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201 South Main Street
Suite 1800
Salt Lake City, Utah
84111-2218
Post Office Box 45898
Salt Lake City, Utah
84145-0898
Telephone 801-532-1234
Facsimile 801-536-8111

                       Consent of Counsel


     The undersigned hereby consents to the reference to the firm of Parsons
Behle & Latimer under the caption "Legal Matters" in the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 of WordCruncher Internet Technologies, Inc.


                                         PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER



                                         By: /s/ Scott R. Carpenter
                                             -----------------------------
                                                 Scott R. Carpenter

Salt Lake City, Utah
May 28, 1999