{"id":1881,"date":"2005-01-20T12:32:27","date_gmt":"2005-01-20T17:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2005-01-20T14:44:59","modified_gmt":"2005-01-20T19:44:59","slug":"the-rapidly-changing-role-of-the-book-of-mormon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2005\/01\/the-rapidly-changing-role-of-the-book-of-mormon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rapid-Changed Role of the Book of Mormon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When looking through lists of scriptures most of cited in General Conference over the past 60 years, nothing is more remarkable than the rapid change in frequency of references to the Book of Mormon.   The move toward the Book of Mormon could hardly be more pronounced.   In just a few years, the Book of Mormon went from nowhere to everywhere.  When President Benson spoke, General Conference speakers listened. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>From 1942 &#8211; 1961, no Book of Mormon passage (zero-zip-nada!) was in the Top 25 verses most cited in General Conference, and only three (3!) verses were among the Top 100.   Since 1985, the Book of Mormon now accounts for 14 (fourteen!) of the Top 25, and 32 of the Top 100.  <\/p>\n<p>The shift occurred, not surprisingly, around 1986, President Benson&#8217;s first full year as prophet.  For the 10 years before 1986, the Book of Mormon had only three (3) verses in the Top 25 and eight (8) in the Top 100.  In the 10 subsequent years, the Book of Mormon occupied over half of the Top 25 (13 slots) and 34 of the Top 100.  <\/p>\n<table cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 border=1 align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<table BORDER=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>\t <\/td>\n<td><b>1942-1961<\/b>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>1975-1984<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>1986-1995<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>1985-2004<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<tr>\n<td>\t1<\/td>\n<td>JS-H 1:17<\/td>\n<td>Moses 1:39<\/td>\n<td>Moses 1:39<\/td>\n<td>Moses 1:39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t2\t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 22:39<\/td>\n<td>JS-H 1:17  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>Mosiah 18:9  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Mosiah 18:9<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t3\t<\/td>\n<td>Moses 1:39<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 22:39<\/td>\n<td><b>2 Ne. 31:20<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>2 Ne. 31:20<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t4\t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 22:37  \t<\/td>\n<td>D&#038;C 38:30  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>2 Ne. 2:25  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Mosiah 3:19  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t5\t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 6:33  \t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 25:40  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>Moro. 10:32  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Moro. 10:32  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t6\t<\/td>\n<td>Rom. 1:16  \t<\/td>\n<td>D&#038;C 68:28  \t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 25:40  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>2 Ne. 2:25  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t7\t<\/td>\n<td>Ex. 20:8  \t<\/td>\n<td>Amos 3:7  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>Mosiah 3:19  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Matt. 22:37  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t8\t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 22:38 <\/td>\n<td>John 17:3<\/td>\n<td><b>Moro. 7:47  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Matt. 25:40  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t9\t<\/td>\n<td>John 17:3  <\/td>\n<td>A of F 1:13  <\/td>\n<td>JS-H 1:17  <\/td>\n<td>JS-H 1:17  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t10\t<\/td>\n<td>Rev. 14:6  <\/td>\n<td>Dan. 2:44  <\/td>\n<td>Matt. 22:37  <\/td>\n<td>D&#038;C 20:77  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t11\t<\/td>\n<td>D&#038;C 101:80  <\/td>\n<td>Matt. 22:37  <\/td>\n<td><b>3 Ne. 27:27  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Moro. 7:47  <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t12<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 24:14  <\/td>\n<td>Matt. 16:15  <\/td>\n<td>Matt. 22:39  <\/td>\n<td><b>2 Ne. 2:27  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t13\t<\/td>\n<td>Acts 4:12  <\/td>\n<td>Matt. 16:16  <\/td>\n<td>John 17:3  \t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 22:39  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t14\t<\/td>\n<td>D&#038;C 68:25  <\/td>\n<td>Matt. 11:28  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>2 Ne. 2:27  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Alma 7:12  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t15\t<\/td>\n<td>JS-H 1:19  <\/td>\n<td>Acts 4:12  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>Alma 32:27  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Alma 7:11  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t16\t<\/td>\n<td>Dan. 2:44  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>1 Ne. 3:7  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>John 13:34  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>Moro. 10:5  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t17\t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 5:16  \t<\/td>\n<td>Mal. 3:10  \t<\/td>\n<td>D&#038;C 121:41  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>3 Ne. 27:27  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t18\t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 16:16  \t<\/td>\n<td>Acts 3:21  \t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 11:28  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>Moro. 6:4  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t19\t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 28:20  <\/td>\n<td><b>Moro. 10:4  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Jacob 4:13  \t<\/td>\n<td>D&#038;C 19:18  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t20\t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 28:19  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>Moro. 7:47  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Alma 7:12  \t<\/td>\n<td>Abr. 3:25  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t21\t<\/td>\n<td>D&#038;C 93:36  \t<\/td>\n<td>D&#038;C 59:9  \t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 11:29  \t<\/td>\n<td>A of F 1:13  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t22\t<\/td>\n<td>A of F 1:13  <\/td>\n<td>D&#038;C 84:33  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>Alma 41:10  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>John 17:3  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t23<\/td>\n<td>Mark 16:15<\/td>\n<td>D&#038;C 19:18  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>3 Ne. 11:11  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Alma 42:8  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t24\t<\/td>\n<td>John 3:5  \t<\/td>\n<td>Abr. 3:25  \t<\/td>\n<td>D&#038;C 1:38  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>Moro. 10:4  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t25\t<\/td>\n<td>John 7:17  \t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 28:20  \t<\/td>\n<td>D&#038;C 20:77  \t<\/td>\n<td>Matt. 11:28  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t26\t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a02 Ne. 2:25  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0John 11:25  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a01 Ne. 3:7  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 11:29  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t27\t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a0Moro. 10:4  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0James 1:5  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a0Alma 7:11  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a01 Tim. 4:12  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t28\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Gen. 1:27  