should be fulfilled according to their faith, should make a record of these things which have been done--

3 Ne. 5:15
Yea, a small record of that which hath taken place from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem, even down until the present time.

3 Ne. 5:16
Therefore I do make my record from the accounts which have been given by those who were before me, until the commencement of my day;

3 Ne. 5:17
And then I do make a record of the things which I have seen with mine own eyes.

3 Ne. 5:18
And I know the record which I make to be a just and a true record; nevertheless there are many things which, according to our language, we are not able to write.

3 Ne. 8:1
And now it came to pass that according to our record, and we know our record to be true, for behold, it was a just man who did keep the record-- for he truly did many miracles in the name of Jesus; and there was not any man who could do a miracle in the name of Jesus save he were cleansed every whit from his iniquity--

3 Ne. 11:15
And it came to pass that the multitude went forth, and thrust their hands into his side, and did feel the prints of the nails in his hands and in his feet; and this they did do, going forth one by one until they had all gone forth, and did see with their eyes and did feel with their hands, and did know of a surety and did bear record, that it was he, of whom it was written by the prophets, that should come.

3 Ne. 11:32
And this is my doctrine, and it is the doctrine which the Father hath given unto me; and I bear record of the Father, and the Father beareth record of me, and the Holy Ghost beareth record of the Father and me; and I bear record that the Father commandeth all men, everywhere, to repent and believe in me.

3 Ne. 11:35
Verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my doctrine, and I bear record of it from the Father; and whoso believeth in me believeth in the Father also; and unto him will the Father bear record of me, for he will visit him with fire and with the Holy Ghost.

3 Ne. 11:36
And thus will the Father bear record of me, and the Holy Ghost will bear record unto him of the Father and me; for the Father, and I, and the Holy Ghost are one.

3 Ne. 17:15
And when he had said these words, he himself also knelt upon the earth; and behold he prayed unto the Father, and the things which he prayed cannot be written, and the multitude did bear record who heard him.

3 Ne. 17:16
And after this manner do they bear record: The eye hath never seen, neither hath the ear heard, before, so great and marvelous things as we saw and heard Jesus speak unto the Father;

3 Ne. 17:21
And when he had said these words, he wept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.

3 Ne. 17:25
And the multitude did see and hear and bear record; and they know that their record is true for they all of them did see and hear, every man for himself; and they were in number about two thousand and five hundred souls; and they did consist of men, women, and children.

3 Ne. 18:37
And the multitude heard not the words which he spake, therefore they did not bear record; but the disciples bare record that he gave them power to give the Holy Ghost. And I will show unto you hereafter that this record is true.

3 Ne. 18:39
And while they were overshadowed he departed from them, and ascended into heaven. And the disciples saw and did bear record that he ascended again into heaven.

3 Ne. 19:14
And behold, they were encircled about as if it were by fire; and it came down from heaven, and the multitude did witness it, and did bear record; and angels did come down out of heaven and did minister unto them.

3 Ne. 19:33
And the multitude did hear and do bear record; and their hearts were open and they did understand in their hearts the words which he prayed.

3 Ne. 23:7
And it came to pass that he said unto Nephi: Bring forth the record which ye have kept.

3 Ne. 23:8
And when Nephi had brought forth the records, and laid them before him, he cast his eyes upon them and said:

3 Ne. 28:11
And the Holy Ghost beareth record of the Father and me; and the Father giveth the Holy Ghost unto the children of men, because of me.

3 Ne. 28:18
But this much I know, according to the record which hath been given-- they did go forth upon the face of the land, and did minister unto all the people, uniting as many to the church as would believe in their preaching; baptizing them, and as many as were baptized did receive the Holy Ghost.