Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'foundation' occurs 127 times in the standard works.

26 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'foundation' in the standard works and contain 20.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 5:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezra 3:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 3:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 4:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 28:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 6:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 31 28 59
NT 23 4 27
BM 37 5 42
1 Ne. 2 0 2
2 Ne. 3 2 5
Jacob 3 0 3
Mosiah 4 0 4
Alma 13 1 14
Hel. 4 1 5
3 Ne. 3 1 4
Ether 4 0 4
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 30 3 33
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 127 40 167

Mosiah 4:6
I say unto you, if ye have come to a knowledge of the goodness of God, and his matchless power, and his wisdom, and his patience, and his long-suffering towards the children of men; and also, the atonement which has been prepared from the foundation of the world, that thereby salvation might come to him that should put his trust in the Lord, and should be diligent in keeping his commandments, and continue in the faith even unto the end of his life, I mean the life of the mortal body--

Mosiah 4:7
I say, that this is the man who receiveth salvation, through the atonement which was prepared from the foundation of the world for all mankind, which ever were since the fall of Adam, or who are, or who ever shall be, even unto the end of the world.

Mosiah 15:19
For were it not for the redemption which he hath made for his people, which was prepared from the foundation of the world, I say unto you, were it not for this, all mankind must have perished.

Mosiah 18:13
And when he had said these words, the Spirit of the Lord was upon him, and he said: Helam, I baptize thee, having authority from the Almighty God, as a testimony that ye have entered into a covenant to serve him until you are dead as to the mortal body; and may the Spirit of the Lord be poured out upon you; and may he grant unto you eternal life, through the redemption of Christ, whom he has prepared from the foundation of the world.