Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'graves' occurs 30 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 'graves' in the standard works and contain 43.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 37:12-13 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:97-98 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 32:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 32:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 16 0 16
NT 5 0 5
BM 3 0 3
DC 6 0 6
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 30 0 30

D&C 29:26
But, behold, verily I say unto you, before the earth shall pass away, Michael, mine archangel, shall sound his trump, and then shall all the dead awake, for their graves shall be opened, and they shall come forth-- yea, even all.

D&C 88:97
And they who have slept in their graves shall come forth, for their graves shall be opened; and they also shall be caught up to meet him in the midst of the pillar of heaven--

D&C 88:98
They are Christ's, the first fruits, they who shall descend with him first, and they who are on the earth and in their graves, who are first caught up to meet him; and all this by the voice of the sounding of the trump of the angel of God.

D&C 128:12
Herein is glory and honor, and immortality and eternal life-- The ordinance of baptism by water, to be immersed therein in order to answer to the likeness of the dead, that one principle might accord with the other; to be immersed in the water and come forth out of the water is in the likeness of the resurrection of the dead in coming forth out of their graves; hence, this ordinance was instituted to form a relationship with the ordinance of baptism for the dead, being in likeness of the dead.

D&C 133:56
And the graves of the saints shall be opened; and they shall come forth and stand on the right hand of the Lamb, when he shall stand upon Mount Zion, and upon the holy city, the New Jerusalem; and they shall sing the song of the Lamb, day and night forever and ever.