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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 emphasis1364 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. 1914·Orson F. Whitney·Apostle
    "Now this Moses plainly taught to the children of Israel in the wilderness, and sought diligently to sanctify his people that they might behold the face of God;
    Gospel Themes — apostle_book
  2. 1972·LeGrand Richards·Apostle
    And so we stand here as witnesses of the restoration of the gospel and bear our witness to all the world that we do know that Christ lives, that our Father lives, that they have visited this earth. As was sung in that song about the Prophet Joseph, he announced that in answer to his inquiry as to which of all the churches he should join, he was told he should join none of them, for they taught for doctrines the commandments or precepts of men.
    The True Church — cojc
  3. 1978·Bruce R. McConkie·Apostle
    And we look forward to that glorious millennial day when “they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord” ( Jer. 31:34 ).
    “Thou Shalt Receive Revelation” — cojc
  4. 1984·L. Tom Perry·Apostle
    Attendance at church and partaking of the sacrament are basic for our observance of the Lord’s day. Before Jesus introduced the ordinance of the sacrament, He taught His disciples more about love. In order for them to understand the sacrament, they had to first understand the basic principle of love. His main concern was for His beloved friends at this critical moment.
    “And Why Call Ye Me, Lord, Lord, and Do Not the Things Which I Say?” — cojc
  5. 1990·Boyd K. Packer·Apostle
    Now the scriptures are the text, and, with excellent study guides, the gospel may better be taught in priesthood quorums, in the auxiliaries, in Sunday School, and preached in sacrament meetings and conferences.
    The Library of the Lord — cojc
  6. 2001·L. Tom Perry·Apostle
    Opportunities to teach the gospel and baptize are not exclusive to those who wear the badge of a full-time missionary. I wonder why we allow the fire of missionary service to diminish when we return to the activities of our life in the world.
    The Returned Missionary — cojc

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