Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'messenger' occurs 57 times in the standard works.

31 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'messenger' in the standard works and contain 54.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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JS-H 1:44-50 (7 in 7 verses)

JS-H 1:59-60 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:48-50 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:50-52 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:52-54 (3 in 3 verses)

Mal. 3:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 24:1 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:72 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 11:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 29 75 104
NT 5 4 9
BM 2 3 5
DC 3 4 7
PGP 18 0 18
TOTAL 57 86 143

D&C 45:9
And even so I have sent mine everlasting covenant into the world, to be a light to the world, and to be a standard for my people, and for the Gentiles to seek to it, and to be a messenger before my face to prepare the way before me.

D&C 93:8
Therefore, in the beginning the Word was, for he was the Word, even the messenger of salvation--

D&C 124:26
And send ye swift messengers, yea, chosen messengers, and say unto them: Come ye, with all your gold, and your silver, and your precious stones, and with all your antiquities; and with all who have knowledge of antiquities, that will come, may come, and bring the box tree, and the fir tree, and the pine tree, together with all the precious trees of the earth;

D&C 129:4
When a messenger comes saying he has a message from God, offer him your hand and request him to shake hands with you.

D&C 138:30
But behold, from among the righteous, he organized his forces and appointed messengers, clothed with power and authority, and commissioned them to go forth and carry the light of the gospel to them that were in darkness, even to all the spirits of men; and thus was the gospel preached to the dead.

D&C 138:31
And the chosen messengers went forth to declare the acceptable day of the Lord and proclaim liberty to the captives who were bound, even unto all who would repent of their sins and receive the gospel.