Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'know' occurs 1398 times in the standard works.

490 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'know' in the standard works and contain 35.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 200 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 17:22-29 (10 in 8 verses)

Alma 5:45-48 (7 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 9:1-5 (7 in 5 verses)

Moro. 7:15-19 (7 in 5 verses)

Alma 32:30-36 (7 in 7 verses)

John 7:26-29 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 12:7-11 (6 in 5 verses)

Alma 36:26-30 (6 in 5 verses)

John 9:20-25 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Jn. 5:15-20 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 25:3-8 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 18:3-4 (5 in 2 verses)

John 14:4-7 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 17:42-46 (5 in 5 verses)

Hel. 9:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

Morm. 7:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 8:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

John 9:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 2:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 29:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:34-36 (4 in 3 verses)

Hel. 15:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

John 8:52-55 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Jn. 2:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)


Mosiah 12:30-33 (4 in 4 verses)

 12:30 Know ye not that I speak the truth? Yea, ye know that I speak the truth; and you ought to tremble before God.

 12:31 And it shall come to pass that ye shall be smitten for your iniquities, for ye have said that ye teach the law of Moses. And what know ye concerning the law of Moses? Doth salvation come by the law of Moses? What say ye?

 12:32 And they answered and said that salvation did come by the law of Moses.

 12:33 But now Abinadi said unto them: I know if ye keep the commandments of God ye shall be saved; yea, if ye keep the commandments which the Lord delivered unto Moses in the mount of Sinai, saying:




Jer. 16:21 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 15:14 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 19:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 33:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 8:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 29:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 28:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 4:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Thes. 3:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 2:29-3:2 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:53-55 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 24:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 38:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 4:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 11:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 18:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 29:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 48:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 3:25 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:43 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 17:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 7:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 13:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 39:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 139:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 7:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 47:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 52:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 59:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

John 4:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 19:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 5:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 4:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Jude 1:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 4:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 9:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:52 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 7:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 16:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 5:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:65 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:45 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 20:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 23:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 28:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 5:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 24:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 37:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 41:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 44:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 40:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 6:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 12:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 30:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 37:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 39:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 39:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 13:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 17:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 26:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 6:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 3:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 33:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 39:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 15:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 7:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:72-73 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 49:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 50:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 67:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 123:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 464 397 861
NT 299 277 576
BM 474 359 833
1 Ne. 56 29 85
2 Ne. 64 38 102
Jacob 13 12 25
Enos 1 2 3
Omni 2 2 4
W of M 4 4 8
Mosiah 37 40 77
Alma 150 141 291
Hel. 44 24 68
3 Ne. 40 27 67
4 Ne. 2 0 2
Morm. 23 21 44
Ether 20 8 28
Moro. 18 11 29
DC 130 146 276
PGP 31 23 54
TOTAL 1398 1202 2600

Mosiah 1:2
And it came to pass that he had three sons; and he called their names Mosiah, and Helorum, and Helaman. And he caused that they should be taught in all the language of his fathers, that thereby they might become men of understanding; and that they might know concerning the prophecies which had been spoken by the mouths of their fathers, which were delivered them by the hand of the Lord.

Mosiah 1:3
And he also taught them concerning the records which were engraven on the plates of brass, saying: My sons, I would that ye should remember that were it not for these plates, which contain these records and these commandments, we must have suffered in ignorance, even at this present time, not knowing the mysteries of God.

Mosiah 1:5
I say unto you, my sons, were it not for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God, that we might read and understand of his mysteries, and have his commandments always before our eyes, that even our fathers would have dwindled in unbelief, and we should have been like unto our brethren, the Lamanites, who know nothing concerning these things, or even do not believe them when they are taught them, because of the traditions of their fathers, which are not correct.

Mosiah 1:6
O my sons, I would that ye should remember that these sayings are true, and also that these records are true. And behold, also the plates of Nephi, which contain the records and the sayings of our fathers from the time they left Jerusalem until now, and they are true; and we can know of their surety because we have them before our eyes.

