Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lands' occurs 190 times in the standard works.

55 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lands' in the standard works and contain 28.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 22 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 4:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 105:28-30 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 5:26-6:3 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 32:13 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:63-64 (3 in 2 verses)

Neh. 5:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 24:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 35:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 9:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

 10:7 But behold, thus saith the Lord God: When the day cometh that they shall believe in me, that I am Christ, then have I covenanted with their fathers that they shall be restored in the flesh, upon the earth, unto the lands of their inheritance.

 10:8 And it shall come to pass that they shall be gathered in from their long dispersion, from the isles of the sea, and from the four parts of the earth; and the nations of the Gentiles shall be great in the eyes of me, saith God, in carrying them forth to the lands of their inheritance.




Alma 43:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 2:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 48:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:73-74 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 42 7 49
NT 4 1 5
BM 103 3 106
1 Ne. 5 0 5
2 Ne. 12 3 15
Jacob 1 0 1
Jarom 1 0 1
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 3 0 3
Alma 36 0 36
Hel. 11 0 11
3 Ne. 15 0 15
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 8 0 8
Ether 9 0 9
DC 40 5 45
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 190 16 206

2 Ne. 1:5
But, said he, notwithstanding our afflictions, we have obtained a land of promise, a land which is choice above all other lands; a land which the Lord God hath covenanted with me should be a land for the inheritance of my seed. Yea, the Lord hath covenanted this land unto me, and to my children forever, and also all those who should be led out of other countries by the hand of the Lord.

2 Ne. 1:11
Yea, he will bring other nations unto them, and he will give unto them power, and he will take away from them the lands of their possessions, and he will cause them to be scattered and smitten.

2 Ne. 6:11
Wherefore, after they are driven to and fro, for thus saith the angel, many shall be afflicted in the flesh, and shall not be suffered to perish, because of the prayers of the faithful; they shall be scattered, and smitten, and hated; nevertheless, the Lord will be merciful unto them, that when they shall come to the knowledge of their Redeemer, they shall be gathered together again to the lands of their inheritance.

2 Ne. 9:2
That he has spoken unto the Jews, by the mouth of his holy prophets, even from the beginning down, from generation to generation, until the time comes that they shall be restored to the true church and fold of God; when they shall be gathered home to the lands of their inheritance, and shall be established in all their lands of promise.

2 Ne. 10:7
But behold, thus saith the Lord God: When the day cometh that they shall believe in me, that I am Christ, then have I covenanted with their fathers that they shall be restored in the flesh, upon the earth, unto the lands of their inheritance.

2 Ne. 10:8
And it shall come to pass that they shall be gathered in from their long dispersion, from the isles of the sea, and from the four parts of the earth; and the nations of the Gentiles shall be great in the eyes of me, saith God, in carrying them forth to the lands of their inheritance.

2 Ne. 10:19
Wherefore, I will consecrate this land unto thy seed, and them who shall be numbered among thy seed, forever, for the land of their inheritance; for it is a choice land, saith God unto me, above all other lands, wherefore I will have all men that dwell thereon that they shall worship me, saith God.

2 Ne. 21:11
And it shall come to pass in that day that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

2 Ne. 23:22
And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces; and her time is near to come, and her day shall not be prolonged. For I will destroy her speedily; yea, for I will be merciful unto my people, but the wicked shall perish.

2 Ne. 24:2
And the people shall take them and bring them to their place; yea, from far unto the ends of the earth; and they shall return to their lands of promise. And the house of Israel shall possess them, and the land of the Lord shall be for servants and handmaids; and they shall take them captives unto whom they were captives; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

2 Ne. 27:1
But, behold, in the last days, or in the days of the Gentiles-- yea, behold all the nations of the Gentiles and also the Jews, both those who shall come upon this land and those who shall be upon other lands, yea, even upon all the lands of the earth, behold, they will be drunken with iniquity and all manner of abominations--

2 Ne. 29:11
For I command all men, both in the east and in the west, and in the north, and in the south, and in the islands of the sea, that they shall write the words which I speak unto them; for out of the books which shall be written I will judge the world, every man according to their works, according to that which is written.

2 Ne. 29:14
And it shall come to pass that my people, which are of the house of Israel, shall be gathered home unto the lands of their possessions; and my word also shall be gathered in one. And I will show unto them that fight against my word and against my people, who are of the house of Israel, that I am God, and that I covenanted with Abraham that I would remember his seed forever.