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D. Todd Christofferson
14 speeches between 1999 and 2025, mostly as Quorum of the Twelve. 44,197 words in the transcripts.
Speeches
14
1999–2025
Words
44,197
in the transcripts
Reading grade
12.1
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
97
6.9 per speech
Callings
Quorum of the Twelve
also Seventy, First Presidency
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database
Speeches by year
19992025
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.
- freedom 70
- moral agency 27
- reese 21
- first commandment 17
- greatness 26
- bread 31
- religious 59
- sacred 65
- condescension 15
- manna 13
- second commandment 9
- justice 26
Scriptures cited most
- Doctrine and Covenants19
- Alma11
- Matthew7
- John7
- Luke6
- Mark4
- Helaman4
- Mosiah4
Callings when speaking
- Quorum of the Twelve 9
- Seventy 4
- First Presidency 1
As given in the bylines: of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Of the Presidency of the Seventy · Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Every speech
- 19 Oct 1999Allegiance to GodOf the Presidency of the Seventy · Devotional4,743 w37 refs
- 7 Nov 2004A Sense of the SacredOf the Presidency of the Seventy · Devotional6,047 w36 refs
- 31 Jan 2006Moral AgencyOf the Presidency of the Seventy · Devotional4,558 w0 refs
- 16 Aug 2007GreatnessOf the Presidency of the Seventy · Commencement2,376 w0 refs
- 22 Apr 2010Our Moral TestOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Commencement2,228 w0 refs
- 9 Jan 2011“Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,316 w19 refs
- 26 Jun 2016Religious Freedom—A Cherished Heritage to DefendOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,307 w0 refs
- 12 Dec 2017A Message at Christmasof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional2,987 w2 refs
- 22 Mar 2022The First Commandment Firstof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,215 w0 refs
- 22 Aug 2022The Aims of a BYU Educationof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · University Conference3,740 w3 refs
- 27 Apr 2023Preserving and Promoting Agencyof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Commencement1,686 w0 refs
- 19 Sep 2023“Lord God of Hosts, Be with Us Yet”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional1,458 w0 refs
- 19 Sep 2023Installation and Chargeof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional423 w0 refs
- 2 Dec 2025“The Condescension of God”Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Devotional3,113 w0 refs