Mosiah 2:15
Yet, my brethren, I have not done these things that I might boast, neither do I tell these things that thereby I might accuse you; but I tell you these things that ye may know that I can answer a clear conscience before God this day.

Mosiah 2:33
For behold, there is a wo pronounced upon him who listeth to obey that spirit; for if he listeth to obey him, and remaineth and dieth in his sins, the same drinketh damnation to his own soul; for he receiveth for his wages an everlasting punishment, having transgressed the law of God contrary to his own knowledge.

Mosiah 2:34
I say unto you, that there are not any among you, except it be your little children that have not been taught concerning these things, but what knoweth that ye are eternally indebted to your heavenly Father, to render to him all that you have and are; and also have been taught concerning the records which contain the prophecies which have been spoken by the holy prophets, even down to the time our father, Lehi, left Jerusalem;

Mosiah 2:36
And now, I say unto you, my brethren, that after ye have known and have been taught all these things, if ye should transgress and go contrary to that which has been spoken, that ye do withdraw yourselves from the Spirit of the Lord, that it may have no place in you to guide you in wisdom's paths that ye may be blessed, prospered, and preserved--

Mosiah 3:2
And the things which I shall tell you are made known unto me by an angel from God. And he said unto me: Awake; and I awoke, and behold he stood before me.

Mosiah 3:11
For behold, and also his blood atoneth for the sins of those who have fallen by the transgression of Adam, who have died not knowing the will of God concerning them, or who have ignorantly sinned.

Mosiah 3:12
But wo, wo unto him who knoweth that he rebelleth against God! For salvation cometh to none such except it be through repentance and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.

Mosiah 3:20
And moreover, I say unto you, that the time shall come when the knowledge of a Savior shall spread throughout every nation, kindred, tongue, and people.

Mosiah 4:5
For behold, if the knowledge of the goodness of God at this time has awakened you to a sense of your nothingness, and your worthless and fallen state--

Mosiah 4:6
I say unto you, if ye have come to a knowledge of the goodness of God, and his matchless power, and his wisdom, and his patience, and his long-suffering towards the children of men; and also, the atonement which has been prepared from the foundation of the world, that thereby salvation might come to him that should put his trust in the Lord, and should be diligent in keeping his commandments, and continue in the faith even unto the end of his life, I mean the life of the mortal body--

Mosiah 4:11
And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel.

Mosiah 4:12
And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true.

Mosiah 5:1
And now, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had thus spoken to his people, he sent among them, desiring to know of his people if they believed the words which he had spoken unto them.

Mosiah 5:2
And they all cried with one voice, saying: Yea, we believe all the words which thou hast spoken unto us; and also, we know of their surety and truth, because of the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually.

Mosiah 5:4
And it is the faith which we have had on the things which our king has spoken unto us that has brought us to this great knowledge, whereby we do rejoice with such exceedingly great joy.

Mosiah 5:9
And it shall come to pass that whosoever doeth this shall be found at the right hand of God, for he shall know the name by which he is called; for he shall be called by the name of Christ.

Mosiah 5:12
I say unto you, I would that ye should remember to retain the name written always in your hearts, that ye are not found on the left hand of God, but that ye hear and know the voice by which ye shall be called, and also, the name by which he shall call you.

Mosiah 5:13
For how knoweth a man the master whom he has not served, and who is a stranger unto him, and is far from the thoughts and intents of his heart?

Mosiah 5:14
And again, doth a man take an ass which belongeth to his neighbor, and keep him? I say unto you, Nay; he will not even suffer that he shall feed among his flocks, but will drive him away, and cast him out. I say unto you, that even so shall it be among you if ye know not the name by which ye are called.

Mosiah 6:3
And again, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had made an end of all these things, and had consecrated his son Mosiah to be a ruler and a king over his people, and had given him all the charges concerning the kingdom, and also had appointed priests to teach the people, that thereby they might hear and know the commandments of God, and to stir them up in remembrance of the oath which they had made, he dismissed the multitude, and they returned, every one, according to their families, to their own houses.

