Righteousness
Rightness before God; living justly and holy, central to salvation and discipleship.
Also known as: Personal Righteousness · Righteous · Righteously · Upright · Uprightness
123 documents · 4 libraries · 1971–2026
Emphasis over time
Peak: 8 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 Conference116 documents
- BYU Speeches3 documents
- Religious Educator2 documents
- Scripture Central2 documents
Latest
Scripture Central
Theme of Righteousness (opens in a new tab)
Apr 2026
Scripture Central
Enoch, a Student of Righteousness (opens in a new tab)
Feb 2025
General Conference
In the Space of Not Many Years (opens in a new tab)
David A. Bednar · Oct 2024
General Conference
Not as the World Giveth (opens in a new tab)
Jeffrey R. Holland · Apr 2021
General Conference
Hearts Knit in Righteousness and Unity (opens in a new tab)
Quentin L. Cook · Oct 2020
Religious Educator
The Key to Righteous Leadership (opens in a new tab)
A. Paul King · 2008
Religious Educator
Beyond “Recipe Repentance” and “Formula Forgiveness” (opens in a new tab)
Lawrence R. Flake · 2006
BYU Speeches
Take upon Yourself the Whole Armor of God (opens in a new tab)
Lavell Edwards · Apr 2001
BYU Speeches
To Fulfill All Righteousness (opens in a new tab)
Cecil O Samuelson · Aug 1995
BYU Speeches
“Where the Spirit of the Lord Is, There Is Liberty” (opens in a new tab)
Charles A. Didier · Jun 1984
Earliest
General Conference
Love of the Right (opens in a new tab)
Marvin J. Ashton · Apr 1971
Most frequent voices
- Thomas S. Monson10 documents
- James E. Faust8 documents
- Gordon B. Hinckley5 documents
- Dallin H. Oaks4 documents
- Quentin L. Cook4 documents
- Spencer W. Kimball4 documents
- Ezra Taft Benson3 documents
- L. Tom Perry3 documents
- Marvin J. Ashton3 documents
- N. Eldon Tanner3 documents
- Bruce R. McConkie2 documents
- Carlos E. Asay2 documents
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