Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'resurrection' occurs 152 times in the standard works.

86 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'resurrection' in the standard works and contain 56.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 35 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 40:1-41:2 (28 in 28 verses)

Mosiah 15:20-26 (11 in 7 verses)

D&C 132:19 (3 in 1 verse)


Jacob 4:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

 4:11 Wherefore, beloved brethren, be reconciled unto him through the atonement of Christ, his Only Begotten Son, and ye may obtain a resurrection, according to the power of the resurrection which is in Christ, and be presented as the first-fruits of Christ unto God, having faith, and obtained a good hope of glory in him before he manifesteth himself in the flesh.

 4:12 And now, beloved, marvel not that I tell you these things; for why not speak of the atonement of Christ, and attain to a perfect knowledge of him, as to attain to the knowledge of a resurrection and the world to come?




Alma 12:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

John 5:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:23 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 26:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:62 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 22:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 15:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 16:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 41 0 41
BM 81 0 81
2 Ne. 7 0 7
Jacob 4 0 4
Mosiah 20 0 20
Alma 41 0 41
Hel. 3 0 3
3 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 2 0 2
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 28 0 28
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 152 0 152

Jacob 4:11
Wherefore, beloved brethren, be reconciled unto him through the atonement of Christ, his Only Begotten Son, and ye may obtain a resurrection, according to the power of the resurrection which is in Christ, and be presented as the first-fruits of Christ unto God, having faith, and obtained a good hope of glory in him before he manifesteth himself in the flesh.

Jacob 4:12
And now, beloved, marvel not that I tell you these things; for why not speak of the atonement of Christ, and attain to a perfect knowledge of him, as to attain to the knowledge of a resurrection and the world to come?

Jacob 6:9
Know ye not that if ye will do these things, that the power of the redemption and the resurrection, which is in Christ, will bring you to stand with shame and awful guilt before the bar of God?