Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'tidings' occurs 80 times in the standard works.

32 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'tidings' in the standard works and contain 40% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 18:19-22 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 128:19-20 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 11:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 18:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 40:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 52:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:7 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 39:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 38 0 38
NT 8 0 8
BM 22 0 22
1 Ne. 1 0 1
Mosiah 6 0 6
Alma 7 0 7
Hel. 5 0 5
3 Ne. 3 0 3
DC 12 0 12
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 80 0 80

Alma 13:22
Yea, and the voice of the Lord, by the mouth of angels, doth declare it unto all nations; yea, doth declare it, that they may have glad tidings of great joy; yea, and he doth sound these glad tidings among all his people, yea, even to them that are scattered abroad upon the face of the earth; wherefore they have come unto us.

Alma 13:23
And they are made known unto us in plain terms, that we may understand, that we cannot err; and this because of our being wanderers in a strange land; therefore, we are thus highly favored, for we have these glad tidings declared unto us in all parts of our vineyard.

Alma 31:1
Now it came to pass that after the end of Korihor, Alma having received tidings that the Zoramites were perverting the ways of the Lord, and that Zoram, who was their leader, was leading the hearts of the people to bow down to dumb idols, his heart again began to sicken because of the iniquity of the people.

Alma 39:15
And now, my son, I would say somewhat unto you concerning the coming of Christ. Behold, I say unto you, that it is he that surely shall come to take away the sins of the world; yea, he cometh to declare glad tidings of salvation unto his people.

Alma 39:16
And now, my son, this was the ministry unto which ye were called, to declare these glad tidings unto this people, to prepare their minds; or rather that salvation might come unto them, that they may prepare the minds of their children to hear the word at the time of his coming.

Alma 39:19
Is it not as easy at this time for the Lord to send his angel to declare these glad tidings unto us as unto our children, or as after the time of his coming?