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David H. Yarn Jr.
2 speeches between 1983 and 1996, mostly as BYU faculty. 8,863 words in the transcripts.
Speeches
2
1983–1996
Words
8,863
in the transcripts
Reading grade
13.9
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
58
29.0 per speech
Callings
BYU faculty
1 speeches
Leadership record
—
not a General Authority or officer on record
Speeches by year
19831996
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.
- stewards 17
- affect 19
- atonement 30
- intelligence 21
- blood 19
- eternal life 25
- mankind 17
- last sacrifice 6
- disposition 8
- whole meaning 5
- character 18
- question 23
Scriptures cited most
- Doctrine and Covenants12
- John9
- Luke7
- Moses6
- Matthew5
- Alma4
- 3 Nephi3
- Mosiah2
Callings when speaking
- BYU faculty 1
As given in the bylines: Professor of Philosophy
Every speech
- 26 Jul 1983“Who Then Can Be Saved?”Professor of Philosophy · Devotional5,122 w37 refs
- 6 Aug 1996My Age of PreparationDevotional3,741 w21 refs