TrendZion

An almanac of prophetic emphasis  —  MDCCCXXVIII to MMXXVI

Teach

Moments of emphasis shift

Years when this word’s usage moved sharply against the decade around it.

  • 1862
    ▲  Sharper emphasis881 per million words
  • 1887
    ▲  Sharper emphasis1255 per million words
  • 1895
    ▲  Sharper emphasis3033 per million words
  • 1918
    ▲  Sharper emphasis1797 per million words
  • 1963
    ▲  Sharper emphasis1296 per million words
  • 2007
    ▲  Sharper emphasis1801 per million words

The Spoken Word

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

  1. 1857·Wilford Woodruff·Apostle
    These are the principles that are taught us from day to day, and we must learn to carry them out, and we must lay aside our selfishness and all false principles that we have imbibed and that have been taught us from our infancy, in order that we may obtain the blessings and power of God.
  2. 1937·George F. Richards·Apostle
    This work in which we are engaged as Latter-day Saints is none other than the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which was instituted in the councils of the heavens before the world was; that which was taught by the Savior and his disciples ; that of which the Apostle Paul spoke in writing to the Galatians when he said :
  3. 1961·Richard L. Evans·Apostle
    Now may I close with one or two short quotes, one from the Psalmist, which I think is pertinent to this program as proposed: "Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, . . ." (Psalm 27:11.)
  4. 1965·Mark E. Petersen·Apostle
    It said that Jesus would be reared in the village of Nazareth. It indicated that he would perform many miracles and that he would teach in parables. It forecast his triumphal entry into Jerusalem and said: "Thy King cometh
  5. 1978·Spencer W. Kimball·Prophet
    I really didn’t understand then how hard these teachers labored to teach us, and how grateful I am for the great army of teachers in all the organizations of the Church who are so devoted and untiring to teach the children of Zion.
  6. 1987·James E. Faust·Apostle
    First, adults need to understand, and our children should be taught, that private choices are not private; they all have public consequences.