Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'early' occurs 93 times in the standard works.

13 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'early' in the standard works and contain 14% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Sam. 29:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:124 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 19:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 35:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 75 11 86
NT 11 13 24
BM 1 19 20
DC 4 3 7
PGP 2 2 4
TOTAL 93 48 141

D&C 54:10
And again, be patient in tribulation until I come; and, behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, and they who have sought me early shall find rest to their souls. Even so. Amen.

D&C 88:83
He that seeketh me early shall find me, and shall not be forsaken.

D&C 88:124
Cease to be idle; cease to be unclean; cease to find fault one with another; cease to sleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be invigorated.