Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'teach' occurs 219 times in the standard works.

55 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'teach' in the standard works and contain 25.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 23 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 37:29-34 (6 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 16:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 24:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 25:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 25:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 26:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:77-78 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 74 20 94
NT 34 49 83
BM 77 54 131
DC 31 36 67
PGP 3 3 6
TOTAL 219 162 381

D&C 18:32
And, behold, you are they who are ordained of me to ordain priests and teachers; to declare my gospel, according to the power of the Holy Ghost which is in you, and according to the callings and gifts of God unto men;

D&C 20:38
The duty of the elders, priests, teachers, deacons, and members of the church of Christ-- An apostle is an elder, and it is his calling to baptize;

D&C 20:39
And to ordain other elders, priests, teachers, and deacons;

D&C 20:48
And he may also ordain other priests, teachers, and deacons.

D&C 20:53
The teacher's duty is to watch over the church always, and be with and strengthen them;

D&C 20:58
But neither teachers nor deacons have authority to baptize, administer the sacrament, or lay on hands;

D&C 20:60
Every elder, priest, teacher, or deacon is to be ordained according to the gifts and callings of God unto him; and he is to be ordained by the power of the Holy Ghost, which is in the one who ordains him.

D&C 20:64
Each priest, teacher, or deacon, who is ordained by a priest, may take a certificate from him at the time, which certificate, when presented to an elder, shall entitle him to a license, which shall authorize him to perform the duties of his calling, or he may receive it from a conference.

D&C 20:81
It shall be the duty of the several churches, composing the church of Christ, to send one or more of their teachers to attend the several conferences held by the elders of the church,

D&C 20:84
All members removing from the church where they reside, if going to a church where they are not known, may take a letter certifying that they are regular members and in good standing, which certificate may be signed by any elder or priest if the member receiving the letter is personally acquainted with the elder or priest, or it may be signed by the teachers or deacons of the church.

D&C 28:8
And now, behold, I say unto you that you shall go unto the Lamanites and preach my gospel unto them; and inasmuch as they receive thy teachings thou shalt cause my church to be established among them; and thou shalt have revelations, but write them not by way of commandment.

D&C 38:40
And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a commandment, that every man, both elder, priest, teacher, and also member, go to with his might, with the labor of his hands, to prepare and accomplish the things which I have commanded.

D&C 39:6
And this is my gospel-- repentance and baptism by water, and then cometh the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which showeth all things, and teacheth the peaceable things of the kingdom.

D&C 42:12
And again, the elders, priests and teachers of this church shall teach the principles of my gospel, which are in the Bible and the Book of Mormon, in the which is the fulness of the gospel.

D&C 42:13
And they shall observe the covenants and church articles to do them, and these shall be their teachings, as they shall be directed by the Spirit.

D&C 42:15
And all this ye shall observe to do as I have commanded concerning your teaching, until the fulness of my scriptures is given.

D&C 42:70
The priests and teachers shall have their stewardships, even as the members.

D&C 43:5
And this shall be a law unto you, that ye receive not the teachings of any that shall come before you as revelations or commandments;

D&C 84:30
And again, the offices of teacher and deacon are necessary appendages belonging to the lesser priesthood, which priesthood was confirmed upon Aaron and his sons.

D&C 84:48
And the Father teacheth him of the covenant which he has renewed and confirmed upon you, which is confirmed upon you for your sakes, and not for your sakes only, but for the sake of the whole world.

D&C 84:111
And behold, the high priests should travel, and also the elders, and also the lesser priests; but the deacons and teachers should be appointed to watch over the church, to be standing ministers unto the church.

D&C 88:122
Appoint among yourselves a teacher, and let not all be spokesmen at once; but let one speak at a time and let all listen unto his sayings, that when all have spoken that all may be edified of all, and that every man may have an equal privilege.

D&C 88:128
And this shall be the order of the house of the presidency of the school: He that is appointed to be president, or teacher, shall be found standing in his place, in the house which shall be prepared for him.

D&C 88:132
And when any shall come in after him, let the teacher arise, and, with uplifted hands to heaven, yea, even directly, salute his brother or brethren with these words:

D&C 88:135
And he that cometh in and is faithful before me, and is a brother, or if they be brethren, they shall salute the president or teacher with uplifted hands to heaven, with this same prayer and covenant, or by saying Amen, in token of the same.

D&C 101:70
Which saith, or teacheth, to purchase all the lands with money, which can be purchased for money, in the region round about the land which I have appointed to be the land of Zion, for the beginning of the gathering of my saints;

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 107:62
And also teachers to preside over those who are of the office of a teacher, in like manner, and also the deacons--

D&C 107:63
Wherefore, from deacon to teacher, and from teacher to priest, and from priest to elder, severally as they are appointed, according to the covenants and commandments of the church.

D&C 107:86
And also the duty of the president over the office of the teachers is to preside over twenty-four of the teachers, and to sit in council with them, teaching them the duties of their office, as given in the covenants.

D&C 124:142
And again, I say unto you, Samuel Rolfe and his counselors for priests, and the president of the teachers and his counselors, and also the president of the deacons and his counselors, and also the president of the stake and his counselors.

D&C 132:64
And again, verily, verily, I say unto you, if any man have a wife, who holds the keys of this power, and he teaches unto her the law of my priesthood, as pertaining to these things, then shall she believe and administer unto him, or she shall be destroyed, saith the Lord your God; for I will destroy her; for I will magnify my name upon all those who receive and abide in my law.