Oaths
Solemn sworn affirmations; scripture cautions against vain swearing while honoring sacred covenants.
Also known as: Oath · Pledge · Vow · Vows
18 documents · 7 libraries · 1974–2026
Emphasis over time
Peak: 2 documents in 2017
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
- Scripture Central5 documents
- Interpreter4 documents
- BYU Speeches3 documents
- General Conference3 documents
- BYU Studies1 document
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies1 document
- Religious Educator1 document
Latest
Scripture Central
Forbidden Knowledge and Secret Combinations (opens in a new tab)
Feb 2026
Interpreter
Noel Hudson · 2026
Scripture Central
Why Were the Secret Oaths of the Gadianton Robbers so Dangerous? (opens in a new tab)
Aug 2024
BYU Studies
The Role of the Article III Judge (opens in a new tab)
Thomas B. Griffith · 2022
Interpreter
The Divine Handclasp in the Hebrew Bible and in Near Eastern Iconography (opens in a new tab)
David M. Calabro · 2021
Scripture Central
Why Would Zerahemnah Not Swear an Oath to Moroni? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Aug 2020
Interpreter
“Swearing by Their Everlasting Maker”: Some Notes on Paanchi and Giddianhi (opens in a new tab)
Matthew L. Bowen · 2018
Religious Educator
Covenants, Sacraments, and Vows: The Active Pathway to Mercy (opens in a new tab)
Peter B. Rawlins · 2012
BYU Speeches
BYU Spring 2005 Commencement (opens in a new tab)
Earl C. Tingey · Apr 2005
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Into the Desert: An Arab View of the Book of Mormon (opens in a new tab)
Ehab Abunuwara · 2002
Earliest
BYU Speeches
Be Ye Therefore Perfect (opens in a new tab)
Spencer W. Kimball · Sep 1974
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