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Thomas S. Monson

15 speeches between 1966 and 2011, mostly as First Presidency. 36,579 words in the transcripts.

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Speeches
15
1966–2011
Words
36,579
in the transcripts
Reading grade
9.9
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
43
2.9 per speech
Callings
First Presidency
also Quorum of the Twelve
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Speeches by year

19662011

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.

  • christmas 52
  • president 172
  • monson 28
  • favorite 31
  • photographs 12
  • gate 20
  • dick 9
  • heavenward 9
  • berndt 8
  • lucy 10
  • christensen 10
  • davidson 7

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants6
  • Matthew5
  • Ecclesiastes3
  • Moroni2
  • John2
  • 3 Nephi2
  • 1 Peter2
  • Joseph Smith—History2

Callings when speaking

  • First Presidency 9
  • Quorum of the Twelve 6

As given in the bylines: of the First Presidency · Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Every speech

  1. 6 Dec 1966The Spirit of ChristmasOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional3,655 w9 refs
  2. 16 Jan 1973A Time to ChooseOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotional4,199 w8 refs
  3. 2 Nov 1975As a Chosen Generation, Be PreparedOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  4. 6 Feb 1977DecisionsOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Devotionalaudio only
  5. 15 Oct 1991Be Thou an Example of the Believersof the First Presidency · Devotionalaudio only
  6. 11 Mar 1997In Search of Treasureof the First Presidency · Devotionalaudio only
  7. 26 Apr 2001The Formula for Going Out into the Worldof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Commencement1,169 w0 refs
  8. 24 Apr 2003“Doubt Not, Fear Not”President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Commencement1,088 w1 ref
  9. 7 Sep 2003Life’s Greatest Decisionsof the First Presidency · Devotionalaudio only
  10. 6 Nov 2005Decisions Determine Destinyof the First Presidency · Devotional4,352 w8 refs
  11. 14 Nov 2006Three Gates to Openof the First Presidency · Devotional4,003 w0 refs
  12. 13 Nov 2007Guideposts for Life’s Journeyof the First Presidency · Devotional3,694 w0 refs
  13. 11 Jan 2009Great ExpectationsPresident of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Devotional4,435 w15 refs
  14. 15 Sep 2009Principles from ProphetsPresident of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Devotional5,809 w0 refs
  15. 1 Nov 2011Be a Light to the WorldPresident of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Devotional4,069 w2 refs
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