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Gerrit W. Gong
7 speeches between 2007 and 2026, mostly as Quorum of the Twelve. 23,202 words in the transcripts.
Speeches
7
2007–2026
Words
23,202
in the transcripts
Reading grade
11.7
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
57
8.1 per speech
Callings
Quorum of the Twelve
also Other
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database
Speeches by year
20072026
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.
- gong 28
- artificial 24
- nuclear 18
- byu 138
- intelligence 31
- live right 13
- canal 11
- congratulations 17
- please 36
- covenant belonging 9
- chatgpt 13
- lifelong 18
Scriptures cited most
- Doctrine and Covenants21
- 2 Nephi7
- Alma5
- 3 Nephi4
- Proverbs4
- Mosiah3
- 1 Corinthians2
- Romans1
Callings when speaking
- Quorum of the Twelve 6
- Other 1
As given in the bylines: of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Assistant to the president for Planning and Assessment at Brigham Young University
Every speech
- 20 Mar 2007Live Right NowAssistant to the president for Planning and Assessment at Brigham Young University · Devotional4,316 w30 refs
- 16 Oct 2018“We Seek After These Things”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,380 w0 refs
- 22 Apr 2021A Firm Foundationof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Commencement1,944 w0 refs
- 11 Apr 2023Our Own Best Storyof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,490 w0 refs
- 25 Apr 2024Becoming Our Best BYU Selfof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Commencement1,562 w0 refs
- 19 Aug 2025An Ear to Wisdom, a Heart to Understandingof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,274 w27 refs
- 24 Aug 2026Becoming BYU in an Age of Artificial Intelligenceof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · University Conference4,236 w0 refs