Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'seeking' occurs 32 times in the standard works.

4 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'seeking' in the standard works and contain 12.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 60:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

 60:17 But behold, now the Lamanites are coming upon us, taking possession of our lands, and they are murdering our people with the sword, yea, our women and our children, and also carrying them away captive, causing them that they should suffer all manner of afflictions, and this because of the great wickedness of those who are seeking for power and authority, yea, even those king-men.

 60:18 But why should I say much concerning this matter? For we know not but what ye yourselves are seeking for authority. We know not but what ye are also traitors to your country.




D&C 46:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 2 0 2
NT 12 0 12
BM 10 0 10
Enos 1 0 1
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 4 0 4
Hel. 1 0 1
Moro. 2 0 2
DC 6 0 6
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 32 0 32

Alma 36:6
For I went about with the sons of Mosiah, seeking to destroy the church of God; but behold, God sent his holy angel to stop us by the way.

Alma 46:4
And Amalickiah was desirous to be a king; and those people who were wroth were also desirous that he should be their king; and they were the greater part of them the lower judges of the land, and they were seeking for power.

Alma 60:17
But behold, now the Lamanites are coming upon us, taking possession of our lands, and they are murdering our people with the sword, yea, our women and our children, and also carrying them away captive, causing them that they should suffer all manner of afflictions, and this because of the great wickedness of those who are seeking for power and authority, yea, even those king-men.

Alma 60:18
But why should I say much concerning this matter? For we know not but what ye yourselves are seeking for authority. We know not but what ye are also traitors to your country.