Baptism for the Dead
Proxy ordinance performed by the living so deceased ancestors may accept the gospel.
74 documents · 10 libraries · 1962–2026
Emphasis over time
Peak: 7 documents in 2021
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
- Liahona Articles24 documents
- General Conference21 documents
- BYU Studies9 documents
- Religious Educator5 documents
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies4 documents
- Scripture Central4 documents
- Gospel Topics and Questions3 documents
- Interpreter2 documents
- BYU Speeches1 document
- Hymns1 document
Latest
Liahona Articles
From Despair to Joy: Kennedy Githami’s Story (opens in a new tab)
Lisa Ford · Oct 2026
Liahona Articles
Following the Promptings for a Baptism in the Temple (opens in a new tab)
Alan Graham Case, as told to John Millar · Aug 2026
Liahona Articles
“I’m in a Prison” (opens in a new tab)
Jocinete Costa dos Santos, Belém, Brazil · Jul 2026
Scripture Central
Why Do Latter-day Saints Perform Baptisms for the Dead? (opens in a new tab)
Oct 2025
Scripture Central
Why Are People Baptized for the Dead? (opens in a new tab)
Apr 2024
Scripture Central
Why Did Jesus Preach to the Dead? (opens in a new tab)
Nov 2023
General Conference
A Voice of Gladness! (opens in a new tab)
Kevin R. Duncan · Apr 2023
General Conference
I Love to See the Temple (opens in a new tab)
Henry B. Eyring · Apr 2021
Interpreter
David M. Calabro · 2021
Interpreter
Baptized for the Dead (opens in a new tab)
Kevin L. Barney · 2020
Earliest
BYU Studies
Mysteries of the Kingdom (opens in a new tab)
William L. Knecht · 1962
Most frequent voices
- D. Todd Christofferson2 documents
- Joann Twitchell2 documents
- Richard G. Scott2 documents
- Spencer W. McBride2 documents
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