Articles of Faith
Thirteen statements by Joseph Smith summarizing core Latter-day Saint beliefs.
45 documents · 8 libraries · 1961–2025
Gospel Topics overview
Emphasis over time
Peak: 3 documents in 2020
Documents tagged with this topic each year. Libraries cover different years (Liahona starts in 2021), so the rate compares eras more fairly than the count.
Where it lives
- General Conference24 documents
- Scripture Central6 documents
- BYU Speeches4 documents
- BYU Studies4 documents
- Liahona Articles3 documents
- Religious Educator2 documents
- Gospel Topics and Questions1 document
- Interpreter1 document
Latest
Scripture Central
Why are the Origins of the Articles of Faith Important? (opens in a new tab)
Dec 2025
Liahona Articles
The Gift of Tongues is Real (opens in a new tab)
Chirack Fasundi Mundele · Dec 2024
Religious Educator
Broken Shelves or Continuing Revelation? Extending the Shelf Life of Faith (opens in a new tab)
Jared M. Halverson · 2024
Scripture Central
How Often Do the Articles of Faith Track Sayings of Paul? (opens in a new tab)
Oct 2023
Liahona Articles
Tunbridge Wells Borough Mayor’s Civic Service (opens in a new tab)
Chris Woodward · Jan 2022
Liahona Articles
Christmas, Gathering Israel, and Family History (opens in a new tab)
Dec 2021
BYU Studies
Civil Disobedience in Latter-day Saint Thought (opens in a new tab)
Nathan B. Oman · 2021
Scripture Central
Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Doctrinal Ideas About Christ? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Jun 2020
Interpreter
Scriptures through the Jeweler’s Lens (opens in a new tab)
Mark J. Johnson · 2020
General Conference
Gather Together in One All Things in Christ (opens in a new tab)
David A. Bednar · Oct 2018
Earliest
BYU Studies
The Articles of Faith—Composer's Commentary (opens in a new tab)
Merrill Bradshaw · 1961
Most frequent voices
- Gordon B. Hinckley5 documents
- L. Tom Perry3 documents
- N. Eldon Tanner3 documents
- James E. Faust2 documents
- Mark E. Petersen2 documents
- Russell M. Nelson2 documents
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