Work, Role of
Latter-day Saint teaching on labor as a divine principle and means of self-reliance and growth.
109 documents · 7 libraries · 1962–2026
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 Conference54 documents
- BYU Speeches38 documents
- Liahona Articles11 documents
- BYU Studies3 documents
- Gospel Topics and Questions1 document
- Hymns1 document
- Scripture Central1 document
Latest
Liahona Articles
Looking to Get Rich Quick? 3 Reasons to Choose the Savior Instead (opens in a new tab)
YA Weekly staff · Sep 2026
BYU Speeches
The Aims and AI (opens in a new tab)
Justin Collings · Apr 2026
Liahona Articles
The Sacred Blessing of Work (opens in a new tab)
Gina C. Holt · Aug 2025
BYU Speeches
“Go to Work and Build” (opens in a new tab)
Gabriel W. Reid · Mar 2025
BYU Speeches
Lessons on Endurance (opens in a new tab)
J Ty Hopkins · Nov 2024
Liahona Articles
Make Goals and Follow Them (opens in a new tab)
Marino Ariel Vicious Cepeda · Jun 2024
Scripture Central
How Can Honest Labor and Self-Reliance Bring Lasting Happiness? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Aug 2019
BYU Studies
"To Dress It and to Keep It" (opens in a new tab)
Walker A. Wright · 2016
General Conference
Come to Zion! Come to Zion! (opens in a new tab)
Keith B. McMullin · Oct 2002
General Conference
Pathways to Perfection (opens in a new tab)
Thomas S. Monson · Apr 2002
Earliest
BYU Studies
A New Emphasis for the American Dream (opens in a new tab)
Weldon J. Taylor · 1962
Most frequent voices
- Marion G. Romney8 documents
- L. Tom Perry7 documents
- Spencer W. Kimball5 documents
- Ezra Taft Benson4 documents
- Gordon B. Hinckley4 documents
- Franklin D. Richards3 documents
- James E. Faust3 documents
- Joseph B. Wirthlin3 documents
- Barbara B. Smith2 documents
- H. Burke Peterson2 documents
- J. Richard Clarke2 documents
- Neal A. Maxwell2 documents
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