Labor
Work and toil; figuratively, diligent effort in God's service.
Also known as: Industrious · Industrious Industry · Laborer · Laboring · Occupation · Sweat
84 documents · 7 libraries · 1964–2026
Emphasis over time
Peak: 6 documents in 1976
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 Conference68 documents
- BYU Speeches4 documents
- Hymns3 documents
- Liahona Articles3 documents
- Scripture Central3 documents
- BYU Studies2 documents
- Gospel Topics and Questions1 document
Latest
Liahona Articles
From Passion to Profession: Richard’s Barbering Journey (opens in a new tab)
Apr 2026
Liahona Articles
The Sacred Blessing of Work (opens in a new tab)
Gina C. Holt · Aug 2025
Liahona Articles
From “Wheelbarrow Child” to College Student in Cote d’Ivoire (opens in a new tab)
Sadia Zouzou · Dec 2024
Scripture Central
When Did Cement Become Common in Ancient America? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Aug 2020
Scripture Central
Where Does the Word “Deseret” Come From? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Aug 2020
Scripture Central
How Can Honest Labor and Self-Reliance Bring Lasting Happiness? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Aug 2019
BYU Studies
The Work of Their Hands (opens in a new tab)
Taylor Cozzens · 2018
BYU Studies
"To Dress It and to Keep It" (opens in a new tab)
Walker A. Wright · 2016
General Conference
Reflections on a Consecrated Life (opens in a new tab)
D. Todd Christofferson · Oct 2010
General Conference
That Your Burdens May Be Light (opens in a new tab)
L. Whitney Clayton · Oct 2009
Earliest
BYU Speeches
Science and Survival (opens in a new tab)
Burke Albert E · Mar 1964
Most frequent voices
- Marion G. Romney10 documents
- L. Tom Perry6 documents
- Ezra Taft Benson4 documents
- James E. Faust4 documents
- Spencer W. Kimball4 documents
- Victor L. Brown3 documents
- A. Theodore Tuttle2 documents
- Barbara B. Smith2 documents
- Franklin D. Richards2 documents
- H. Burke Peterson2 documents
- Marvin J. Ashton2 documents
- Sterling W. Sill2 documents
People with the most documents on this topic.
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