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Bruce R. McConkie

29 speeches between 1953 and 1985, mostly as Seventy. 59,278 words in the transcripts.

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Speeches
29
1953–1985
Words
59,278
in the transcripts
Reading grade
11.7
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
185
6.4 per speech
Callings
Seventy
also Quorum of the Twelve
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Speeches by year

19531985

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.

  • salvation 166
  • eternal 236
  • adam 69
  • power 181
  • spirit 205
  • fall 77
  • immortality 41
  • heresy 26
  • son 137
  • holy 138
  • atoning 36
  • worship 52

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants42
  • 2 Nephi16
  • John16
  • Matthew15
  • Mosiah11
  • 1 Corinthians10
  • Moses9
  • Luke7

Callings when speaking

  • Seventy 15
  • Quorum of the Twelve 14

As given in the bylines: of the Seventy · of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Every speech

  1. 6 May 1953The Atonementof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  2. 24 Jun 1954Hold Fast to That Which Is Goodof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  3. 15 Nov 1955Celestial Marriageof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  4. 23 Apr 1957Keys of the Kingdomof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  5. 20 Apr 1960New and Everlasting Covenant of Marriageof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  6. 29 Sep 1964Seek the Spiritof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  7. 3 May 1966Choose an Eternal Companionof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  8. 11 Oct 1966How to Get Personal Revelationof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  9. 31 Oct 1967Lord, Increase Our Faithof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  10. 25 Mar 1969Making Your Calling and Election Sureof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  11. 16 Dec 1969Knowest Thou the Condescension of God?of the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  12. 1 Dec 1970Households of Faithof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  13. 20 Jul 1971How to Worshipof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  14. 4 Jan 1972The Lord God of Joseph Smithof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  15. 15 Aug 1972How to Get Your Own Plan of Salvationof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  16. 27 Feb 1973Agency or Inspiration—Which?of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,278 w6 refs
  17. 8 Jan 1974Succession in the Presidencyof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,202 w2 refs
  18. 28 Jan 1975The Ten Commandments of a Peculiar Peopleof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,539 w28 refs
  19. 2 Dec 1975Who Shall Declare His Generation?of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,574 w17 refs
  20. 5 Sep 1976Jesus Christ and Him Crucifiedof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,461 w11 refs
  21. 6 Nov 1977Celestial Marriageof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,672 w11 refs
  22. 18 Aug 1978All Are Alike unto GodOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,507 w8 refs
  23. 3 Sep 1978Joseph Smith: A Revealer of Christof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,365 w12 refs
  24. 1 Jun 1980The Seven Deadly HeresiesOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,581 w7 refs
  25. 17 Feb 1981The Three Pillars of EternityOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,887 w25 refs
  26. 2 Mar 1982Our Relationship with the Lordof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,110 w29 refs
  27. 10 Jan 1984What Think Ye of Salvation by Grace?of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,552 w12 refs
  28. 3 Nov 1984Joseph Smith Translation: The Doctrinal Restorationof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  29. 6 Jan 1985The Mystery of Godlinessof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,405 w17 refs
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