Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'having' occurs 474 times in the standard works.

174 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'having' in the standard works and contain 36.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 54 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 9:19-22 (13 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 15:8-9 (5 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:1-4 (5 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 17:20-18:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 15:16-16:1 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 1:10 (4 in 1 verse)

Jacob 1:10 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:35 (4 in 1 verse)

Alma 47:36-48:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 8:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 9:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:29 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 7:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Eph. 6:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 25:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 27:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 6:7-7:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 17:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:66-68 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 10:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 41:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 15:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 11:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 6:2 (2 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 20:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 23:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:49 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:45 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:56 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:74 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 22:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 10:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 11:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 15:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 17:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 35:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 77:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 38 0 38
NT 155 0 155
BM 226 0 226
DC 36 0 36
PGP 19 0 19
TOTAL 474 0 474

D&C 1:29
And after having received the record of the Nephites, yea, even my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., might have power to translate through the mercy of God, by the power of God, the Book of Mormon.

D&C 12:8
And no one can assist in this work except he shall be humble and full of love, having faith, hope, and charity, being temperate in all things, whatsoever shall be entrusted to his care.

D&C 19:2
I, having accomplished and finished the will of him whose I am, even the Father, concerning me-- having done this that I might subdue all things unto myself--

D&C 20:13
Therefore, having so great witnesses, by them shall the world be judged, even as many as shall hereafter come to a knowledge of this work.

D&C 20:37
And again, by way of commandment to the church concerning the manner of baptism-- All those who humble themselves before God, and desire to be baptized, and come forth with broken hearts and contrite spirits, and witness before the church that they have truly repented of all their sins, and are willing to take upon them the name of Jesus Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end, and truly manifest by their works that they have received of the Spirit of Christ unto the remission of their sins, shall be received by baptism into his church.

D&C 20:70
Every member of the church of Christ having children is to bring them unto the elders before the church, who are to lay their hands upon them in the name of Jesus Christ, and bless them in his name.

D&C 20:73
The person who is called of God and has authority from Jesus Christ to baptize, shall go down into the water with the person who has presented himself or herself for baptism, and shall say, calling him or her by name: Having been commissioned of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

D&C 27:15
Wherefore, lift up your hearts and rejoice, and gird up your loins, and take upon you my whole armor, that ye may be able to withstand the evil day, having done all, that ye may be able to stand.

D&C 27:16
Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, having on the breastplate of righteousness, and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace, which I have sent mine angels to commit unto you;

D&C 29:49
And, again, I say unto you, that whoso having knowledge, have I not commanded to repent?

D&C 33:4
And my vineyard has become corrupted every whit; and there is none which doeth good save it be a few; and they err in many instances because of priestcrafts, all having corrupt minds.

D&C 33:15
And whoso having faith you shall confirm in my church, by the laying on of the hands, and I will bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost upon them.

D&C 33:17
Wherefore, be faithful, praying always, having your lamps trimmed and burning, and oil with you, that you may be ready at the coming of the Bridegroom--

D&C 38:26
For what man among you having twelve sons, and is no respecter of them, and they serve him obediently, and he saith unto the one: Be thou clothed in robes and sit thou here; and to the other: Be thou clothed in rags and sit thou there-- and looketh upon his sons and saith I am just?

D&C 42:74
Behold, verily I say unto you, that whatever persons among you, having put away their companions for the cause of fornication, or in other words, if they shall testify before you in all lowliness of heart that this is the case, ye shall not cast them out from among you;

D&C 63:62
For behold, verily I say, that many there be who are under this condemnation, who use the name of the Lord, and use it in vain, having not authority.

D&C 64:13
And this ye shall do that God may be glorified-- not because ye forgive not, having not compassion, but that ye may be justified in the eyes of the law, that ye may not offend him who is your lawgiver--

D&C 76:35
Having denied the Holy Spirit after having received it, and having denied the Only Begotten Son of the Father, having crucified him unto themselves and put him to an open shame.

D&C 76:94
They who dwell in his presence are the church of the Firstborn; and they see as they are seen, and know as they are known, having received of his fulness and of his grace;

D&C 77:8
Q. What are we to understand by the four angels, spoken of in the 7th chapter and 1st verse of Revelation?

A. We are to understand that they are four angels sent forth from God, to whom is given power over the four parts of the earth, to save life and to destroy; these are they who have the everlasting gospel to commit to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people; having power to shut up the heavens, to seal up unto life, or to cast down to the regions of darkness.

D&C 77:9
Q. What are we to understand by the angel ascending from the east, Revelation 7th chapter and 2nd verse?

A. We are to understand that the angel ascending from the east is he to whom is given the seal of the living God over the twelve tribes of Israel; wherefore, he crieth unto the four angels having the everlasting gospel, saying: Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And, if you will receive it, this is Elias which was to come to gather together the tribes of Israel and restore all things.

D&C 88:51
Behold, I will liken these kingdoms unto a man having a field, and he sent forth his servants into the field to dig in the field.

D&C 93:38
Every spirit of man was innocent in the beginning; and God having redeemed man from the fall, men became again, in their infant state, innocent before God.

D&C 102:22
But in case no additional light is given, the first decision shall stand, the majority of the council having power to determine the same.

D&C 107:71
Nevertheless, a high priest, that is, after the order of Melchizedek, may be set apart unto the ministering of temporal things, having a knowledge of them by the Spirit of truth;

D&C 107:92
Behold, here is wisdom; yea, to be a seer, a revelator, a translator, and a prophet, having all the gifts of God which he bestows upon the head of the church.

D&C 129:1
There are two kinds of beings in heaven, namely: Angels, who are resurrected personages, having bodies of flesh and bones--

D&C 132:1
Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you my servant Joseph, that inasmuch as you have inquired of my hand to know and understand wherein I, the Lord, justified my servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as also Moses, David and Solomon, my servants, as touching the principle and doctrine of their having many wives and concubines--

D&C 133:18
When the Lamb shall stand upon Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand, having his Father's name written on their foreheads.

D&C 133:36
And now, verily saith the Lord, that these things might be known among you, O inhabitants of the earth, I have sent forth mine angel flying through the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel, who hath appeared unto some and hath committed it unto man, who shall appear unto many that dwell on the earth.

D&C 138:32
Thus was the gospel preached to those who had died in their sins, without a knowledge of the truth, or in transgression, having rejected the prophets.