Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'ordained' occurs 156 times in the standard works.

50 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'ordained' in the standard works and contain 32.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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JS-H 1:71-72 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 13:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 13:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:50-52 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:60 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 43:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 49:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 52:38 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:45 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 12:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 49:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 68:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 72:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 78:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 16 0 16
NT 19 1 20
BM 19 0 19
1 Ne. 2 0 2
2 Ne. 1 0 1
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 9 0 9
3 Ne. 2 0 2
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Moro. 2 0 2
DC 96 0 96
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 156 1 157

Alma 6:1
And now it came to pass that after Alma had made an end of speaking unto the people of the church, which was established in the city of Zarahemla, he ordained priests and elders, by laying on his hands according to the order of God, to preside and watch over the church.

Alma 13:1
And again, my brethren, I would cite your minds forward to the time when the Lord God gave these commandments unto his children; and I would that ye should remember that the Lord God ordained priests, after his holy order, which was after the order of his Son, to teach these things unto the people.

Alma 13:2
And those priests were ordained after the order of his Son, in a manner that thereby the people might know in what manner to look forward to his Son for redemption.

Alma 13:3
And this is the manner after which they were ordained-- being called and prepared from the foundation of the world according to the foreknowledge of God, on account of their exceeding faith and good works; in the first place being left to choose good or evil; therefore they having chosen good, and exercising exceedingly great faith, are called with a holy calling, yea, with that holy calling which was prepared with, and according to, a preparatory redemption for such.

Alma 13:6
And thus being called by this holy calling, and ordained unto the high priesthood of the holy order of God, to teach his commandments unto the children of men, that they also might enter into his rest--

Alma 13:8
Now they were ordained after this manner-- being called with a holy calling, and ordained with a holy ordinance, and taking upon them the high priesthood of the holy order, which calling, and ordinance, and high priesthood, is without beginning or end--

Alma 13:10
Now, as I said concerning the holy order, or this high priesthood, there were many who were ordained and became high priests of God; and it was on account of their exceeding faith and repentance, and their righteousness before God, they choosing to repent and work righteousness rather than to perish;

Alma 49:30
Yea, and there was continual peace among them, and exceedingly great prosperity in the church because of their heed and diligence which they gave unto the word of God, which was declared unto them by Helaman, and Shiblon, and Corianton, and Ammon and his brethren, yea, and by all those who had been ordained by the holy order of God, being baptized unto repentance, and sent forth to preach among the people.