Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sacred' occurs 48 times in the standard works.

27 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sacred' in the standard works and contain 56.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 104:62-68 (9 in 7 verses)

Alma 37:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:48 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:38-39 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:5 (2 in 1 verse)


1 Ne. 19:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

 19:5 And an account of my making these plates shall be given hereafter; and then, behold, I proceed according to that which I have spoken; and this I do that the more sacred things may be kept for the knowledge of my people.

 19:6 Nevertheless, I do not write anything upon plates save it be that I think it be sacred. And now, if I do err, even did they err of old; not that I would excuse myself because of other men, but because of the weakness which is in me, according to the flesh, I would excuse myself.




D&C 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 117:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 0 0 0
BM 27 1 28
1 Ne. 2 0 2
Jacob 1 0 1
Alma 14 1 15
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 1 0 1
4 Ne. 4 0 4
Morm. 2 0 2
Ether 1 0 1
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 21 0 21
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 48 1 49

1 Ne. 19:5
And an account of my making these plates shall be given hereafter; and then, behold, I proceed according to that which I have spoken; and this I do that the more sacred things may be kept for the knowledge of my people.

1 Ne. 19:6
Nevertheless, I do not write anything upon plates save it be that I think it be sacred. And now, if I do err, even did they err of old; not that I would excuse myself because of other men, but because of the weakness which is in me, according to the flesh, I would excuse myself.