Mosiah 7:1
And now, it came to pass that after king Mosiah had had continual peace for the space of three years, he was desirous to know concerning the people who went up to dwell in the land of Lehi-Nephi, or in the city of Lehi-Nephi; for his people had heard nothing from them from the time they left the land of Zarahemla; therefore, they wearied him with their teasings.

Mosiah 7:10
And now, I desire to know the cause whereby ye were so bold as to come near the walls of the city, when I, myself, was with my guards without the gate?

Mosiah 7:13
For I am assured that if ye had known me ye would not have suffered that I should have worn these bands. For I am Ammon, and am a descendant of Zarahemla, and have come up out of the land of Zarahemla to inquire concerning our brethren, whom Zeniff brought up out of that land.

Mosiah 7:14
And now, it came to pass that after Limhi had heard the words of Ammon, he was exceedingly glad, and said: Now, I know of a surety that my brethren who were in the land of Zarahemla are yet alive. And now, I will rejoice; and on the morrow I will cause that my people shall rejoice also.

Mosiah 8:6
Now, as soon as Ammon had read the record, the king inquired of him to know if he could interpret languages, and Ammon told him that he could not.

Mosiah 8:12
And I say unto thee again: Knowest thou of any one that can translate? For I am desirous that these records should be translated into our language; for, perhaps, they will give us a knowledge of a remnant of the people who have been destroyed, from whence these records came; or, perhaps, they will give us a knowledge of this very people who have been destroyed; and I am desirous to know the cause of their destruction.

Mosiah 8:17
But a seer can know of things which are past, and also of things which are to come, and by them shall all things be revealed, or, rather, shall secret things be made manifest, and hidden things shall come to light, and things which are not known shall be made known by them, and also things shall be made known by them which otherwise could not be known.

Mosiah 9:1
I, Zeniff, having been taught in all the language of the Nephites, and having had a knowledge of the land of Nephi, or of the land of our fathers' first inheritance, and having been sent as a spy among the Lamanites that I might spy out their forces, that our army might come upon them and destroy them-- but when I saw that which was good among them I was desirous that they should not be destroyed.

Mosiah 9:5
And it came to pass that I went again with four of my men into the city, in unto the king, that I might know of the disposition of the king, and that I might know if I might go in with my people and possess the land in peace.

Mosiah 11:22
And it shall come to pass that they shall know that I am the Lord their God, and am a jealous God, visiting the iniquities of my people.

Mosiah 12:3
And it shall come to pass that the life of king Noah shall be valued even as a garment in a hot furnace; for he shall know that I am the Lord.

Mosiah 12:25
And now Abinadi said unto them: Are you priests, and pretend to teach this people, and to understand the spirit of prophesying, and yet desire to know of me what these things mean?

Mosiah 12:30
Know ye not that I speak the truth? Yea, ye know that I speak the truth; and you ought to tremble before God.

Mosiah 12:31
And it shall come to pass that ye shall be smitten for your iniquities, for ye have said that ye teach the law of Moses. And what know ye concerning the law of Moses? Doth salvation come by the law of Moses? What say ye?

Mosiah 12:33
But now Abinadi said unto them: I know if ye keep the commandments of God ye shall be saved; yea, if ye keep the commandments which the Lord delivered unto Moses in the mount of Sinai, saying:

Mosiah 14:11
He shall see the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied; by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

Mosiah 15:26
But behold, and fear, and tremble before God, for ye ought to tremble; for the Lord redeemeth none such that rebel against him and die in their sins; yea, even all those that have perished in their sins ever since the world began, that have wilfully rebelled against God, that have known the commandments of God, and would not keep them; these are they that have no part in the first resurrection.

Mosiah 16:3
For they are carnal and devilish, and the devil has power over them; yea, even that old serpent that did beguile our first parents, which was the cause of their fall; which was the cause of all mankind becoming carnal, sensual, devilish, knowing evil from good, subjecting themselves to the devil.

