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Boyd K. Packer

20 speeches between 1962 and 2011, mostly as Quorum of the Twelve. 60,440 words in the transcripts.

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Speeches
20
1962–2011
Words
60,440
in the transcripts
Reading grade
9.4
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
152
7.6 per speech
Callings
Quorum of the Twelve
20 speeches
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Speeches by year

19622011

Signature phrases

Words and two-word phrases this speaker uses far more than the rest of the corpus, by weighted log-odds. Stop words, names of deity and the ordinary vocabulary of a sermon are excluded.

  • board 58
  • gifted 20
  • music 44
  • gospel according 17
  • authority 47
  • welfare program 11
  • policy 23
  • schools 28
  • debtor 9
  • exception 16
  • counseling 15
  • snow white 8

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants48
  • 1 Nephi16
  • Alma12
  • 2 Nephi10
  • Matthew8
  • Moses8
  • Moroni6
  • 2 Timothy5

Callings when speaking

  • Quorum of the Twelve 20

As given in the bylines: of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Every speech

  1. 21 Mar 1962Your Articles of FaithAssistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,957 w0 refs
  2. 12 Dec 1962Keeping ChristmasAssistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  3. 3 Nov 1963Eternal LoveAssistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  4. 23 Mar 1965Follow the BrethrenAssistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  5. 4 Oct 1966“Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled”Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  6. 14 Apr 1970Eternal Marriageof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  7. 27 Mar 1973Called of God by Prophecyof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,228 w6 refs
  8. 2 Mar 1975Self Relianceof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional6,179 w10 refs
  9. 1 Feb 1976The Arts and the Spirit of the LordOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,872 w3 refs
  10. 14 Jan 1977Follow the Ruleof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,192 w3 refs
  11. 3 Feb 1980Ordinancesof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,637 w7 refs
  12. 29 Oct 1985Roland and Dora Maeof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional2,534 w5 refs
  13. 4 Mar 1990The Edge of the Lightof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  14. 12 Feb 1991“I Say unto You, Be One”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,251 w12 refs
  15. 29 Aug 1995The Snow-White Birdsof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · University Conference4,807 w0 refs
  16. 16 Aug 2001A Promise and a BlessingActing President of the Quorum of the Twelve · Commencement301 w1 ref
  17. 2 Feb 2003The Instrument of Your Mind and the Foundation of Your Characterof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,704 w41 refs
  18. 16 Jan 2007Lehi’s Dream and Youof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,434 w34 refs
  19. 18 Aug 2009Fledgling Finches and Family LifePresident of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,127 w30 refs
  20. 6 Nov 2011Truths Most Worth KnowingPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,142 w0 refs
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