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 59:6  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 19:18  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a01 Ne. 3:7  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t29\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Ex. 20:12  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 84:38  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 68:25  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a0Alma 32:27  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t30\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Eph. 4:12  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 84:39  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Moses 4:2  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 14:7  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t31\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Ether 2:12  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 89:19  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0A of F 1:13  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 121:45  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t32\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 16:17  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 68:25  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0John 14:15  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0John 14:27  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t33\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0John 14:6  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 16:13  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a0Mosiah 18:8  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a0Alma 41:10  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t34\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0John 3:3  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 16:17  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 76:24  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 84:38  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t35\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 5:48  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 25:21  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 89:19  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 121:41  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t36\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Mark 16:16  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a03 Ne. 11:7  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 121:45  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 68:25  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t37\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Ex. 20:9  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a03 Ne. 27:27  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 18:10  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a0Alma 5:14  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t38\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 3:17  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 1:16  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 22:38  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 18:10  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t39\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Eph. 4:11  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 58:27  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0John 3:16  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 1:38  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t40\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 4:4  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 5:48  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0John 14:27  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0John 13:34  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t41\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Eph. 4:13  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 6:33  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a01 Pet. 2:9  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a03 Ne. 11:11  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t42\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 84:38  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 3:17  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a0Alma 5:14  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 89:19  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t43\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 68:28  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0John 21:16  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a0Alma 32:28  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a02 Ne. 25:26  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t44\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Ex. 20:14  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0John 13:34  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 89:21  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a0Moro. 7:16  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t45\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 7:12  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130:21  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 78:14  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Philip. 4:7  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a01 Pet. 2:9  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t51\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Gen. 1:28  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 84:34  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a0Mosiah 2:17  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a0Alma 32:28  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t52\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 6:10  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 89:18  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a03 Ne. 12:48  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 68:28  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t53\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Luke 23:34  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Dan. 2:45  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a03 Ne. 11:10  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Josh. 24:15  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t54\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 89:19  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 28:19  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a0Moro. 10:4  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 28:19  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t55\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 130:20  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 16:14  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 93:40  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0John 3:16  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t56\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0JS-H 1:18  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Luke 6:46  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 64:10  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a01 Cor. 15:22  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t57\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Gen. 3:19  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Luke 23:34  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0D&#038;C 58:27  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Philip. 4:7  \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t58\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Ex. 20:10  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0John 3:16  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Ex. 20:12  \t<\/td>\n<td><b>\t\u00c2\u00a0Mosiah 18:8  \t<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t59\t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Isa. 29:14  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0John 8:32  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Matt. 22:36  \t<\/td>\n<td>\t\u00c2\u00a0Hel. 5:12  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The move toward the Book of Mormon could hardly be more pronounced. In just a few years, the Book of Mormon went from nowhere to everywhere. 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