Clergy
Professional paid ministry; Latter-day Saints are led instead by a lay, unpaid priesthood.
Also known as: Chaplains · Lay Participation and Leadership · Lay Priesthood · Ministry · Unpaid Ministry
27 documents · 7 libraries · 1973–2025
Emphasis over time
Peak: 2 documents in 2014
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 Conference11 documents
- Liahona Articles7 documents
- Scripture Central3 documents
- BYU Speeches2 documents
- BYU Studies2 documents
- Gospel Topics and Questions1 document
- Religious Educator1 document
Latest
Liahona Articles
Church Members Now Able to Serve as Chaplains in British Armed Forces (opens in a new tab)
Rebecca Mannering · Aug 2025
Liahona Articles
UK Church Chaplains’ Conference 2024 (opens in a new tab)
Chris Woodward · Sep 2024
Scripture Central
Why Did Jesus Say That There Were “Other Sheep” Who Would Hear His Voice? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Jan 2024
Liahona Articles
The Positive Impact of Lay Ministries (opens in a new tab)
Newsroom · Apr 2023
Scripture Central
Why Was Corianton’s Sin So Serious? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Feb 2020
Scripture Central
Why Did Jesus Minister to the People One by One? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Aug 2019
General Conference
Taking upon Ourselves the Name of Jesus Christ (opens in a new tab)
Robert C. Gay · Oct 2018
General Conference
The Powers of the Priesthood (opens in a new tab)
Dallin H. Oaks · Apr 2018
BYU Speeches
Brett G Scharffs · Oct 2016
General Conference
Emissaries to the Church (opens in a new tab)
Jeffrey R. Holland · Oct 2016
Earliest
General Conference
What Manner of Men? “As I Am” (opens in a new tab)
Marion D. Hanks · Apr 1973
Most frequent voices
- Dallin H. Oaks2 documents
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