History of the Church
The documented account of the Restoration and development of the Latter-day Saint movement.
Also known as: Church History
159 documents · 8 libraries · 1971–2026
Emphasis over time
Peak: 15 documents in 2025
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 Conference92 documents
- BYU Studies17 documents
- Religious Educator17 documents
- Liahona Articles11 documents
- Scripture Central11 documents
- Interpreter5 documents
- BYU Speeches4 documents
- Gospel Topics and Questions2 documents
Latest
Liahona Articles
Church History Writing Competition (opens in a new tab)
Mar 2026
BYU Studies
The Founding Father of the Joseph Smith Papers (opens in a new tab)
Ronald K. Esplin · 2026
Scripture Central
Why Were the Latter-day Saints Driven Out of Jackson County, Missouri? (opens in a new tab)
Sep 2025
Scripture Central
Why Do Latter-day Saints Obey the Word of Wisdom? (opens in a new tab)
Aug 2025
Scripture Central
Why Did the Lord Talk About One Mighty and Strong? (opens in a new tab)
Jul 2025
Liahona Articles
The Main Character in Church History (opens in a new tab)
Keith A. Erekson · Apr 2025
Liahona Articles
4 Resources to Enhance Your Study of the Doctrine and Covenants This Year (opens in a new tab)
Jackie Durfey Asher · Jan 2025
Religious Educator
David W. Patten: Faithful Friend or Heel Lifter? (opens in a new tab)
Mark T. Lewis · 2025
BYU Studies
How the Joseph Smith Papers Became a Project of Consequence (opens in a new tab)
Ronald O. Barney , Ronald K. Esplin , Elder Marlin K. Jensen , Gail Miller , and Brent M. Rogers · 2025
BYU Studies
The Genesis of the Joseph Smith Papers Project (opens in a new tab)
Richard Lyman Bushman , Ronald K. Esplin , Dean C. Jessee , Richard E. Turley Jr. , and Matthew C. Godfrey · 2025
Earliest
General Conference
The Purpose of Life: To Be Proved (opens in a new tab)
Franklin D. Richards · Oct 1971
Most frequent voices
- Gordon B. Hinckley22 documents
- David B. Haight7 documents
- Boyd K. Packer4 documents
- Howard W. Hunter4 documents
- L. Tom Perry4 documents
- M. Russell Ballard4 documents
- Spencer W. Kimball4 documents
- Dallin H. Oaks3 documents
- Earl C. Tingey3 documents
- James E. Faust3 documents
- Craig L. Foster2 documents
- Franklin D. Richards2 documents
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