Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'members' occurs 47 times in the standard works.

29 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'members' in the standard works and contain 61.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 12:22-27 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Cor. 6:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Rom. 12:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:82-84 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 6:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 7:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 12:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)


D&C 20:68-69 (2 in 2 verses)

 20:68 The duty of the members after they are received by baptism-- The elders or priests are to have a sufficient time to expound all things concerning the church of Christ to their understanding, previous to their partaking of the sacrament and being confirmed by the laying on of the hands of the elders, so that all things may be done in order.

 20:69 And the members shall manifest before the church, and also before the elders, by a godly walk and conversation, that they are worthy of it, that there may be works and faith agreeable to the holy scriptures-- walking in holiness before the Lord.




D&C 134:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 2 0 2
NT 30 0 30
BM 0 0 0
DC 15 0 15
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 47 0 47

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 20:55
And see that the church meet together often, and also see that all the members do their duty.

D&C 20:68
The duty of the members after they are received by baptism-- The elders or priests are to have a sufficient time to expound all things concerning the church of Christ to their understanding, previous to their partaking of the sacrament and being confirmed by the laying on of the hands of the elders, so that all things may be done in order.

D&C 20:69
And the members shall manifest before the church, and also before the elders, by a godly walk and conversation, that they are worthy of it, that there may be works and faith agreeable to the holy scriptures-- walking in holiness before the Lord.

D&C 20:82
With a list of the names of the several members uniting themselves with the church since the last conference; or send by the hand of some priest; so that a regular list of all the names of the whole church may be kept in a book by one of the elders, whomsoever the other elders shall appoint from time to time;

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

D&C 42:89
And if he or she confess not thou shalt deliver him or her up unto the church, not to the members, but to the elders. And it shall be done in a meeting, and that not before the world.

D&C 57:16
And unto the residue of both elders and members further directions shall be given hereafter. Even so. Amen.

D&C 72:24
A few words in addition to the laws of the kingdom, respecting the members of the church-- they that are appointed by the Holy Spirit to go up unto Zion, and they who are privileged to go up unto Zion--

D&C 85:11
And they who are of the High Priesthood, whose names are not found written in the book of the law, or that are found to have apostatized, or to have been cut off from the church, as well as the lesser priesthood, or the members, in that day shall not find an inheritance among the saints of the Most High;

D&C 102:5
The number composing the council, who voted in the name and for the church in appointing the above-named councilors were forty-three, as follows: nine high priests, seventeen elders, four priests, and thirteen members.

D&C 134:9
We do not believe it just to mingle religious influence with civil government, whereby one religious society is fostered and another proscribed in its spiritual privileges, and the individual rights of its members, as citizens, denied.

D&C 134:10
We believe that all religious societies have a right to deal with their members for disorderly conduct, according to the rules and regulations of such societies; provided that such dealings be for fellowship and good standing; but we do not believe that any religious society has authority to try men on the right of property or life, to take from them this world's goods, or to put them in jeopardy of either life or limb, or to inflict any physical punishment upon them. They can only excommunicate them from their society, and withdraw from them their fellowship.