Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'heaven' occurs 864 times in the standard works.

289 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'heaven' in the standard works and contain 33.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 123 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 128:7-20 (15 in 14 verses)

JS-M 1:33-37 (6 in 5 verses)

Dan. 4:20-25 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Matt. 5:16-20 (5 in 5 verses)

Acts 1:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 24:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

John 6:31-33 (4 in 3 verses)

Rev. 21:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Rev. 11:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 88:92-95 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 127:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Moses 7:25-28 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 4:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Neh. 9:6 (3 in 1 verse)

John 3:13 (3 in 1 verse)

Matt. 18:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:50-51 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:39-19:1 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 65:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 3:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 7:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 44:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 4:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 4:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 13:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 10:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 11:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 8:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 10:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 30:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 7:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 18:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 21:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 11:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 5:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 14:21 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 17:24 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:17 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 29:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:36 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:93 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 2:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 78:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 115:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 14:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 34:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 32:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:48-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 11:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 13:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 13:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 3:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 12:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 6:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 8:13-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 11:19-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 12:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:48-13:1 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:103-104 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 327 114 441
NT 256 42 298
BM 114 45 159
DC 117 52 169
PGP 50 28 78
TOTAL 864 281 1145

D&C 1:38
What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same.

D&C 14:9
Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, who created the heavens and the earth, a light which cannot be hid in darkness;

D&C 21:6
For by doing these things the gates of hell shall not prevail against you; yea, and the Lord God will disperse the powers of darkness from before you, and cause the heavens to shake for your good, and his name's glory.

D&C 35:24
Keep all the commandments and covenants by which ye are bound; and I will cause the heavens to shake for your good, and Satan shall tremble and Zion shall rejoice upon the hills and flourish;

D&C 43:18
For the day cometh that the Lord shall utter his voice out of heaven; the heavens shall shake and the earth shall tremble, and the trump of God shall sound both long and loud, and shall say to the sleeping nations: Ye saints arise and live; ye sinners stay and sleep until I shall call again.

D&C 45:1
Hearken, O ye people of my church, to whom the kingdom has been given; hearken ye and give ear to him who laid the foundation of the earth, who made the heavens and all the hosts thereof, and by whom all things were made which live, and move, and have a being.

D&C 45:22
Ye say that ye know that the end of the world cometh; ye say also that ye know that the heavens and the earth shall pass away;

D&C 45:40
And they shall see signs and wonders, for they shall be shown forth in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath.

D&C 45:48
And then shall the Lord set his foot upon this mount, and it shall cleave in twain, and the earth shall tremble, and reel to and fro, and the heavens also shall shake.

D&C 49:6
And they have done unto the Son of Man even as they listed; and he has taken his power on the right hand of his glory, and now reigneth in the heavens, and will reign till he descends on the earth to put all enemies under his feet, which time is nigh at hand--

D&C 49:23
Wherefore, be not deceived, but continue in steadfastness, looking forth for the heavens to be shaken, and the earth to tremble and to reel to and fro as a drunken man, and for the valleys to be exalted, and for the mountains to be made low, and for the rough places to become smooth-- and all this when the angel shall sound his trumpet.

D&C 52:19
Wherefore, by this pattern ye shall know the spirits in all cases under the whole heavens.

D&C 60:4
For I, the Lord, rule in the heavens above, and among the armies of the earth; and in the day when I shall make up my jewels, all men shall know what it is that bespeaketh the power of God.

D&C 67:2
Behold and lo, mine eyes are upon you, and the heavens and the earth are in mine hands, and the riches of eternity are mine to give.

D&C 76:1
Hear, O ye heavens, and give ear, O earth, and rejoice ye inhabitants thereof, for the Lord is God, and beside him there is no Savior.

D&C 76:14
Of whom we bear record; and the record which we bear is the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, who is the Son, whom we saw and with whom we conversed in the heavenly vision.

D&C 76:26
And was called Perdition, for the heavens wept over him-- he was Lucifer, a son of the morning.

D&C 76:40
And this is the gospel, the glad tidings, which the voice out of the heavens bore record unto us--

D&C 76:66
These are they who are come unto Mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly place, the holiest of all.

D&C 76:89
And thus we saw, in the heavenly vision, the glory of the telestial, which surpasses all understanding;

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 78:5
That you may be equal in the bonds of heavenly things, yea, and earthly things also, for the obtaining of heavenly things.

D&C 78:6
For if ye are not equal in earthly things ye cannot be equal in obtaining heavenly things;

D&C 84:42
And wo unto all those who come not unto this priesthood which ye have received, which I now confirm upon you who are present this day, by mine own voice out of the heavens; and even I have given the heavenly hosts and mine angels charge concerning you.

