Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'eternal' occurs 214 times in the standard works.

47 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'eternal' in the standard works and contain 22% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 18 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 128:22-23 (4 in 2 verses)

Moro. 4:3-5:2 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:77-79 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 3:26 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 4:17-5:1 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 2:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 15:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 11:38-40 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 42:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:32 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:55 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:59 (2 in 1 verse)

John 17:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 9:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 2 0 2
NT 45 0 45
BM 89 6 95
1 Ne. 5 0 5
2 Ne. 18 1 19
Jacob 3 0 3
Enos 1 0 1
Mosiah 12 2 14
Alma 30 0 30
Hel. 4 0 4
3 Ne. 2 1 3
Morm. 4 0 4
Ether 1 1 2
Moro. 9 1 10
DC 69 2 71
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 214 8 222

2 Ne. 1:15
But behold, the Lord hath redeemed my soul from hell; I have beheld his glory, and I am encircled about eternally in the arms of his love.

Mosiah 2:34
I say unto you, that there are not any among you, except it be your little children that have not been taught concerning these things, but what knoweth that ye are eternally indebted to your heavenly Father, to render to him all that you have and are; and also have been taught concerning the records which contain the prophecies which have been spoken by the holy prophets, even down to the time our father, Lehi, left Jerusalem;

Mosiah 26:24
For behold, in my name are they called; and if they know me they shall come forth, and shall have a place eternally at my right hand.

3 Ne. 28:40
And in this state they were to remain until the judgment day of Christ; and at that day they were to receive a greater change, and to be received into the kingdom of the Father to go no more out, but to dwell with God eternally in the heavens.

Ether 3:14
Behold, I am he who was prepared from the foundation of the world to redeem my people. Behold, I am Jesus Christ. I am the Father and the Son. In me shall all mankind have life, and that eternally, even they who shall believe on my name; and they shall become my sons and my daughters.

Moro. 7:28
For he hath answered the ends of the law, and he claimeth all those who have faith in him; and they who have faith in him will cleave unto every good thing; wherefore he advocateth the cause of the children of men; and he dwelleth eternally in the heavens.