Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'expedient' occurs 113 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 'expedient' in the standard works and contain 25.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 34:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 9:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 23:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 47:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 73:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 96:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 7 0 7
BM 62 0 62
1 Ne. 2 0 2
2 Ne. 8 0 8
Jarom 1 0 1
Mosiah 14 0 14
Alma 26 0 26
Hel. 2 0 2
3 Ne. 7 0 7
Moro. 2 0 2
DC 44 0 44
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 113 0 113

Hel. 11:28
And it came to pass that it was expedient that there should be a stop put to this work of destruction; therefore they sent an army of strong men into the wilderness and upon the mountains to search out this band of robbers, and to destroy them.

Hel. 14:15
For behold, he surely must die that salvation may come; yea, it behooveth him and becometh expedient that he dieth, to bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, that thereby men may be brought into the presence of the Lord.