Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'let' occurs 2104 times in the standard works.

1279 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'let' in the standard works and contain 60.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 515 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 109:6-29 (27 in 24 verses)

D&C 117:1-118:6 (23 in 22 verses)

D&C 124:72-91 (21 in 20 verses)

D&C 58:46-63 (20 in 18 verses)

D&C 52:22-41 (20 in 20 verses)

Job 3:3-9 (16 in 7 verses)

Ezra 5:17-6:12 (13 in 13 verses)

D&C 124:100-112 (13 in 13 verses)

Ps. 67:3-68:3 (12 in 8 verses)

D&C 128:15-24 (11 in 10 verses)

Ps. 35:19-27 (10 in 9 verses)

1 Cor. 7:9-18 (10 in 10 verses)

1 Cor. 14:26-35 (10 in 10 verses)

D&C 57:6-15 (10 in 10 verses)

Ps. 35:4-8 (9 in 5 verses)

Ps. 69:22-29 (9 in 8 verses)

Ex. 5:1-9 (9 in 9 verses)

D&C 112:4-12 (9 in 9 verses)

Jer. 18:18-23 (8 in 6 verses)

Ps. 148:13-149:6 (8 in 8 verses)

D&C 51:7-14 (8 in 8 verses)

D&C 63:38-45 (8 in 8 verses)

D&C 109:34-41 (8 in 8 verses)

D&C 115:7-14 (8 in 8 verses)

Ps. 70:2-71:1 (7 in 5 verses)

Dan. 4:14-19 (7 in 6 verses)

Rev. 22:11-17 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 90:19-25 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 124:56-62 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 127:3-9 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 121:4-5 (6 in 2 verses)

Ps. 96:11-97:1 (6 in 4 verses)

Job 31:6-10 (6 in 5 verses)

D&C 75:26-30 (6 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 26:19-24 (6 in 6 verses)

Ps. 40:11-16 (6 in 6 verses)

Ps. 59:10-15 (6 in 6 verses)

Ps. 98:7-99:3 (6 in 6 verses)

Isa. 45:8-13 (6 in 6 verses)

Jer. 34:9-14 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 50:34-39 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 133:10-15 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 136:5-10 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Chr. 16:31-32 (5 in 2 verses)

Ps. 69:14-15 (5 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:36-37 (5 in 2 verses)

Gen. 41:33-35 (5 in 3 verses)

James 5:12-14 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 4:1-3 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 33:12-15 (5 in 4 verses)

Judg. 13:12-15 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 25:24-27 (5 in 4 verses)

Prov. 5:16-19 (5 in 4 verses)

Jer. 17:15-18 (5 in 4 verses)

Gen. 24:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

Judg. 6:39-7:3 (5 in 5 verses)

Ps. 119:76-80 (5 in 5 verses)

Isa. 43:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 9:20-24 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 95:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 105:31-35 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 124:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:2 (4 in 1 verse)

Isa. 41:1 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:40-41 (4 in 2 verses)

Ps. 5:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Ps. 25:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

Ps. 31:17-18 (4 in 2 verses)

Song. 7:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

Isa. 42:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

Jonah 3:7-8 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:29-30 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 34:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Deut. 33:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 16:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

Esth. 2:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Ps. 140:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

Mark 13:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 61:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 125:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 1:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 20:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 7:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 13:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

Ps. 141:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Prov. 1:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Joel 3:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 24:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Rom. 12:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Eph. 4:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

Eph. 4:28-31 (4 in 4 verses)

James 1:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 5:49-52 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 52:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 52:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 60:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 61:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 61:32-35 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 103:37-40 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 104:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 124:119-122 (4 in 4 verses)

Moses 2:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

JS-M 1:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 33:24 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 14:36 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 23:18 (3 in 1 verse)

Esth. 1:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Zech. 11:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Luke 21:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Acts 1:20 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:46 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:6 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:122 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 1:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 11:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 11:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 8:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 9:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 17:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 58:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 95:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 4:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 6:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 11:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Joel 2:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 13:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 7:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Philip. 3:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 5:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 3:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 4:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:72-73 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:69-70 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 24:44-46 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 3:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 4:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 8:32-9:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 12:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Esth. 6:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 118:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 119:173-175 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 50:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 20:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 5:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 16:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 14:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Philip. 2:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Thes. 5:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Tim. 3:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Heb. 10:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 20:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 62:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 50:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 101:86-88 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:114-116 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 128:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 136:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 2:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Abr. 4:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 26:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 31:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 32:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 44:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 44:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 48:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 12:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 24:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 10:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 23:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 13:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 18:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 7:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 11:37 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 18:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 20:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 3:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 14:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 14:32 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 19:37 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 24:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 6:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 12:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 17:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 19:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 21:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 10:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 10:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 6:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 7:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 9:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 9:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 13:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 32:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 34:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 34:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 6:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 9:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 17:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 33:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 36:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 43:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 48:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 55:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 69:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 71:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 74:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 83:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 95:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 104:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 132:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 7:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 5:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 7:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 8:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 19:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 41:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 44:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 55:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 56:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 14:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 23:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Lam. 2:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 3:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 4:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Micah 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 21:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 27:49 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 15:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 3:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 22:36 (2 in 1 verse)

John 14:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 3:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:36 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 11:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 17:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 18:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 27:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 61:14 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 10:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:61 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:109 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 97:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:68 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 110:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:45 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:97 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 38:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 44:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 8:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 8:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 21:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 3:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 15:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 9:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 18:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 13:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 13:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 27:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 19:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 25:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 79:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 90:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:169-170 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 129:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 137:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 36:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 3:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 24:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 20:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 9:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 5:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 28:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 51:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 60:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 68:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 72:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 75:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:85-86 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:131-132 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 96:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:56-57 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 136:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1169 397 1566
NT 342 117 459
BM 125 43 168
DC 434 31 465
PGP 34 2 36
Moses 14 1 15
Abr. 11 1 12
JS-M 4 0 4
JS-H 4 0 4
A of F 1 0 1
TOTAL 2104 590 2694

Moses 2:3
And I, God, said: Let there be light; and there was light.

