Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'country' occurs 223 times in the standard works.

41 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'country' in the standard works and contain 18.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 18 minutes to read the entire list.

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Zech. 6:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

Heb. 11:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Ruth 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 4:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 8:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 12:20 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 4:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 131 0 131
NT 48 2 50
BM 38 0 38
DC 3 0 3
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 223 2 225

D&C 20:1
The rise of the Church of Christ in these last days, being one thousand eight hundred and thirty years since the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the flesh, it being regularly organized and established agreeable to the laws of our country, by the will and commandments of God, in the fourth month, and on the sixth day of the month which is called April--

D&C 58:52
For, behold, verily I say unto you, the Lord willeth that the disciples and the children of men should open their hearts, even to purchase this whole region of country, as soon as time will permit.

D&C 75:17
And again, I say unto my servant Major N. Ashley, and my servant Burr Riggs, let them take their journey also into the south country.