Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lot' occurs 137 times in the standard works.

58 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lot' in the standard works and contain 42.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 25 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 13:7-12 (6 in 6 verses)

Josh. 21:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 104:39-43 (5 in 5 verses)

Lev. 16:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 104:28 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 19:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 26:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Abr. 2:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 19:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 33:54 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 18:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 26:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 36:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 17:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 17:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 105 341 446
NT 8 91 99
BM 2 66 68
DC 17 38 55
PGP 5 4 9
TOTAL 137 540 677

D&C 20:83
And also, if any have been expelled from the church, so that their names may be blotted out of the general church record of names.

D&C 29:12
And again, verily, verily, I say unto you, and it hath gone forth in a firm decree, by the will of the Father, that mine apostles, the Twelve which were with me in my ministry at Jerusalem, shall stand at my right hand at the day of my coming in a pillar of fire, being clothed with robes of righteousness, with crowns upon their heads, in glory even as I am, to judge the whole house of Israel, even as many as have loved me and kept my commandments, and none else.

D&C 29:13
For a trump shall sound both long and loud, even as upon Mount Sinai, and all the earth shall quake, and they shall come forth-- yea, even the dead which died in me, to receive a crown of righteousness, and to be clothed upon, even as I am, to be with me, that we may be one.

D&C 38:26
For what man among you having twelve sons, and is no respecter of them, and they serve him obediently, and he saith unto the one: Be thou clothed in robes and sit thou here; and to the other: Be thou clothed in rags and sit thou there-- and looketh upon his sons and saith I am just?

D&C 45:44
And then they shall look for me, and, behold, I will come; and they shall see me in the clouds of heaven, clothed with power and great glory; with all the holy angels; and he that watches not for me shall be cut off.

D&C 58:26
For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward.

D&C 58:29
But he that doeth not anything until he is commanded, and receiveth a commandment with doubtful heart, and keepeth it with slothfulness, the same is damned.

D&C 61:11
And let the residue take that which is needful for clothing.

D&C 65:5
Call upon the Lord, that his kingdom may go forth upon the earth, that the inhabitants thereof may receive it, and be prepared for the days to come, in the which the Son of Man shall come down in heaven, clothed in the brightness of his glory, to meet the kingdom of God which is set up on the earth.

D&C 84:81
Therefore, take ye no thought for the morrow, for what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall be clothed.

D&C 84:89
Whoso receiveth you receiveth me; and the same will feed you, and clothe you, and give you money.

D&C 84:90
And he who feeds you, or clothes you, or gives you money, shall in nowise lose his reward.

D&C 84:101
The earth hath travailed and brought forth her strength; And truth is established in her bowels; And the heavens have smiled upon her; And she is clothed with the glory of her God; For he stands in the midst of his people.

D&C 85:7
And it shall come to pass that I, the Lord God, will send one mighty and strong, holding the scepter of power in his hand, clothed with light for a covering, whose mouth shall utter words, eternal words; while his bowels shall be a fountain of truth, to set in order the house of God, and to arrange by lot the inheritances of the saints whose names are found, and the names of their fathers, and of their children, enrolled in the book of the law of God;

D&C 88:125
And above all things, clothe yourselves with the bond of charity, as with a mantle, which is the bond of perfectness and peace.

D&C 90:18
Set in order your houses; keep slothfulness and uncleanness far from you.

D&C 94:14
And on the first and second lots on the north shall my servants Reynolds Cahoon and Jared Carter receive their inheritances--

D&C 96:3
And again, let it be divided into lots, according to wisdom, for the benefit of those who seek inheritances, as it shall be determined in council among you.

D&C 98:27
And these three testimonies shall stand against your enemy if he repent not, and shall not be blotted out.

D&C 98:44
But if he trespass against thee the fourth time thou shalt not forgive him, but shalt bring these testimonies before the Lord; and they shall not be blotted out until he repent and reward thee four-fold in all things wherewith he has trespassed against thee.

D&C 101:50
And while they were at variance one with another they became very slothful, and they hearkened not unto the commandments of their lord.

D&C 102:12
Whenever a high council of the church of Christ is regularly organized, according to the foregoing pattern, it shall be the duty of the twelve councilors to cast lots by numbers, and thereby ascertain who of the twelve shall speak first, commencing with number one and so in succession to number twelve.

D&C 102:34
The twelve councilors then proceeded to cast lots or ballot, to ascertain who should speak first, and the following was the result, namely: 1, Oliver Cowdery; 2, Joseph Coe; 3, Samuel H. Smith; 4, Luke Johnson; 5, John S. Carter; 6, Sylvester Smith; 7, John Johnson; 8, Orson Hyde; 9, Jared Carter; 10, Joseph Smith, Sen.; 11, John Smith; 12, Martin Harris.

D&C 104:34
And again, let my servant John Johnson have the house in which he lives, and the inheritance, all save the ground which has been reserved for the building of my houses, which pertains to that inheritance, and those lots which have been named for my servant Oliver Cowdery.

D&C 104:36
And it is my will that he should sell the lots that are laid off for the building up of the city of my saints, inasmuch as it shall be made known to him by the voice of the Spirit, and according to the counsel of the order, and by the voice of the order.

D&C 107:100
He that is slothful shall not be counted worthy to stand, and he that learns not his duty and shows himself not approved shall not be counted worthy to stand. Even so. Amen.

D&C 109:34
O Jehovah, have mercy upon this people, and as all men sin, forgive the transgressions of thy people, and let them be blotted out forever.

D&C 109:76
That our garments may be pure, that we may be clothed upon with robes of righteousness, with palms in our hands, and crowns of glory upon our heads, and reap eternal joy for all our sufferings.

D&C 109:80
And let these, thine anointed ones, be clothed with salvation, and thy saints shout aloud for joy. Amen, and Amen.

D&C 124:116
And let him repent of all his folly, and clothe himself with charity; and cease to do evil, and lay aside all his hard speeches;

D&C 133:46
And it shall be said: Who is this that cometh down from God in heaven with dyed garments; yea, from the regions which are not known, clothed in his glorious apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength?

D&C 133:69
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and make sackcloth their covering.

D&C 136:5
Let each company provide themselves with all the teams, wagons, provisions, clothing, and other necessaries for the journey, that they can.

D&C 138:30
But behold, from among the righteous, he organized his forces and appointed messengers, clothed with power and authority, and commissioned them to go forth and carry the light of the gospel to them that were in darkness, even to all the spirits of men; and thus was the gospel preached to the dead.

D&C 138:43
Moreover, Ezekiel, who was shown in vision the great valley of dry bones, which were to be clothed upon with flesh, to come forth again in the resurrection of the dead, living souls;