Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'choose' occurs 85 times in the standard works.

19 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'choose' in the standard works and contain 22.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 2:27-29 (4 in 3 verses)

Deut. 14:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 21:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 16:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 16:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 58 5 63
NT 1 0 1
BM 17 0 17
DC 6 0 6
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 85 5 90

D&C 37:4
Behold, here is wisdom, and let every man choose for himself until I come. Even so. Amen.

D&C 107:72
And also to be a judge in Israel, to do the business of the church, to sit in judgment upon transgressors upon testimony as it shall be laid before him according to the laws, by the assistance of his counselors, whom he has chosen or will choose among the elders of the church.

D&C 107:95
And these seven presidents are to choose other seventy besides the first seventy to whom they belong, and are to preside over them;

D&C 124:135
And they may travel also if they choose, but rather be ordained for standing presidents; this is the office of their calling, saith the Lord your God.

D&C 127:2
And as for the perils which I am called to pass through, they seem but a small thing to me, as the envy and wrath of man have been my common lot all the days of my life; and for what cause it seems mysterious, unless I was ordained from before the foundation of the world for some good end, or bad, as you may choose to call it. Judge ye for yourselves. God knoweth all these things, whether it be good or bad. But nevertheless, deep water is what I am wont to swim in. It all has become a second nature to me; and I feel, like Paul, to glory in tribulation; for to this day has the God of my fathers delivered me out of them all, and will deliver me from henceforth; for behold, and lo, I shall triumph over all my enemies, for the Lord God hath spoken it.

D&C 136:7
Let each company, with their captains and presidents, decide how many can go next spring; then choose out a sufficient number of able-bodied and expert men, to take teams, seeds, and farming utensils, to go as pioneers to prepare for putting in spring crops.