Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'mormon' occurs 58 times in the standard works.

26 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'mormon' in the standard works and contain 44.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 18:30 (6 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:3 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 26:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)


Mosiah 18:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

 18:7 And it came to pass after many days there were a goodly number gathered together at the place of Mormon, to hear the words of Alma. Yea, all were gathered together that believed on his word, to hear him. And he did teach them, and did preach unto them repentance, and redemption, and faith on the Lord.

 18:8 And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another's burdens, that they may be light;




Moro. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 135:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 0 0 0
BM 43 0 43
W of M 3 0 3
Mosiah 14 0 14
Alma 3 0 3
3 Ne. 6 0 6
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 12 0 12
Ether 1 0 1
Moro. 3 0 3
DC 13 1 14
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 58 1 59

Mosiah 18:4
And it came to pass that as many as did believe him did go forth to a place which was called Mormon, having received its name from the king, being in the borders of the land having been infested, by times or at seasons, by wild beasts.

Mosiah 18:5
Now, there was in Mormon a fountain of pure water, and Alma resorted thither, there being near the water a thicket of small trees, where he did hide himself in the daytime from the searches of the king.

Mosiah 18:7
And it came to pass after many days there were a goodly number gathered together at the place of Mormon, to hear the words of Alma. Yea, all were gathered together that believed on his word, to hear him. And he did teach them, and did preach unto them repentance, and redemption, and faith on the Lord.

Mosiah 18:8
And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another's burdens, that they may be light;

Mosiah 18:16
And after this manner he did baptize every one that went forth to the place of Mormon; and they were in number about two hundred and four souls; yea, and they were baptized in the waters of Mormon, and were filled with the grace of 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 25:18
Therefore, Alma did go forth into the water and did baptize them; yea, he did baptize them after the manner he did his brethren in the waters of Mormon; yea, and as many as he did baptize did belong to the church of God; and this because of their belief on the words of Alma.

Mosiah 26:15
Blessed art thou, Alma, and blessed are they who were baptized in the waters of Mormon. Thou art blessed because of thy exceeding faith in the words alone of my servant Abinadi.