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Merrill J. Bateman

24 speeches between 1996 and 2006, mostly as BYU leadership. 97,096 words in the transcripts.

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Speeches
24
1996–2006
Words
97,096
in the transcripts
Reading grade
10.5
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
306
12.8 per speech
Callings
BYU leadership
also Seventy
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Speeches by year

19962006

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.

  • university 499
  • faculty 299
  • students 324
  • staff 86
  • brigham young 177
  • light 241
  • quality 86
  • percent 88
  • number 116
  • heather 27
  • million 56
  • research 95

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants77
  • Alma29
  • John28
  • Hebrews12
  • 2 Nephi11
  • 3 Nephi11
  • Isaiah10
  • 1 Corinthians10

Callings when speaking

  • BYU leadership 22
  • Seventy 2

As given in the bylines: President of Brigham Young University · Of the Presidency of the Seventy

Every speech

  1. 9 Jan 1996A Zion UniversityPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional4,425 w0 refs
  2. 27 Aug 1996The Mission of Brigham Young UniversityPresident of Brigham Young University · University Conference5,401 w3 refs
  3. 3 Sep 1996A Peculiar TreasurePresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional3,869 w18 refs
  4. 7 Jan 1997A Faith That Preserves and StrengthensPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional3,438 w23 refs
  5. 25 Aug 1997A Zion University and the Search for TruthPresident of Brigham Young University · University Conference5,514 w27 refs
  6. 9 Sep 1997One by OnePresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional3,301 w33 refs
  7. 6 Jan 1998The Eternal FamilyPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional4,153 w26 refs
  8. 6 Apr 1998“Because He First Loved Us”President of Brigham Young University · Devotional4,845 w46 refs
  9. 24 Aug 1998Brigham Young University in the New MillenniumPresident of Brigham Young University · University Conference5,634 w4 refs
  10. 8 Sep 1998Children of the CovenantPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional2,857 w2 refs
  11. 5 Jan 1999Blessings of a TestimonyPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional3,403 w11 refs
  12. 23 Aug 1999From Pioneer Roots to a World-Class, Worldwide InstitutionPresident of Brigham Young University · University Conference8,283 w2 refs
  13. 7 Sep 1999Gathered in the Tops of the MountainsPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional4,274 w7 refs
  14. 11 Jan 2000The Dawn of a New MillenniumPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional3,473 w20 refs
  15. 21 Aug 2000Learning in the Light of TruthPresident of Brigham Young University · University Conference6,595 w21 refs
  16. 19 Sep 2000Light, Visions, and DreamsPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional3,266 w7 refs
  17. 26 Apr 2001Standards of HappinessPresident of Brigham Young University · Commencement1,077 w0 refs
  18. 16 Aug 2001A Brighter DayGeneral Authority Seventy · Commencement885 w1 ref
  19. 27 Aug 2001The Banyan TreePresident of Brigham Young University · University Conference5,333 w2 refs
  20. 11 Sep 2001Hope for PeacePresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional714 w2 refs
  21. 26 Aug 2002The Challenges of the 21st CenturyPresident of Brigham Young University · University Conference5,898 w5 refs
  22. 10 Sep 2002Temples of LearningPresident of Brigham Young University · Devotional3,892 w5 refs
  23. 24 Apr 2003The Leadership OpportunityPresident of Brigham Young University · Commencement1,238 w3 refs
  24. 5 Mar 2006“Look Forward with an Eye of Faith”Of the Presidency of the Seventy · Devotional5,328 w38 refs
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