Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'prayers' occurs 80 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'prayers' in the standard works and contain 27.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 27:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 90:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 2 0 2
NT 22 0 22
BM 30 0 30
1 Ne. 1 0 1
2 Ne. 3 0 3
Mosiah 9 0 9
Alma 9 0 9
3 Ne. 2 0 2
Morm. 5 0 5
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 25 0 25
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 80 0 80

Morm. 5:21
And also the Lord will remember the prayers of the righteous, which have been put up unto him for them.

Morm. 8:24
And he knoweth their prayers, that they were in behalf of their brethren. And he knoweth their faith, for in his name could they remove mountains; and in his name could they cause the earth to shake; and by the power of his word did they cause prisons to tumble to the earth; yea, even the fiery furnace could not harm them, neither wild beasts nor poisonous serpents, because of the power of his word.

Morm. 8:25
And behold, their prayers were also in behalf of him that the Lord should suffer to bring these things forth.

Morm. 9:36
And behold, these things which we have desired concerning our brethren, yea, even their restoration to the knowledge of Christ, are according to the prayers of all the saints who have dwelt in the land.

Morm. 9:37
And may the Lord Jesus Christ grant that their prayers may be answered according to their faith; and may God the Father remember the covenant which he hath made with the house of Israel; and may he bless them forever, through faith on the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.