Years when this word’s usage moved sharply against the decade around it.
1864
▲ Sharper emphasis1767 per million words
1887
▲ Sharper emphasis2092 per million words
1910
▲ Sharper emphasis2346 per million words
1918
▲ Sharper emphasis2996 per million words
1994
▲ Sharper emphasis2140 per million words
2005
▲ Sharper emphasis2404 per million words
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The Spoken Word
Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.
1841·Joseph Smith·Prophet
I give unto you my servant Joseph to be a over all my Church, to be a Translater, a Revelator, a , and Prophet; I give unto him for Counsellors my servant and my servant that these may constitute a and to receive the oracles for the whole church.
Revelation, 19 January 1841 [D&C 124] — jsp
1921·Orson F. Whitney·Apostle
_History Repeats._--As with the carpenter's, so with the farmer's son--each was objected to upon similar grounds. Nor was it a new thing in human experience. That which called forth criticism had occurred many times in other ages when God had raised up prophets and seers. Probably most of them were selected from among the plain people, and were comparatively unknown to men when the Lord called them.
Saturday Night Thoughts — apostle_book
1974·Spencer W. Kimball·Prophet
We hear the voice of a kneeling boy in a forest asking vital questions: What is the truth? Which church shall I join? And another great prophet opens another final dispensation. We hear the voice of almighty God, the Father, saying of the one beside him in perhaps the most spectacular vision of the ages: “This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!” ( JS—H 1:17 .)
What Do We Hear? — cojc
1977·Mark E. Petersen·Apostle
Martin Harris, another assistant scribe, bore the same testimony. And Emma Smith, the beloved wife of the prophet, who literally lived in and with and through this translation period, and assisted at times as a scribe, bore this testimony:
It Was a Miracle! — cojc
1984·James E. Faust·Apostle
William M. Allred, one of his followers, stated that some straightlaced people had problems with the Prophet Joseph playing ball with the boys. Said Allred, referring to the Prophet:
The Magnificent Vision Near Palmyra — cojc
1994·Robert D. Hales·Apostle
Jesus Christ organized his church and selected twelve Apostles, and also prophets, seventies, and evangelists (see Eph. 4:11 ; Luke 6:13 ; 10:1 ).
The Unique Message of Jesus Christ — cojc
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