Salvation of the Dead
Redemption offered to deceased souls through vicarious gospel ordinances and missionary work.
Also known as: Salvation for the Dead
178 documents · 10 libraries · 1971–2026
Emphasis over time
Peak: 19 documents in 2025
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 Conference66 documents
- Liahona Articles51 documents
- BYU Studies12 documents
- Religious Educator12 documents
- BYU Speeches10 documents
- Interpreter9 documents
- Scripture Central6 documents
- Hymns5 documents
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies4 documents
- Gospel Topics and Questions3 documents
Latest
Liahona Articles
My Father’s Temple Work: “That Can Be Arranged” (opens in a new tab)
John Millar · Sep 2026
Liahona Articles
The Lord Will Fulfill His Covenant (opens in a new tab)
Michael L. King · Sep 2026
Liahona Articles
We Have a Role in Heavenly Father’s Work of Salvation and Exaltation (opens in a new tab)
Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier · Sep 2026
Interpreter
Janet Ewell · 2026
Scripture Central
Why Did the Lord Show Joseph F. Smith a Vision of the Salvation of the Dead? (opens in a new tab)
Nov 2025
General Conference
And Now I See (opens in a new tab)
Jeffrey R. Holland · Oct 2025
Scripture Central
Why Do Latter-day Saints Perform Baptisms for the Dead? (opens in a new tab)
Oct 2025
Interpreter
Matthew L. Bowen · 2025
Interpreter
Timothy Gervais · 2025
Religious Educator
Revelation on the Redemption of the Dead (D&C 138) (opens in a new tab)
Bret A. Bowcutt · 2025
Earliest
General Conference
Elijah the Prophet (opens in a new tab)
Howard W. Hunter · Oct 1971
Most frequent voices
- Russell M. Nelson7 documents
- David B. Haight4 documents
- Eldred G. Smith4 documents
- Ezra Taft Benson4 documents
- D. Todd Christofferson3 documents
- James E. Faust3 documents
- Richard E. Bennett3 documents
- Richard G. Scott3 documents
- Theodore M. Burton3 documents
- Boyd K. Packer2 documents
- Dallin H. Oaks2 documents
- David A. Bednar2 documents
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