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Joseph B. Wirthlin
10 speeches between 1979 and 2004, mostly as Quorum of the Twelve. 46,171 words in the transcripts.
Speeches
10
1979–2004
Words
46,171
in the transcripts
Reading grade
9.1
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
167
16.7 per speech
Callings
Quorum of the Twelve
also Seventy
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database
Speeches by year
19792004
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.
- martin 39
- rulon 15
- lord’s side 15
- thanksgiving daily 14
- murphy 8
- hunter 16
- gardner 8
- fisher 7
- millett 7
- austria 9
- resentful 7
- carson 7
Scriptures cited most
- Doctrine and Covenants30
- Matthew26
- Alma17
- 2 Nephi16
- Mosiah14
- John8
- 3 Nephi6
- Luke5
Callings when speaking
- Quorum of the Twelve 9
- Seventy 1
As given in the bylines: of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Every speech
- 12 Jun 1979A Word to You: Generation of Destiny!First Quorum of the Seventy · Devotional3,144 w10 refs
- 26 Oct 1986Little Things CountQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,509 w7 refs
- 2 Aug 1992“The Lord’s Side”Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,480 w22 refs
- 4 Sep 1994“Choose the Right”Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional6,409 w33 refs
- 21 Jan 1997Being Righteous in Our HeartsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,135 w26 refs
- 7 Nov 1999Lessons Learned in the Journey of LifeQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,093 w8 refs
- 31 Oct 2000“Live in Thanksgiving Daily”of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,531 w9 refs
- 26 Apr 2001Four Keys to Successof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Commencement2,018 w8 refs
- 21 Jan 2003Improving Our Prayersof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,052 w20 refs
- 1 Feb 2004The Two Guiding LightsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional5,800 w24 refs