December ___, 1999




WordCruncher Internet Technologies, Inc.
405 East 12450 South
Suite B
Draper, Utah  84020

         Re:      WordCruncher Internet Technologies, Inc.
                  Registration Statement on Form S-1
                  (REGISTRATION NO. 333-79357)

Gentlemen:

         We are acting as counsel to WordCruncher Internet Technologies, Inc., a
Nevada  corporation (the  "Company"),  in connection with the preparation of the
above-referenced   Registration   Statement  on  Form  S-1  (the   "Registration
Statement"),  filed by the Company with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission
(the  "Commission") on May 28, 1999. The Registration  Statement  relates to the
registration  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended  (the  "Act"),  of
2,689,447 common shares,  par value $0.001 per share,  previously  issued by the
Company.  Capitalized  terms used  herein  and not  otherwise  defined  have the
meanings given to them in the Registration Statement.

         This opinion is delivered in accordance  with the  requirements of Item
601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Act.

         In connection with this opinion, we have examined and are familiar with
originals or copies,  certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction,  of
(i) the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company;  (ii) the
By-laws of the Company as amended to date; (iii) certain resolutions and written
consents of the Board of Directors  of the Company  relating to the issuance and
registration of the Shares; (iv) the Registration Statement,  and (v) such other
documents  as we have  deemed  necessary  or  appropriate  as the  basis for the
opinions set forth below. In such  examination,  we have assumed the genuineness
of all signatures,  the legal capacity of natural  persons,  the authenticity of
all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents
of all  documents  submitted to us as certified  or  photostatic  copies and the
authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to any facts material
to this opinion  which we did not  independently  establish  or verify,  we have
relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives
of the Company and others.

         Members of our firm are admitted to the practice of law in the State of
Utah, and we express no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction.

         Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the
shares to be issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred  Convertible Stock
previously  issued by the Company,  and the shares to be issued upon exercise of
the warrants issued in connection with the Series A Preferred Convertible Stock,
when paid for upon such exercise,  will be duly  authorized and validly  issued,
and will fully paid and non-assessable.

         We hereby  consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as
Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration  Statement.  We also consent to the reference to
our firm under the caption "Legal  Matters" in the  Registration  Statement.  In
giving  this  consent,  we do not  thereby  admit  that we are  included  in the
category of persons whose consent is required  under Section 7 of the Act or the
rules and regulations of the Commission.

                                              Very truly yours,

                                              PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER