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Harold B. Lee

20 speeches between 1950 and 1973, mostly as Quorum of the Twelve. 7,713 words in the transcripts.

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Speeches
20
1950–1973
Words
7,713
in the transcripts
Reading grade
12.2
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
8
0.4 per speech
Callings
Quorum of the Twelve
also First Presidency
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Speeches by year

19501973

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.

  • husband 13
  • conduct 7
  • neither 10
  • letter 9
  • responsibilities 7
  • gone 8
  • appearance 5
  • education 16
  • lee 6
  • girl 6
  • wife 12
  • kind 12

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants2
  • John2
  • Matthew1
  • Moses1
  • Luke1
  • Galatians1

Callings when speaking

  • Quorum of the Twelve 19
  • First Presidency 1

As given in the bylines: of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Every speech

  1. 3 Oct 1950Loyalty: 1950 Devotionalof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  2. 4 Jun 1951Life under Controlof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Commencementaudio only
  3. 11 Mar 1952What Men and Women Are Tomorrow Depends upon What You Do Todayof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  4. 15 Oct 1952Divine Revelationof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  5. 16 Jun 1953The Glory of God Is Intelligenceof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  6. 5 Jan 1954Cram For Life’s Final Examinationof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  7. 12 Oct 1954By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Themof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  8. 28 Jun 1955“According to Your Faith”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  9. 9 Nov 1955Feet Shod with the Preparation of the Gospel of Peaceof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  10. 7 Feb 1956But Arise and Stand upon Thy Feetof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  11. 6 Jul 1956Prayer, Purity, and Powerof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  12. 2 Oct 1956Eye Hath Not Seenof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  13. 11 Feb 1958Be Secure in the GospelQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  14. 10 Dec 1958I Walked Today Where Jesus Walkedof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  15. 19 Apr 1961Doing the Right Things for the Right Reasonsof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  16. 2 Feb 1962Sweet Are the Uses of Adversityof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  17. 26 Jun 1962Born of The Spiritof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  18. 4 May 1965Be Ye Not Deceivedof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  19. 9 Mar 1971Decades of DistinctionPresident of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  20. 11 Sep 1973Be Loyal to the Royal Within YouPresident of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Devotional7,277 w8 refs
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