Cross
The instrument of Christ's crucifixion; symbol of His atoning sacrifice and discipleship's burdens.
21 documents · 10 libraries · 1975–2026
Gospel Topics overview
Emphasis over time
Peak: 4 documents in 2019
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
- Interpreter4 documents
- BYU Studies3 documents
- General Conference3 documents
- Religious Educator3 documents
- BYU Speeches2 documents
- Hymns2 documents
- Gospel Topics and Questions1 document
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies1 document
- Liahona Articles1 document
- Scripture Central1 document
Latest
Liahona Articles
Simon of Cyrene, Who Carried the Cross (opens in a new tab)
Shaun Stahle · Apr 2026
Scripture Central
Pre-Roman Crucifixion (opens in a new tab)
May 2024
Interpreter
The Pathophysiology of the Death of Jesus the Christ (opens in a new tab)
C. Thomas Black · 2024
Interpreter
The Goodness of the Cross and Good Friday: Lessons from Bavaria (opens in a new tab)
John W. Welch · 2023
General Conference
Lifted Up upon the Cross (opens in a new tab)
Jeffrey R. Holland · Oct 2022
BYU Studies
“Last at the Cross” (opens in a new tab)
John Hilton III , Jesse Vincent , and Rachel Emma Harper · 2022
BYU Studies
Latter-day Saints and Images of Christ’s Crucifixion (opens in a new tab)
John Hilton III , Anthony R. Sweat , and Joshua R. Stratford · 2021
Interpreter
Tree of Life, Tree of Healing (opens in a new tab)
John A. Tvedtnes · 2021
General Conference
Take Up Our Cross (opens in a new tab)
Ulisses Soares · Oct 2019
Religious Educator
Teaching the Scriptural Emphasis on the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ (opens in a new tab)
John Hilton III · 2019
Earliest
General Conference
The Symbol of Christ (opens in a new tab)
Gordon B. Hinckley · Apr 1975
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