Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'having' occurs 474 times in the standard works.

174 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'having' in the standard works and contain 36.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 54 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 9:19-22 (13 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 15:8-9 (5 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:1-4 (5 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 17:20-18:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 15:16-16:1 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 1:10 (4 in 1 verse)

Jacob 1:10 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:35 (4 in 1 verse)

Alma 47:36-48:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 8:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 9:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:29 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 7:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Eph. 6:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 25:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 27:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 6:7-7:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 17:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:66-68 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 10:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 41:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 15:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 11:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 6:2 (2 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 20:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 23:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:49 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:45 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:56 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:74 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 22:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 10:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 11:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 15:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 17:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 35:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 77:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 38 0 38
NT 155 0 155
BM 226 0 226
1 Ne. 12 0 12
2 Ne. 14 0 14
Jacob 9 0 9
Enos 1 0 1
Omni 1 0 1
W of M 2 0 2
Mosiah 56 0 56
Alma 97 0 97
Hel. 7 0 7
3 Ne. 11 0 11
Morm. 3 0 3
Ether 9 0 9
Moro. 4 0 4
DC 36 0 36
PGP 19 0 19
TOTAL 474 0 474

Mosiah 1:4
For it were not possible that our father, Lehi, could have remembered all these things, to have taught them to his children, except it were for the help of these plates; for he having been taught in the language of the Egyptians therefore he could read these engravings, and teach them to his children, that thereby they could teach them to their children, and so fulfilling the commandments of God, even down to this present time.

Mosiah 2:6
And they pitched their tents round about the temple, every man having his tent with the door thereof towards the temple, that thereby they might remain in their tents and hear the words which king Benjamin should speak unto them;

Mosiah 2:33
For behold, there is a wo pronounced upon him who listeth to obey that spirit; for if he listeth to obey him, and remaineth and dieth in his sins, the same drinketh damnation to his own soul; for he receiveth for his wages an everlasting punishment, having transgressed the law of God contrary to his own knowledge.

Mosiah 4:3
And it came to pass that after they had spoken these words the Spirit of the Lord came upon them, and they were filled with joy, having received a remission of their sins, and having peace of conscience, because of the exceeding faith which they had in Jesus Christ who should come, according to the words which king Benjamin had spoken unto them.

Mosiah 6:1
And now, king Benjamin thought it was expedient, after having finished speaking to the people, that he should take the names of all those who had entered into a covenant with God to keep his commandments.

Mosiah 7:3
And it came to pass that on the morrow they started to go up, having with them one Ammon, he being a strong and mighty man, and a descendant of Zarahemla; and he was also their leader.

Mosiah 7:21
And ye all are witnesses this day, that Zeniff, who was made king over this people, he being over-zealous to inherit the land of his fathers, therefore being deceived by the cunning and craftiness of king Laman, who having entered into a treaty with king Zeniff, and having yielded up into his hands the possessions of a part of the land, or even the city of Lehi-Nephi, and the city of Shilom; and the land round about--

Mosiah 8:8
And they were lost in the wilderness for the space of many days, yet they were diligent, and found not the land of Zarahemla but returned to this land, having traveled in a land among many waters, having discovered a land which was covered with bones of men, and of beasts, and was also covered with ruins of buildings of every kind, having discovered a land which had been peopled with a people who were as numerous as the hosts of Israel.

Mosiah 9:1
I, Zeniff, having been taught in all the language of the Nephites, and having had a knowledge of the land of Nephi, or of the land of our fathers' first inheritance, and having been sent as a spy among the Lamanites that I might spy out their forces, that our army might come upon them and destroy them-- but when I saw that which was good among them I was desirous that they should not be destroyed.

Mosiah 10:19
And now I, Zeniff, after having told all these things unto my people concerning the Lamanites, I did stimulate them to go to battle with their might, putting their trust in the Lord; therefore, we did contend with them, face to face.

Mosiah 15:2
And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father and the Son--

Mosiah 15:8
And thus God breaketh the bands of death, having gained the victory over death; giving the Son power to make intercession for the children of men--

Mosiah 15:9
Having ascended into heaven, having the bowels of mercy; being filled with compassion towards the children of men; standing betwixt them and justice; having broken the bands of death, taken upon himself their iniquity and their transgressions, having redeemed them, and satisfied the demands of justice.

