How to Link to Highlighted LDS Scriptures

Did you know that you can link to a specific highlighted scripture with the Church's online LDS scriptures? This is great if you're writing an email or posting a scripture online (such as in a forum or blog) and you'd like to link to the exact highlighted LDS scripture online.

How to Link to Highlighted LDS Scriptures
If you already know which scripture you want to link to then do the following:

• Go to http://lds.org/scriptures/
• Type the exact scripture into the search field
• Use a colon to separate chapter and verse
• Press the enter key or click the magnifying glass to begin search
• The exact page opens up and you can copy/paste the URL
• Example: 2 Nephi 2 sends you to Second Nephi chapter two
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:5 sends you to Second Nephi chapter two verse 5 with verse five highlighted
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:5-7 sends you to Second Nephi chapter two verse 5 with verses five through seven highlighted

Scripture Search
If you're not sure which verse(s) you want to specifically link to you can browse to or search for the scripture you want. Once you find the scripture you are looking for you can edit the URL so that the link jumps to the right verse and highlights specific verses. Here's how:

Edit URL to Highlight LDS Scriptures:
In this example we'll start by browsing to a specific book of scripture, chapter, and then verse.

• Go to http://lds.org/scriptures/
• Click on Book of Mormon
• Click on 2 Nephi
• Click on Chapter 2

Let's examine the URL (link) for the above example which is:
http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?lang=eng
In the URL after http://lds.org/scriptures/ comes the main scripture/book of scripture/chapter. In this example bofm stands for Book of Mormon, 2-ne is 2nd Nephi, and the last 2 is chapter two.

Note: The ?lang=eng section of the URL is for the language, which in this example is English. You can ignore this and even delete it, but the website will just replace it if you do.

Create an Anchor
First we will learn how to get the link to jump down to a specific verse when the page is loaded/opened by adding an anchor to the URL.
• Add the # symbol (the anchor) and the previous verse number to the very end of the URL
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:5 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?lang=eng#4
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:14 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?lang=eng#13
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:25 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?lang=eng#24

Highlight Single Verse
• After the chapter number add a period followed by the verse number
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:5 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.5?lang=eng#4
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:14 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.14?lang=eng#13
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:25 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.25?lang=eng#24

Highlight Series of Verses
• After the chapter number add a period followed by the verse number
• Add a hyphen and the last number of the verse in the series
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:5-7 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.5-7?lang=eng#4
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:14-16 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.14-16?lang=eng#13
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:25-30 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.25-30?lang=eng#24

Highlight Verses Not in a Series
• After the chapter number add a period followed by the verse number
• Add a comma after each verse followed by the next verse number
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:5,7,10 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.5,7,10?lang=eng#4
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:14,16,18 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.14,16,18?lang=eng#13
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:25,27,30 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.25,27,30?lang=eng#24

Highlight Verses, Both Series and Non Series
• To make a combination of a series of verses and individual verses in one link you do both of the above together, in whichever order the verses are to be highlighted.
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:5-7,10 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.5-7,10?lang=eng#4
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:5,7-10 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.5,7-10?lang=eng#4
• Example: 2 Nephi 2:14,25-30 = http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.14,25-30?lang=eng#13

Now you can link to specific, highlighted LDS Scriptures! For additional resources see the LDS Scriptures category.