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J. Richard Clarke
6 speeches between 1977 and 2003, mostly as Presiding Bishopric. 27,520 words in the transcripts.
Speeches
6
1977–2003
Words
27,520
in the transcripts
Reading grade
9.5
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
52
8.7 per speech
Callings
Presiding Bishopric
also Seventy
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database
Speeches by year
19772003
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.
- mcfarland 11
- uncle ben 8
- mormonism 12
- confession 10
- freeman 6
- repentance 29
- nancy 7
- godly sorrow 6
- sin 30
- berry 5
- coat 8
- roberts 7
Scriptures cited most
- Doctrine and Covenants9
- Alma4
- Ether4
- John3
- 3 Nephi3
- Genesis3
- Mosiah3
- Joseph Smith—History2
Callings when speaking
- Presiding Bishopric 2
- Seventy 2
As given in the bylines: Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
Every speech
- 15 Feb 1977The Freedom to BecomeDevotional4,299 w1 ref
- 30 Oct 1979“The Royal Road to Happiness”Devotional4,827 w4 refs
- 6 Dec 1981The Gift That Matters MostSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Devotional6,543 w13 refs
- 27 Mar 1984The Healing Power of ChristSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Devotional4,909 w14 refs
- 14 Feb 1989Choice—The Crucible of CharacterGeneral Authority Seventy · Devotional3,299 w11 refs
- 29 Jul 2003Of This Cause I TestifyGeneral Authority Seventy · Devotional3,643 w9 refs