Mosiah 15:24
And these are those who have part in the first resurrection; and these are they that have died before Christ came, in their ignorance, not having salvation declared unto them. And thus the Lord bringeth about the restoration of these; and they have a part in the first resurrection, or have eternal life, being redeemed by the Lord.

Mosiah 16:12
Having gone according to their own carnal wills and desires; having never called upon the Lord while the arms of mercy were extended towards them; for the arms of mercy were extended towards them, and they would not; they being warned of their iniquities and yet they would not depart from them; and they were commanded to repent and yet they would not repent.

Mosiah 17:6
And after three days, having counseled with his priests, he caused that he should again be brought before him.

Mosiah 17:20
And now, when Abinadi had said these words, he fell, having suffered death by fire; yea, having been put to death because he would not deny the commandments of God, having sealed the truth of his words by his death.

Mosiah 18:4
And it came to pass that as many as did believe him did go forth to a place which was called Mormon, having received its name from the king, being in the borders of the land having been infested, by times or at seasons, by wild beasts.

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.

Mosiah 18:18
And it came to pass that Alma, having authority from God, ordained priests; even one priest to every fifty of their number did he ordain to preach unto them, and to teach them concerning the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

Mosiah 18:21
And he commanded them that there should be no contention one with another, but that they should look forward with one eye, having one faith and one baptism, having their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another.

Mosiah 18:26
And the priests were not to depend upon the people for their support; but for their labor they were to receive the grace of God, that they might wax strong in the Spirit, having the knowledge of God, that they might teach with power and authority from God.

Mosiah 18:29
And this he said unto them, having been commanded of God; and they did walk uprightly before God, imparting to one another both temporally and spiritually according to their needs and their wants.

Mosiah 18:32
But behold, it came to pass that the king, having discovered a movement among the people, sent his servants to watch them. Therefore on the day that they were assembling themselves together to hear the word of the Lord they were discovered unto the king.

Mosiah 19:1
And it came to pass that the army of the king returned, having searched in vain for the people of the Lord.

Mosiah 19:2
And now behold, the forces of the king were small, having been reduced, and there began to be a division among the remainder of the people.

Mosiah 19:26
And also Limhi, being the son of the king, having the kingdom conferred upon him by the people, made oath unto the king of the Lamanites that his people should pay tribute unto him, even one half of all they possessed.

Mosiah 20:4
And having tarried in the wilderness, and having discovered the daughters of the Lamanites, they laid and watched them;

Mosiah 20:12
And it came to pass that they found the king of the Lamanites among the number of their dead; yet he was not dead, having been wounded and left upon the ground, so speedy was the flight of his people.

Mosiah 20:13
And they took him and bound up his wounds, and brought him before Limhi, and said: Behold, here is the king of the Lamanites; he having received a wound has fallen among their dead, and they have left him; and behold, we have brought him before you; and now let us slay him.

Mosiah 21:23
And the king having been without the gates of the city with his guard, discovered Ammon and his brethren; and supposing them to be priests of Noah therefore he caused that they should be taken, and bound, and cast into prison. And had they been the priests of Noah he would have caused that they should be put to death.

Mosiah 21:26
Nevertheless, they did find a land which had been peopled; yea, a land which was covered with dry bones; yea, a land which had been peopled and which had been destroyed; and they, having supposed it to be the land of Zarahemla, returned to the land of Nephi, having arrived in the borders of the land not many days before the coming of Ammon.

Mosiah 23:1
Now Alma, having been warned of the Lord that the armies of king Noah would come upon them, and having made it known to his people, therefore they gathered together their flocks, and took of their grain, and departed into the wilderness before the armies of king Noah.

Mosiah 25:21
Therefore they did assemble themselves together in different bodies, being called churches; every church having their priests and their teachers, and every priest preaching the word according as it was delivered to him by the mouth of Alma.

Mosiah 28:11
Therefore he took the records which were engraven on the plates of brass, and also the plates of Nephi, and all the things which he had kept and preserved according to the commandments of God, after having translated and caused to be written the records which were on the plates of gold which had been found by the people of Limhi, which were delivered to him by the hand of Limhi;

Mosiah 29:35
And he also unfolded unto them all the disadvantages they labored under, by having an unrighteous king to rule over them;

Mosiah 29:42
And it came to pass that Alma was appointed to be the first chief judge, he being also the high priest, his father having conferred the office upon him, and having given him the charge concerning all the affairs of the church.

Mosiah 29:45
And now it came to pass that his father died, being eighty and two years old, having lived to fulfil the commandments of God.