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Marion D. Hanks

24 speeches between 1954 and 1996, mostly as Seventy. 62,575 words in the transcripts.

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Speeches
24
1954–1996
Words
62,575
in the transcripts
Reading grade
10.8
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
157
6.5 per speech
Callings
Seventy
also Quorum of the Twelve, Other
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Speeches by year

19541996

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.

  • authority 55
  • bob 20
  • hanks 16
  • christmas 40
  • little 127
  • marvelous 34
  • wonderful 61
  • talked 32
  • wholesome 13
  • headline 9
  • reviled 8
  • refugee 9

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants26
  • Alma25
  • Matthew23
  • 2 Nephi10
  • Luke10
  • John7
  • 1 Peter6
  • 1 Nephi6

Callings when speaking

  • Seventy 20
  • Quorum of the Twelve 3
  • Other 1

As given in the bylines: of the Seventy · of the Presidency of the Seventy · Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Member of the Council of the Seventy

Every speech

  1. 9 Feb 1954What Is True Freedom?of the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  2. 6 Jun 1954The Road to Tarshishof the Seventy · Commencementaudio only
  3. 22 Jun 1955Learning Never Endsof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  4. 10 Jan 1956Through the Eyes and Mouths of ChildrenGeneral Authority Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  5. 17 Aug 1956Every Experience Has Eternal ImplicationsGeneral Authority Seventy · Commencementaudio only
  6. 26 Mar 1957Seeking “Thick” Thingsof the Seventy · Devotional3,978 w6 refs
  7. 11 Mar 1958Participating CitizensGeneral Authority Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  8. 25 Mar 1959HeroismGeneral Authority Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  9. 7 Oct 1959Incentives and Opportunities in Youthof the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  10. 4 Jan 1961Spiritual Constants in Changing TimesMember of the Council of the Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  11. 18 Oct 1961How to Be HappyGeneral Authority Seventy · Devotionalaudio only
  12. 30 Mar 1965Without Prejudice, Without Bigotryof the Seventy · Devotional3,322 w5 refs
  13. 26 Sep 1972The Sword of the Lord and of GideonAssistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,045 w4 refs
  14. 11 Dec 1973A Wholesome, Hallowed, Gracious ChristmasAssistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,531 w4 refs
  15. 28 Oct 1975Appreciate Your OpportunitiesAssistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,138 w11 refs
  16. 17 Jan 1978Christmas Lessonsof the Presidency of the Seventy · Devotional4,614 w9 refs
  17. 23 Jan 1979Be and Not Seemof the Presidency of the Seventy · Devotional3,735 w6 refs
  18. 25 Mar 1980An Attitude: The Weightier Mattersof the Seventy · Devotional4,942 w16 refs
  19. 29 Mar 1981“A Love of God and of All Men”of the Seventy · Devotional6,032 w12 refs
  20. 16 Nov 1982Fuller Understandingof the Seventy · Devotional4,005 w3 refs
  21. 11 Mar 1986Follow the Kingof the Presidency of the Seventy · Devotional4,573 w16 refs
  22. 7 Aug 1988The Great Commandmentsof the Seventy · Devotional5,891 w41 refs
  23. 23 Aug 1988The Authority of Personality, Competence, and Characterof the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · University Conference6,202 w18 refs
  24. 16 Apr 1996The Three A’s: Atonement, Agency, and AccountabilityEmeritus General Authority · Devotional3,512 w6 refs
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