The entry
Kingdom
Peak emphasis
1832
Total mentions
23,802
Years observed
1828 – 2026
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Moments of emphasis shift
Years when this word’s usage moved sharply against the decade around it.
- 1850
▲ Sharper emphasis2696 per million words
- 1868
▼ Softer emphasis306 per million words
- 1946
▲ Sharper emphasis919 per million words
- 1987
▼ Softer emphasis337 per million words
- 2000
▲ Sharper emphasis655 per million words
- 2011
▲ Sharper emphasis574 per million words
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The Spoken Word
Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.
1844·Joseph Smith·Prophet
kingdom. He compared the members of the kingdom and their manner of receiving light and intelligence to the sun and minor planets. He dont believe that any law under heaven has any right to react the heads of the church. The kingdom of God must have a law as perfect as itself. 500 nothings make but nothing still, which is admitted by all men except the methodist clergy. His brethren have been oppressed and they want to get from under it. We have as good a right as any other kingdom to form a constition, if we are literal born subjects of this country. He believes [p. [195]]
1857·John Willard Young·Apostle
Everything goes to prove that this is the kingdom of God. I remember that in the rise of this Church I used to argue with the priests; and when they would contend that this was the kingdom of the Devil, I would remark that it must fall; for a kingdom divided against itself must fall to pieces.
1917·James E. Talmage·Apostle
Thus did our Lord and Master teach the Saints in olden times to pray. The pattern whicli He gave for prayer has never been superseded nor abrogated. Thus does the Christian world profess to pray today : "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven." If ever there were rational and imperative need for such prayer as this, today witnesses that need. Who will dare affirm that
1944·Spencer W. Kimball·Apostle
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. (Matt. 5:19.)
1954·Delbert L. Stapley·Apostle
And Zion cannot be built up unless it is by the principles of the law of the celestial kingdom; otherwise I cannot receive her unto myself.
1962·Spencer W. Kimball·Apostle
this unanimous sustaining vote. We appreciate your cooperation, your loyalty and service. God bless you, and bless us as we continue to serve and build up the kingdom of God.