D&C 84:101
The earth hath travailed and brought forth her strength; And truth is established in her bowels; And the heavens have smiled upon her; And she is clothed with the glory of her God; For he stands in the midst of his people.

D&C 84:118
For, with you saith the Lord Almighty, I will rend their kingdoms; I will not only shake the earth, but the starry heavens shall tremble.

D&C 88:43
And their courses are fixed, even the courses of the heavens and the earth, which comprehend the earth and all the planets.

D&C 93:15
And I, John, bear record, and lo, the heavens were opened, and the Holy Ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove, and sat upon him, and there came a voice out of heaven saying: This is my beloved Son.

D&C 101:24
And every corruptible thing, both of man, or of the beasts of the field, or of the fowls of the heavens, or of the fish of the sea, that dwells upon all the face of the earth, shall be consumed;

D&C 104:14
I, the Lord, stretched out the heavens, and built the earth, my very handiwork; and all things therein are mine.

D&C 107:19
To have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, to have the heavens opened unto them, to commune with the general assembly and church of the Firstborn, and to enjoy the communion and presence of God the Father, and Jesus the mediator of the new covenant.

D&C 109:74
And be adorned as a bride for that day when thou shalt unveil the heavens, and cause the mountains to flow down at thy presence, and the valleys to be exalted, the rough places made smooth; that thy glory may fill the earth;

D&C 110:11
After this vision closed, the heavens were again opened unto us; and Moses appeared before us, and committed unto us the keys of the gathering of Israel from the four parts of the earth, and the leading of the ten tribes from the land of the north.

D&C 121:2
How long shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people and of thy servants, and thine ear be penetrated with their cries?

D&C 121:30
And also, if there be bounds set to the heavens or to the seas, or to the dry land, or to the sun, moon, or stars--

D&C 121:33
How long can rolling waters remain impure? What power shall stay the heavens? As well might man stretch forth his puny arm to stop the Missouri river in its decreed course, or to turn it up stream, as to hinder the Almighty from pouring down knowledge from heaven upon the heads of the Latter-day Saints.

D&C 121:37
That they may be conferred upon us, it is true; but when we undertake to cover our sins, or to gratify our pride, our vain ambition, or to exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness, behold, the heavens withdraw themselves; the Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and when it is withdrawn, Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man.

D&C 122:7
And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.

D&C 123:6
That we may not only publish to all the world, but present them to the heads of government in all their dark and hellish hue, as the last effort which is enjoined on us by our Heavenly Father, before we can fully and completely claim that promise which shall call him forth from his hiding place; and also that the whole nation may be left without excuse before he can send forth the power of his mighty arm.

D&C 128:13
Consequently, the baptismal font was instituted as a similitude of the grave, and was commanded to be in a place underneath where the living are wont to assemble, to show forth the living and the dead, and that all things may have their likeness, and that they may accord one with another-- that which is earthly conforming to that which is heavenly, as Paul hath declared, 1 Corinthians 15:46, 47, and 48:

D&C 128:14
Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as are the records on the earth in relation to your dead, which are truly made out, so also are the records in heaven. This, therefore, is the sealing and binding power, and, in one sense of the word, the keys of the kingdom, which consist in the key of knowledge.

D&C 131:1
In the celestial glory there are three heavens or degrees;

D&C 132:46
And verily, verily, I say unto you, that whatsoever you seal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever you bind on earth, in my name and by my word, saith the Lord, it shall be eternally bound in the heavens; and whosesoever sins you remit on earth shall be remitted eternally in the heavens; and whosesoever sins you retain on earth shall be retained in heaven.

D&C 133:40
Calling upon the name of the Lord day and night, saying: O that thou wouldst rend the heavens, that thou wouldst come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence.

D&C 133:69
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and make sackcloth their covering.

D&C 133:71
Behold, and lo, there are none to deliver you; for ye obeyed not my voice when I called to you out of the heavens; ye believed not my servants, and when they were sent unto you ye received them not.

D&C 136:37
Therefore, marvel not at these things, for ye are not yet pure; ye can not yet bear my glory; but ye shall behold it if ye are faithful in keeping all my words that I have given you, from the days of Adam to Abraham, from Abraham to Moses, from Moses to Jesus and his apostles, and from Jesus and his apostles to Joseph Smith, whom I did call upon by mine angels, my ministering servants, and by mine own voice out of the heavens, to bring forth my work;

D&C 137:1
The heavens were opened upon us, and I beheld the celestial kingdom of God, and the glory thereof, whether in the body or out I cannot tell.