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Franklin D. Richards
7 speeches between 1961 and 1986, mostly as Seventy. 24,565 words in the transcripts.
Speeches
7
1961–1986
Words
24,565
in the transcripts
Reading grade
10.9
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
78
11.1 per speech
Callings
Seventy
7 speeches
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database
Speeches by year
19611986
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.
- talents 110
- develop 50
- patience 41
- member missionary 11
- cummings 10
- pioneering 10
- fellowshipping 8
- peacemakers 10
- zion’s camp 10
- preparedness 8
- growth 30
- maeser 19
Scriptures cited most
- Doctrine and Covenants49
- Matthew12
- Mosiah3
- Moses2
- John2
- Romans2
- Galatians1
- Hebrews1
Callings when speaking
- Seventy 7
Every speech
- 15 Nov 1961The Success and Happiness PatternGeneral Authority Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
- 4 Aug 1974You’ve Got to Have a DreamGeneral Authority Seventy · Devotional4,649 w5 refs
- 16 Mar 1976Prepare to Be LeadersGeneral Authority Seventy · Devotional3,865 w7 refs
- 25 Sep 1977A New Era of Growth and DevelopmentGeneral Authority Seventy · Devotional4,240 w7 refs
- 7 Jun 1981The Purpose of LifeGeneral Authority Seventy · Devotional4,639 w25 refs
- 7 Aug 1983Peace and HappinessGeneral Authority Seventy · Devotional4,171 w20 refs
- 6 Aug 1986Our Talents—A Choice Gift of GodGeneral Authority Seventy · Devotional3,001 w14 refs