Ordinances
Sacred priesthood rites such as baptism, sacrament, and temple covenants essential to salvation.
Also known as: Administration of Ordinances · Ceremonies · Ordinance · Rites · Temple Work · Temple ordinances
276 documents · 8 libraries · 1971–2026
Gospel Topics overview
Emphasis over time
Peak: 13 documents in 2020
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 Conference195 documents
- Liahona Articles24 documents
- Scripture Central19 documents
- BYU Speeches15 documents
- Interpreter8 documents
- Religious Educator7 documents
- Gospel Topics and Questions5 documents
- BYU Studies3 documents
Latest
General Conference
Sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise (opens in a new tab)
David A. Bednar · Oct 2026
Liahona Articles
The Covenant Path (opens in a new tab)
Hugo Montoya · Oct 2026
Liahona Articles
Accessing the Power of Jesus Christ’s Atonement (opens in a new tab)
Min Zu Wang · Apr 2026
Religious Educator
Inviting Family History into Your Classroom and Home (opens in a new tab)
Kenneth L. Alford · 2026
Liahona Articles
Covenants and Ordinances Give Me Access to God’s Power and Blessings (opens in a new tab)
Patrick Appianti · Oct 2025
Scripture Central
Jun 2025
General Conference
Compensating Blessings (opens in a new tab)
Gérald Caussé · Apr 2025
General Conference
Divine Authority, Sublime Young Men (opens in a new tab)
Steven J. Lund · Apr 2025
Scripture Central
How Was the Melchizedek Priesthood Restored? (opens in a new tab)
Feb 2025
BYU Speeches
A House of Glory (opens in a new tab)
Truman G Madsen · Dec 2024
Earliest
General Conference
Eternal Joy Is Eternal Growth (opens in a new tab)
Joseph Anderson · Apr 1971
Most frequent voices
- Russell M. Nelson13 documents
- David A. Bednar11 documents
- Dallin H. Oaks9 documents
- Gordon B. Hinckley9 documents
- Thomas S. Monson9 documents
- Spencer W. Kimball8 documents
- D. Todd Christofferson6 documents
- Ezra Taft Benson6 documents
- Boyd K. Packer4 documents
- David B. Haight4 documents
- Eldred G. Smith4 documents
- Quentin L. Cook4 documents
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