5 Of The Least Used Scriptures


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Everyone has favorites. Favorite flavors of ice cream, favorite athletes, favorite movies, the list goes on. Although personal preferences dominate nearly all aspects of our lives, one area that we, as members of the Church, simply won't tolerate is the churchy one. There seems to be a certain value threshold that dictates whether it is proper to declare something a favorite. Kids, bishops, apostles, etc. The only exceptions when it comes to having a favorite churchy thing are hymns and scriptures. We can have favorite scriptures: we put them on our missionary plaques and paint them on the walls of our homes. If we have favorite scriptures it is logical to assume that we also have least-favorite scriptures. For our purposes, we looked at the frequency that scriptures were referenced by general authorities, not counting verses that have never been referenced. This doesn't let us know the exact verses that may be held in (mild) derision by members but rather paints a cultural picture as to where we (don't) place...

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