Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'ordinance' occurs 50 times in the standard works.

16 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'ordinance' in the standard works and contain 32% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 128:8-12 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 88:139-140 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 15:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 28 20 48
NT 2 7 9
BM 3 8 11
2 Ne. 0 1 1
Mosiah 0 1 1
Alma 3 3 6
3 Ne. 0 2 2
4 Ne. 0 1 1
DC 16 18 34
PGP 1 3 4
TOTAL 50 56 106

Alma 13:8
Now they were ordained after this manner-- being called with a holy calling, and ordained with a holy ordinance, and taking upon them the high priesthood of the holy order, which calling, and ordinance, and high priesthood, is without beginning or end--

Alma 50:39
Behold, it came to pass that the son of Nephihah was appointed to fill the judgment-seat, in the stead of his father; yea, he was appointed chief judge and governor over the people, with an oath and sacred ordinance to judge righteously, and to keep the peace and the freedom of the people, and to grant unto them their sacred privileges to worship the Lord their God, yea, to support and maintain the cause of God all his days, and to bring the wicked to justice according to their crime.