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David A. Bednar

10 speeches between 2001 and 2024, mostly as Quorum of the Twelve. 33,900 words in the transcripts.

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Speeches
10
2001–2024
Words
33,900
in the transcripts
Reading grade
12.5
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
101
10.1 per speech
Callings
Quorum of the Twelve
also BYU leadership
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Speeches by year

20012024

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.

  • enabling 31
  • living water 26
  • meekness 35
  • learning 99
  • discernment 19
  • spiritual gift 16
  • quick 27
  • observe 29
  • atonement 52
  • rod 23
  • themes 15
  • experiential 14

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants35
  • 1 Nephi14
  • Mosiah10
  • 2 Nephi9
  • Alma7
  • John4
  • Matthew3
  • Moses3

Callings when speaking

  • Quorum of the Twelve 9
  • BYU leadership 1

As given in the bylines: of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · President of Brigham Young University–Idaho

Every speech

  1. 23 Oct 2001“In the Strength of the Lord”President of Brigham Young University–Idaho · Devotional4,748 w8 refs
  2. 10 May 2005“Quick to Observe”Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,467 w13 refs
  3. 4 Feb 2007A Reservoir of Living Waterof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,362 w65 refs
  4. 24 Apr 2008Learning to Love Learningof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Commencement2,621 w13 refs
  5. 3 May 2009Things as They Really AreOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  6. 28 Aug 2017“Walk in the Meekness of My Spirit”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · University Conference3,965 w0 refs
  7. 4 Dec 2018“That They Might Have Joy”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,408 w0 refs
  8. 19 Jan 2021“As Long as the World Shall Stand”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,105 w0 refs
  9. 16 Apr 2021“Look unto Me in Every Thought; Doubt Not, Fear Not”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,690 w1 ref
  10. 23 Jan 2024“Consider the Wondrous Works of God” (Job 37:14)of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,519 w1 ref
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