Years when this word’s usage moved sharply against the decade around it.
1866
▲ Sharper emphasis613 per million words
1905
▲ Sharper emphasis726 per million words
1918
▲ Sharper emphasis1198 per million words
1935
▲ Sharper emphasis615 per million words
1965
▲ Sharper emphasis698 per million words
2016
▼ Softer emphasis291 per million words
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The Spoken Word
Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.
1831·Joseph Smith·Prophet
Up your voice in Meetings when ever it shall be expedient & again I say unto you that it shall be appointed unto you to Keep the Church Record & History continually for I have appointed to an other office wherefore it shall be given thee by the comforter to write these things even so amen [p. 80]
Revelation, circa 8 March 1831–B [D&C 47] — jsp
1914·Orson F. Whitney·Apostle
"For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody."--(Isaiah 51:1-3.)
Gospel Themes — apostle_book
1974·LeGrand Richards·Apostle
“When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice.” ( Deut. 4:29–30 .) And we live in the latter days. Thank God we have found him through the raising up of this prophet.
Prophecy — cojc
1976·Spencer W. Kimball·Prophet
Since Adam and Eve were placed in the garden the Lord has been eager—eager to reveal truth and right to His people. There have been many times when man would not listen, and, of course, where there is no ear, there is no voice.
A Program for Man — cojc
1982·Marion G. Romney·Apostle
Some twelve years later the Savior revealed himself to Joseph Smith, Jr.; Sidney Rigdon was with Joseph Smith at the time. They both bore testimony “That he lives! For,” said they, “we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father.” ( D&C 76:22–23 .)
The Resurrection of Jesus — cojc
1988·Howard W. Hunter·Apostle
It is the responsibility and joy of all men and women everywhere to “seek this Jesus of whom the prophets and apostles have [testified]” ( Ether 12:41 ) and to have the spiritual witness of his divinity. It is the right and blessing of all who humbly seek, to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit, bearing witness of the Father and his resurrected Son.
He Is Risen — cojc
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