Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'foundation' occurs 127 times in the standard works.

26 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'foundation' in the standard works and contain 20.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 5:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezra 3:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 3:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 4:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 28:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 6:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 31 28 59
NT 23 4 27
BM 37 5 42
DC 30 3 33
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 127 40 167

D&C 78:15
That you may come up unto the crown prepared for you, and be made rulers over many kingdoms, saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Zion, who hath established the foundations of Adam-ondi-Ahman;

D&C 130:20
There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated--

D&C 138:53
The Prophet Joseph Smith, and my father, Hyrum Smith, Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and other choice spirits who were reserved to come forth in the fulness of times to take part in laying the foundations of the great latter-day work,