Symbolism
Use of objects, acts, and images to teach sacred truths and point to Christ.
44 documents · 7 libraries · 1961–2026
Emphasis over time
Peak: 7 documents in 2024
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
- Religious Educator13 documents
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies7 documents
- Liahona Articles7 documents
- Scripture Central6 documents
- BYU Studies5 documents
- Interpreter4 documents
- General Conference2 documents
Latest
Liahona Articles
Our Easter Morning Breakfast (opens in a new tab)
Mona Ashby · Mar 2026
Scripture Central
Why Do Latter-day Saints Wear Temple Garments Under Their Clothes Daily? (opens in a new tab)
Sep 2025
Liahona Articles
What Is My Role in the Harvest? (opens in a new tab)
Feb 2025
Scripture Central
How Did Nephi Liken Looking to Christ with Looking to the Brazen Serpent? (opens in a new tab)
Apr 2024
Scripture Central
How Did Zenos’s Parable of the Vineyard Reflect the Ancient Temple? (opens in a new tab)
Apr 2024
General Conference
Put Ye On the Lord Jesus Christ (opens in a new tab)
J. Anette Dennis · Apr 2024
Liahona Articles
Who Died? (opens in a new tab)
Jared R. Moon, Utah, USA · Apr 2024
BYU Studies
Decoding the Self-Tracking Symbols of Wilford Woodruff's Journals (opens in a new tab)
Joshua M. Matson · 2024
Interpreter
Ancient Sacred Vestments: Scriptural Symbols and Meanings (opens in a new tab)
Donald W. Parry · 2021
Interpreter
John S. Thompson · 2020
Earliest
BYU Studies
The Articles of Faith—Composer's Commentary (opens in a new tab)
Merrill Bradshaw · 1961
Most frequent voices
- Andrew C. Skinner3 documents
- Charles Swift2 documents
- John S. Thompson2 documents
- John W. Welch2 documents
- Kerry Muhlestein2 documents
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