Opposition
Necessary contrast between good and evil; agency requires opposites, per Lehi's teaching.
106 documents · 9 libraries · 1971–2026
Emphasis over time
Peak: 6 documents in 2022
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 Conference51 documents
- BYU Speeches23 documents
- Religious Educator11 documents
- BYU Studies6 documents
- Scripture Central6 documents
- Liahona Articles4 documents
- Gospel Topics and Questions2 documents
- Interpreter2 documents
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies1 document
Latest
Interpreter
Kelly E. Taylor · 2026
Scripture Central
Bitterness and Sweetness (opens in a new tab)
Dec 2025
Liahona Articles
How Can I Find Joy When Depression Has Left Me Numb? (opens in a new tab)
Trent Hortin · Sep 2025
General Conference
Divine Helps for Mortality (opens in a new tab)
Dallin H. Oaks · Apr 2025
Scripture Central
Why Does God Allow Bad Things to Happen? (opens in a new tab)
Dec 2024
General Conference
Opposition in All Things (opens in a new tab)
Mathias Held · Apr 2024
Scripture Central
Why Did Lehi "Suppose" the Existence of Satan? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Feb 2024
Liahona Articles
Why Is Opposition Necessary in God’s Plan? (opens in a new tab)
Feb 2024
Liahona Articles
“Practice Virtue … Continually” (opens in a new tab)
Lynn G. Robbins · Oct 2023
General Conference
Think Celestial! (opens in a new tab)
Russell M. Nelson · Oct 2023
Earliest
General Conference
Satan—The Great Deceiver (opens in a new tab)
Marion G. Romney · Apr 1971
Most frequent voices
- Dallin H. Oaks7 documents
- Ezra Taft Benson4 documents
- Robert D. Hales4 documents
- Neal A. Maxwell3 documents
- Eldred G. Smith2 documents
- Gordon B. Hinckley2 documents
- Howard W. Hunter2 documents
- James E. Faust2 documents
- Neil L. Andersen2 documents
- N. Eldon Tanner2 documents
- Russell M. Nelson2 documents
- Sharon G. Larsen2 documents
People with the most documents on this topic.
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