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Jeffrey R. Holland

39 speeches between 1974 and 2022, mostly as BYU leadership. 206,120 words in the transcripts.

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Speeches
39
1974–2022
Words
206,120
in the transcripts
Reading grade
9.9
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
270
6.9 per speech
Callings
BYU leadership
also Quorum of the Twelve
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Speeches by year

19742022

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.

  • jeff 77
  • pat 74
  • sam 49
  • twain 39
  • surely 110
  • least 130
  • university 402
  • indeed 117
  • wish 101
  • morning 165
  • certainly 91
  • intimacy 22

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants81
  • Matthew38
  • John18
  • Luke12
  • 1 Kings12
  • Moses8
  • 3 Nephi8
  • 2 Nephi7

Callings when speaking

  • BYU leadership 29
  • Quorum of the Twelve 10

As given in the bylines: President of Brigham Young University · President of Brigham Young University and Wife · of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Every speech

  1. 2 Jun 1974Borne upon Eagles’ WingsDean of Religious Instruction · Devotional6,628 w10 refs
  2. 20 Aug 1974Call upon GodDean of Religious Instruction · Devotionalaudio only
  3. 26 Sep 1976Remembered and Nourished by the Good Word of GodCommissioner of the Church Educational System · Devotional7,583 w22 refs
  4. 8 Mar 1977Soul-Butter and Hogwash: Mark Twain and Frontier ReligionCommissioner of the Church Educational System · Devotional7,375 w0 refs
  5. 20 Feb 1979“Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall”: A Look at the “Me Decade”Commissioner of the Church Educational System · Forum7,035 w6 refs
  6. 18 Mar 1980For Times of TroubleCommissioner of the Church Educational System · Devotional6,201 w15 refs
  7. 26 Aug 1980“The Bond of Charity”President of Brigham Young University · University Conference9,884 w0 refs
  8. 2 Sep 1980“Are You True?”President of Brigham Young University and Wife · Devotional4,613 w0 refs
  9. 25 Aug 1981“That Our Children May Know”President of Brigham Young University · Devotional5,212 w3 refs
  10. 8 Sep 1981Virtus et VeritasPresident of Brigham Young University and Wife · Devotional5,660 w0 refs
  11. 2 Feb 1982The Inconvenient MessiahPresident of Brigham Young University and Wife · Devotional6,080 w10 refs
  12. 7 Sep 1982“A Faithful Friend Is a Strong Defense”President of Brigham Young University and Wife · Devotional5,734 w3 refs
  13. 18 Jan 1983However Long and Hard the RoadPresident of Brigham Young University and Wife · Devotional6,256 w9 refs
  14. 31 Aug 1983The First One Thousand DaysPresident of BYU · University Conferenceaudio only
  15. 13 Sep 1983The Demands of DiscipleshipPresident of Brigham Young University and Wife · Devotional5,357 w5 refs
  16. 31 Jan 1984A Robe, a Ring, and a Fatted CalfPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional4,241 w6 refs
  17. 11 Sep 1984“In the Thick of Life’s Urgencies”President of Brigham Young University and Wife · Devotional4,485 w1 ref
  18. 15 Jan 1985Some Things We Have Learned—TogetherPresident of Brigham Young University and Wife · Devotional5,213 w3 refs
  19. 27 Mar 1985“On the Lord’s Errand”president of Brigham Young University · University Conference8,489 w5 refs
  20. 10 Sep 1985Nailing Our Colors to the MastPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional3,409 w0 refs
  21. 21 Jan 1986Oh, Lord, Keep My Rudder TruePresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional4,903 w8 refs
  22. 9 Sep 1986“Unless You’re a Mormon”President of Brigham Young University and Wife · Devotional4,652 w2 refs
  23. 13 Jan 1987The Bitter Cup and the Bloody BaptismPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional4,713 w10 refs
  24. 24 Aug 1987“The Place of Understanding”President of Brigham Young University · University Conference11,494 w0 refs
  25. 15 Sep 1987“Who We Are and What God Expects Us to Do”President of Brigham Young University · Devotional4,789 w3 refs
  26. 12 Jan 1988Of Souls, Symbols, and SacramentsPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional6,247 w12 refs
  27. 22 Aug 1988A School in ZionPresident of Brigham Young University · University Conference7,889 w15 refs
  28. 6 Sep 1988At Their Most Enlightened and AlertPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional4,454 w6 refs
  29. 17 Jan 1989The Will of the FatherPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional5,304 w20 refs
  30. 2 Mar 1997“Come unto Me”Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,752 w25 refs
  31. 2 Mar 1999“Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,901 w17 refs
  32. 15 Feb 2000How Do I Love Thee?Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,807 w9 refs
  33. 12 Sep 2004Terror, Triumph, and a Wedding Feastof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,192 w13 refs
  34. 7 Sep 2008Lessons from Liberty Jailof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,667 w23 refs
  35. 13 Jan 2009“Remember Lot’s Wife”Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,536 w8 refs
  36. 16 Aug 2016Religion: Bound by Loving TiesOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,668 w0 refs
  37. 26 Apr 2018Banishing All Shadowsof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Commencement2,647 w0 refs
  38. 23 Aug 2021The Second Half of the Second Century of Brigham Young Universityof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · University Conference3,913 w1 ref
  39. 18 Jan 2022“A Saint Through the Atonement of Christ the Lord”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,137 w0 refs
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