Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'elijah' occurs 81 times in the standard works.

56 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'elijah' in the standard works and contain 69.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 26 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Kgs. 17:22-18:2 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 2:11-15 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:40-42 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:17-2:2 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 2:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:46-19:2 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 19:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 19:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:55 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)


D&C 110:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

 110:13 After this vision had closed, another great and glorious vision burst upon us; for Elijah the prophet, who was taken to heaven without tasting death, stood before us, and said:

 110:14 Behold, the time has fully come, which was spoken of by the mouth of Malachi-- testifying that he [Elijah] should be sent, before the great and dreadful day of the Lord come--




D&C 138:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 69 0 69
NT 0 0 0
BM 1 0 1
DC 10 0 10
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 81 0 81

D&C 2:1
Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

D&C 27:9
And also Elijah, unto whom I have committed the keys of the power of turning the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to the fathers, that the whole earth may not be smitten with a curse;

D&C 35:4
Thou art blessed, for thou shalt do great things. Behold thou wast sent forth, even as John, to prepare the way before me, and before Elijah which should come, and thou knewest it not.

D&C 110:13
After this vision had closed, another great and glorious vision burst upon us; for Elijah the prophet, who was taken to heaven without tasting death, stood before us, and said:

D&C 110:14
Behold, the time has fully come, which was spoken of by the mouth of Malachi-- testifying that he [Elijah] should be sent, before the great and dreadful day of the Lord come--

D&C 128:17
And again, in connection with this quotation I will give you a quotation from one of the prophets, who had his eye fixed on the restoration of the priesthood, the glories to be revealed in the last days, and in an especial manner this most glorious of all subjects belonging to the everlasting gospel, namely, the baptism for the dead; for Malachi says, last chapter, verses 5th and 6th: Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

D&C 133:55
And from Moses to Elijah, and from Elijah to John, who were with Christ in his resurrection, and the holy apostles, with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, shall be in the presence of the Lamb.

D&C 138:46
And Malachi, the prophet who testified of the coming of Elijah-- of whom also Moroni spake to the Prophet Joseph Smith, declaring that he should come before the ushering in of the great and dreadful day of the Lord-- were also there.

D&C 138:47
The Prophet Elijah was to plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to their fathers,