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David B. Haight

11 speeches between 1970 and 2001, mostly as Quorum of the Twelve. 30,094 words in the transcripts.

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Speeches
11
1970–2001
Words
30,094
in the transcripts
Reading grade
9.6
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
74
6.7 per speech
Callings
Quorum of the Twelve
11 speeches
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Speeches by year

19702001

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.

  • bennion 31
  • president tanner 15
  • ruby 12
  • captain 19
  • president kimball 29
  • constancy 8
  • streams 8
  • naval 7
  • uttermost part 6
  • nathan eldon 6
  • mankind 21
  • carthage 9

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants32
  • Matthew9
  • John4
  • Luke3
  • Acts2
  • 2 Peter2
  • Psalms2
  • Alma2

Callings when speaking

  • Quorum of the Twelve 11

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

Every speech

  1. 20 Apr 1970AmericaAssistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  2. 7 Mar 1976Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voiceof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,739 w2 refs
  3. 4 Sep 1977Your Purpose and ResponsibilityQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,711 w12 refs
  4. 5 Nov 1978“The Uttermost Part of the Earth”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,618 w11 refs
  5. 6 Jan 1980Constancy Amid Changeof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,239 w4 refs
  6. 7 Dec 1980“By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,475 w11 refs
  7. 29 Jan 1983Our Faith Is Centered on the Living ChristQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  8. 2 Mar 1986Joseph Smith: The Prophetof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,422 w13 refs
  9. 24 Nov 1987The Streams of Your Lifeof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,864 w21 refs
  10. 12 Aug 1999Commencement, August 1999Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Commencementaudio only
  11. 16 Aug 2001Go Out into the WorldQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Commencement1,002 w0 refs
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