The entry
Healing
Peak emphasis
2021
Total mentions
4,313
Years observed
1830 – 2026
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Moments of emphasis shift
Years when this word’s usage moved sharply against the decade around it.
- 1842
▲ Sharper emphasis530 per million words
- 1871
▲ Sharper emphasis151 per million words
- 1894
▲ Sharper emphasis2481 per million words
- 1914
▲ Sharper emphasis258 per million words
- 1974
▲ Sharper emphasis161 per million words
- 1988
▲ Sharper emphasis360 per million words
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The Spoken Word
Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.
1854·Jedediah M. Grant·Apostle
Do they preach the Gospel as they did in ancient days? Do they teach the people to repent and be baptized for the remission of sins? If the laying on of hands and the anointing with oil healed the sick then, why not now? If the Gospel is the same, if God is the same, if the Holy Ghost is the same, if faith is the same, if baptism is the same, and if all the principles of the Gospel are the same, will they not produce the same effect?
1933·Heber J. Grant·Prophet
"And whosoever among you are sick, and have not faith to be healed, but believe, shall be nourished with all tenderness, with herbs and mild food, and that not by the hand of an enemy.
1968·Marion G. Romney·Apostle
He revealed it first to Adam. He taught and exemplified it while he was in the flesh. Peter announced the cornerstone of it when to the rulers of the Jews, who demanded of him and John to know "by what power, or by what name" they had healed the lame man, he said:
1992·Robert D. Hales·Apostle
In some quiet way, the expression and feelings of gratitude have a wonderful cleansing or healing nature. Gratitude brings warmth to the giver and the receiver alike.
1994·Richard G. Scott·Apostle
It is important to understand that His healing can mean being cured, or having your burdens eased, or even coming to realize that it is worth it to endure to the end patiently, for God needs brave sons and daughters who are willing to be polished when in His wisdom that is His will.
2008·Dieter F. Uchtdorf·Apostle
President Gordon B. Hinckley believed in the healing power of service. After the death of his wife, he provided a great example to the Church in the way he immersed himself in work and in serving others. It is told that President Hinckley remarked to one woman who had recently lost her husband, “Work will cure your grief. Serve others.”