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Henry B. Eyring

25 speeches between 1980 and 2014, mostly as Quorum of the Twelve. 102,575 words in the transcripts.

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Speeches
25
1980–2014
Words
102,575
in the transcripts
Reading grade
9.6
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
165
6.6 per speech
Callings
Quorum of the Twelve
also Presiding Bishopric, BYU leadership
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Speeches by year

19802014

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.

  • deliverance 43
  • holy ghost 148
  • promise 108
  • peace 124
  • servants 60
  • tonight 64
  • enough 107
  • gift 97
  • listen 73
  • invest 21
  • feel 146
  • confidence 57

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants43
  • Alma16
  • Mosiah15
  • Moroni13
  • 3 Nephi9
  • 2 Nephi8
  • 1 Nephi8
  • Matthew6

Callings when speaking

  • Quorum of the Twelve 9
  • Presiding Bishopric 7
  • BYU leadership 4
  • Seventy 3
  • First Presidency 2

As given in the bylines: of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · of the Presiding Bishopric · Commissioner of the Church Educational System · of the First Presidency

Every speech

  1. 16 Dec 1980Gifts of LoveCommissioner of the Church Educational System · Devotional4,352 w5 refs
  2. 28 Mar 1982A Law of Increasing ReturnsCommissioner of the Church Educational System · Devotional5,112 w10 refs
  3. 1 Mar 1983Discovering TruthCommissioner of the Church Educational System · Devotionalaudio only
  4. 16 Aug 1985Good Judgment and Common SenseCommissioner of the Church Educational System · Commencementaudio only
  5. 4 May 1986Child of Promiseof the Presiding Bishopric · Devotional5,846 w6 refs
  6. 18 Nov 1986Going Homeof the Presiding Bishopric · Devotional4,459 w11 refs
  7. 4 Sep 1988Listen Togetherof the Presiding Bishopric · Devotional5,895 w3 refs
  8. 29 Oct 1989Come unto Christof the Presiding Bishopric · Devotional6,069 w13 refs
  9. 30 Sep 1990Waiting upon the Lordof the Presiding Bishopric · Devotional5,339 w11 refs
  10. 27 Aug 1991Teaching Is a Moral ActOf the Presiding Bishopric · University Conference6,721 w5 refs
  11. 12 Nov 1991Choose to Be Goodof the Presiding Bishopric · Devotional4,648 w16 refs
  12. 26 Aug 1993To Choose and Keep a Mentorof the Seventy · University Conference5,239 w1 ref
  13. 6 Feb 1994Blessed Are the Peacemakersof the Seventy · Devotional6,617 w13 refs
  14. 5 Nov 1995The Familyof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,201 w13 refs
  15. 20 Aug 1996Faith of Our Fathersof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,780 w13 refs
  16. 27 Aug 1996A Charted Courseof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · University Conference1,900 w0 refs
  17. 8 Sep 1996Making Covenants with Godof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,613 w12 refs
  18. 21 Oct 1997A Child of Godof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,003 w1 ref
  19. 3 Jan 1999Alwaysof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,723 w12 refs
  20. 15 Aug 2000A Life Founded in Light and Truthof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · University Conference4,377 w6 refs
  21. 27 Aug 2001A Consecrated Placeof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · University Conference2,272 w2 refs
  22. 25 Apr 2002“Go Forth to Serve”Commissioner of Church Education and a member of the Quorum of Seventy · Commencement1,278 w3 refs
  23. 10 Sep 2006Gifts of the Spirit for Hard Timesof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,845 w9 refs
  24. 15 Jan 2008The Power of Deliveranceof the First Presidency · Devotional3,357 w0 refs
  25. 9 Sep 2014A Leader of Learnersof the First Presidency · University Conference876 w0 refs
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