Sustaining Church Leaders
The practice of upholding called officers by raised hand and faithful support.
Also known as: Sustaining of Officers
73 documents · 5 libraries · 1971–2026
Emphasis over time
Peak: 4 documents in 1972
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 Conference62 documents
- Liahona Articles6 documents
- BYU Speeches3 documents
- BYU Studies1 document
- Interpreter1 document
Latest
Liahona Articles
About His Business (opens in a new tab)
Patrick Kearon · May 2026
Liahona Articles
Introduction (opens in a new tab)
Dallin H. Oaks · May 2026
General Conference
About His Business (opens in a new tab)
Patrick Kearon · Apr 2026
General Conference
Introduction (opens in a new tab)
Dallin H. Oaks · Apr 2026
BYU Studies
The Joseph Smith Papers and My Christian Discipleship (opens in a new tab)
Spencer W. McBride · 2025
General Conference
“Behold I Am the Light Which Ye Shall Hold Up” (opens in a new tab)
Ronald A. Rasband · Oct 2024
Liahona Articles
How Can I Strengthen My Testimony of the Prophet? (opens in a new tab)
Sep 2024
Interpreter
Sustaining the Brethren (opens in a new tab)
Duane Boyce · 2015
BYU Speeches
Cairns on the Path of Mortality (opens in a new tab)
J Kelly Flanagan · Apr 2003
BYU Speeches
The Natural Law of Blessings (opens in a new tab)
R Kent Crookston · Mar 2001
Earliest
General Conference
“The Spirit Beareth Record” (opens in a new tab)
Boyd K. Packer · Apr 1971
Most frequent voices
- James E. Faust6 documents
- Boyd K. Packer5 documents
- Gordon B. Hinckley5 documents
- David B. Haight4 documents
- Dallin H. Oaks3 documents
- Henry B. Eyring3 documents
- Ronald A. Rasband3 documents
- Thomas S. Monson3 documents
- Loren C. Dunn2 documents
- L. Tom Perry2 documents
- N. Eldon Tanner2 documents
- Patrick Kearon2 documents
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