Mosiah 17:9
Now Abinadi said unto him: I say unto you, I will not recall the words which I have spoken unto you concerning this people, for they are true; and that ye may know of their surety I have suffered myself that I have fallen into your hands.

Mosiah 18:3
And as many as would hear his word he did teach. And he taught them privately, that it might not come to the knowledge of the king. And many did believe his words.

Mosiah 18:26
And the priests were not to depend upon the people for their support; but for their labor they were to receive the grace of God, that they might wax strong in the Spirit, having the knowledge of God, that they might teach with power and authority from God.

Mosiah 18:30
And now it came to pass that all this was done in Mormon, yea, by the waters of Mormon, in the forest that was near the waters of Mormon; yea, the place of Mormon, the waters of Mormon, the forest of Mormon, how beautiful are they to the eyes of them who there came to the knowledge of their Redeemer; yea, and how blessed are they, for they shall sing to his praise forever.

Mosiah 18:31
And these things were done in the borders of the land, that they might not come to the knowledge of the king.

Mosiah 23:1
Now Alma, having been warned of the Lord that the armies of king Noah would come upon them, and having made it known to his people, therefore they gathered together their flocks, and took of their grain, and departed into the wilderness before the armies of king Noah.

Mosiah 23:10
Nevertheless, after much tribulation, the Lord did hear my cries, and did answer my prayers, and has made me an instrument in his hands in bringing so many of you to a knowledge of his truth.

Mosiah 24:12
And Alma and his people did not raise their voices to the Lord their God, but did pour out their hearts to him; and he did know the thoughts of their hearts.

Mosiah 24:13
And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage.

Mosiah 24:14
And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions.

Mosiah 26:9
And it came to pass that Alma did not know concerning them; but there were many witnesses against them; yea, the people stood and testified of their iniquity in abundance.

Mosiah 26:24
For behold, in my name are they called; and if they know me they shall come forth, and shall have a place eternally at my right hand.

Mosiah 26:26
And then shall they know that I am the Lord their God, that I am their Redeemer; but they would not be redeemed.

Mosiah 27:14
And again, the angel said: Behold, the Lord hath heard the prayers of his people, and also the prayers of his servant, Alma, who is thy father; for he has prayed with much faith concerning thee that thou mightest be brought to the knowledge of the truth; therefore, for this purpose have I come to convince thee of the power and authority of God, that the prayers of his servants might be answered according to their faith.

Mosiah 27:22
And he caused that the priests should assemble themselves together; and they began to fast, and to pray to the Lord their God that he would open the mouth of Alma, that he might speak, and also that his limbs might receive their strength-- that the eyes of the people might be opened to see and know of the goodness and glory of God.

Mosiah 27:27
I say unto you, unless this be the case, they must be cast off; and this I know, because I was like to be cast off.

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.

Mosiah 28:2
That perhaps they might bring them to the knowledge of the Lord their God, and convince them of the iniquity of their fathers; and that perhaps they might cure them of their hatred towards the Nephites, that they might also be brought to rejoice in the Lord their God, that they might become friendly to one another, and that there should be no more contentions in all the land which the Lord their God had given them.

Mosiah 28:12
And this he did because of the great anxiety of his people; for they were desirous beyond measure to know concerning those people who had been destroyed.

Mosiah 28:18
Now this account did cause the people of Mosiah to mourn exceedingly, yea, they were filled with sorrow; nevertheless it gave them much knowledge, in the which they did rejoice.

Mosiah 28:19
And this account shall be written hereafter; for behold, it is expedient that all people should know the things which are written in this account.

Mosiah 29:1
Now when Mosiah had done this he sent out throughout all the land, among all the people, desiring to know their will concerning who should be their king.

Mosiah 29:7
And now if there should be another appointed in his stead, behold I fear there would rise contentions among you. And who knoweth but what my son, to whom the kingdom doth belong, should turn to be angry and draw away a part of this people after him, which would cause wars and contentions among you, which would be the cause of shedding much blood and perverting the way of the Lord, yea, and destroy the souls of many people.