Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'administer' occurs 40 times in the standard works.

10 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'administer' in the standard works and contain 25% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 20:76 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 70:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 0 2 2
BM 15 14 29
DC 23 15 38
PGP 2 2 4
TOTAL 40 33 73

D&C 20:72
Baptism is to be administered in the following manner unto all those who repent--

D&C 20:78
The manner of administering the wine-- he shall take the cup also, and say:

D&C 72:14
And the labors of the faithful who labor in spiritual things, in administering the gospel and the things of the kingdom unto the church, and unto the world, shall answer the debt unto the bishop in Zion;

D&C 76:88
And also the telestial receive it of the administering of angels who are appointed to minister for them, or who are appointed to be ministering spirits for them; for they shall be heirs of salvation.

D&C 84:19
And this greater priesthood administereth the gospel and holdeth the key of the mysteries of the kingdom, even the key of the knowledge of God.

D&C 88:140
And again, the ordinance of washing feet is to be administered by the president, or presiding elder of the church.

D&C 107:10
High priests after the order of the Melchizedek Priesthood have a right to officiate in their own standing, under the direction of the presidency, in administering spiritual things, and also in the office of an elder, priest (of the Levitical order), teacher, deacon, and member.

D&C 107:14
Why it is called the lesser priesthood is because it is an appendage to the greater, or the Melchizedek Priesthood, and has power in administering outward ordinances.

D&C 107:38
It is the duty of the traveling high council to call upon the Seventy, when they need assistance, to fill the several calls for preaching and administering the gospel, instead of any others.

D&C 107:55
And the Lord administered comfort unto Adam, and said unto him: I have set thee to be at the head; a multitude of nations shall come of thee, and thou art a prince over them forever.

D&C 107:67
From the same comes the administering of ordinances and blessings upon the church, by the laying on of the hands.

D&C 107:68
Wherefore, the office of a bishop is not equal unto it; for the office of a bishop is in administering all temporal things;

D&C 109:4
And now we ask thee, Holy Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of thy bosom, in whose name alone salvation can be administered to the children of men, we ask thee, O Lord, to accept of this house, the workmanship of the hands of us, thy servants, which thou didst command us to build.

D&C 132:65
Therefore, it shall be lawful in me, if she receive not this law, for him to receive all things whatsoever I, the Lord his God, will give unto him, because she did not believe and administer unto him according to my word; and she then becomes the transgressor; and he is exempt from the law of Sarah, who administered unto Abraham according to the law when I commanded Abraham to take Hagar to wife.

D&C 134:1
We believe that governments were instituted of God for the benefit of man; and that he holds men accountable for their acts in relation to them, both in making laws and administering them, for the good and safety of society.