Moses 2:6
And again, I, God, said: Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and it was so, even as I spake; and I said: Let it divide the waters from the waters; and it was done;

Moses 2:9
And I, God, said: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and it was so; and I, God, said: Let there be dry land; and it was so.

Moses 2:11
And I, God, said: Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, the fruit tree yielding fruit, after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed should be in itself upon the earth, and it was so even as I spake.

Moses 2:14
And I, God, said: Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven, to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years;

Moses 2:15
And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth; and it was so.

Moses 2:20
And I, God, said: Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl which may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

Moses 2:22
And I, God, blessed them, saying: Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the sea; and let fowl multiply in the earth;

Moses 2:24
And I, God, said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind, and it was so;

Moses 2:26
And I, God, said unto mine Only Begotten, which was with me from the beginning: Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and it was so. And I, God, said: Let them have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Moses 5:33
And Cain gloried in that which he had done, saying: I am free; surely the flocks of my brother falleth into my hands.

Abr. 2:13
Thou didst send thine angel to deliver me from the gods of Elkenah, and I will do well to hearken unto thy voice, therefore let thy servant rise up and depart in peace.

Abr. 2:24
Let her say unto the Egyptians, she is thy sister, and thy soul shall live.

Abr. 3:21
I dwell in the midst of them all; I now, therefore, have come down unto thee to declare unto thee the works which my hands have made, wherein my wisdom excelleth them all, for I rule in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath, in all wisdom and prudence, over all the intelligences thine eyes have seen from the beginning; I came down in the beginning in the midst of all the intelligences thou hast seen.

Abr. 4:1
And then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went down at the beginning, and they, that is the Gods, organized and formed the heavens and the earth.

Abr. 4:3
And they (the Gods) said: Let there be light; and there was light.

Abr. 4:6
And the Gods also said: Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and it shall divide the waters from the waters.

Abr. 4:9
And the Gods ordered, saying: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the earth come up dry; and it was so as they ordered;

Abr. 4:11
And the Gods said: Let us prepare the earth to bring forth grass; the herb yielding seed; the fruit tree yielding fruit, after his kind, whose seed in itself yieldeth its own likeness upon the earth; and it was so, even as they ordered.

Abr. 4:20
And the Gods said: Let us prepare the waters to bring forth abundantly the moving creatures that have life; and the fowl, that they may fly above the earth in the open expanse of heaven.

Abr. 4:26
And the Gods took counsel among themselves and said: Let us go down and form man in our image, after our likeness; and we will give them dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Abr. 5:14
And the Gods said: Let us make an help meet for the man, for it is not good that the man should be alone, therefore we will form an help meet for him.

JS-M 1:12
When you, therefore, shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, then you shall stand in the holy place; whoso readeth let him understand.

JS-M 1:13
Then let them who are in Judea flee into the mountains;

JS-M 1:14
Let him who is on the housetop flee, and not return to take anything out of his house;

JS-M 1:15
Neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes;

JS-H 1:6
For, notwithstanding the great love which the converts to these different faiths expressed at the time of their conversion, and the great zeal manifested by the respective clergy, who were active in getting up and promoting this extraordinary scene of religious feeling, in order to have everybody converted, as they were pleased to call it, let them join what sect they pleased; yet when the converts began to file off, some to one party and some to another, it was seen that the seemingly good feelings of both the priests and the converts were more pretended than real; for a scene of great confusion and bad feeling ensued-- priest contending against priest, and convert against convert; so that all their good feelings one for another, if they ever had any, were entirely lost in a strife of words and a contest about opinions.

JS-H 1:11
While I was laboring under the extreme difficulties caused by the contests of these parties of religionists, I was one day reading the Epistle of James, first chapter and fifth verse, which reads: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

JS-H 1:59
At length the time arrived for obtaining the plates, the Urim and Thummim, and the breastplate. On the twenty-second day of September, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, having gone as usual at the end of another year to the place where they were deposited, the same heavenly messenger delivered them up to me with this charge: that I should be responsible for them; that if I should let them go carelessly, or through any neglect of mine, I should be cut off; but that if I would use all my endeavors to preserve them, until he, the messenger, should call for them, they should be protected.

JS-H 1:65
"He then said to me, 'Let me see that certificate.' I accordingly took it out of my pocket and gave it to him, when he took it and tore it to pieces, saying that there was no such thing now as ministering of angels, and that if I would bring the plates to him he would translate them. I informed him that part of the plates were sealed, and that I was forbidden to bring them. He replied, 'I cannot read a sealed book.' I left him and went to Dr. Mitchell, who sanctioned what Professor Anthon had said respecting both the characters and the translation."

A of F 1:11
We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.