Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'mourn' occurs 78 times in the standard works.

12 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'mourn' in the standard works and contain 15.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 24:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 61:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 39 82 121
NT 6 8 14
BM 25 26 51
DC 5 3 8
PGP 3 3 6
TOTAL 78 122 200

D&C 95:7
And for this cause I gave unto you a commandment that you should call your solemn assembly, that your fastings and your mourning might come up into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, which is by interpretation, the creator of the first day, the beginning and the end.

D&C 101:14
And all they who have mourned shall be comforted.

D&C 112:24
Behold, vengeance cometh speedily upon the inhabitants of the earth, a day of wrath, a day of burning, a day of desolation, of weeping, of mourning, and of lamentation; and as a whirlwind it shall come upon all the face of the earth, saith the Lord.