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Alma Sonne

43 talks between 1941 and 1970, mostly as Seventy. 45,892 words in the transcripts.

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Talks
43
1941–1970
Words
45,892
in the transcripts
Reading grade
9.7
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
198
4.6 per talk
Callings
Seventy
also Quorum of the Twelve
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Talks by year

19411970

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.

  • god's 77
  • sermon 36
  • matt 49
  • restored gospel 25
  • reassured 8
  • missionary 57
  • unconquerable 6
  • vindication 7
  • europe 25
  • maeser 9
  • humanity 19
  • widtsoe 13

Scriptures cited most

  • Matthew49
  • John35
  • Articles of Faith12
  • Doctrine and Covenants11
  • Acts10
  • Mark8
  • Isaiah7
  • Philippians7

Callings when speaking

  • Seventy 41
  • Quorum of the Twelve 2

As given in the bylines: Elder · Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles

Every talk

  1. Apr 1941UntitledAssistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles · Third Day, Afternoon Meeting159 w0 refs
  2. Oct 1941UntitledAssistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles · Second Day, Afternoon Meeting894 w0 refs
  3. Apr 1942UntitledAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon217 w2 refs
  4. Apr 1943UntitledAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon419 w1 ref
  5. Oct 1943UntitledAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning824 w4 refs
  6. Apr 1944UntitledAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon1,112 w4 refs
  7. Apr 1945UntitledAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon600 w2 refs
  8. Oct 1945UntitledAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon950 w6 refs
  9. Apr 1946UntitledAssistant to the Twelve · Priesthood1,303 w4 refs
  10. Oct 1946UntitledAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning858 w1 ref
  11. Apr 1950God's Purposes Are Ripening in the EarthAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Morning1,152 w3 refs
  12. Oct 1950There Is No Middle GroundAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon1,407 w3 refs
  13. Apr 1951Truth and Righteousness Will TriumphAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon864 w2 refs
  14. Oct 1951How Do We Find God?Assistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon941 w3 refs
  15. Oct 1952God Intervenes in Human AffairsAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning1,084 w1 ref
  16. Apr 1953Book of Mormon a Great ConverterAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon1,393 w1 ref
  17. Oct 1953Testimonies—The Strength of the ChurchAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon891 w4 refs
  18. Apr 1955"Render Unto Caesar..."Assistant to the Twelve · Monday Afternoon1,239 w9 refs
  19. Oct 1955"Believest Thou the Prophets?"Assistant to the Twelve · Saturday Morning1,179 w5 refs
  20. Apr 1956The Strongest FortificationAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon840 w10 refs
  21. Oct 1956Faith, the Bedrock of LifeAssistant to the Twelve · Church Of The Air1,725 w10 refs
  22. Apr 1957"Truth Will Prevail"Assistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,202 w2 refs
  23. Oct 1958Blessings of the ChurchAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,282 w4 refs
  24. Apr 1959Aspire Not for the Honors of MenAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon1,328 w6 refs
  25. Oct 1959The Sermon on the MountAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Morning1,060 w4 refs
  26. Apr 1960My TestimonyAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon1,175 w9 refs
  27. Oct 1960The Destiny of This ChurchAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon1,007 w1 ref
  28. Apr 1961"And None Shall Stay Them ..."Assistant to the Twelve · Saturday Morning1,259 w2 refs
  29. Oct 1961Read the Book of MormonAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon1,198 w4 refs
  30. Apr 1962Be a DiscipleAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,169 w10 refs
  31. Apr 1963A Solid FoundationAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon816 w1 ref
  32. Oct 1963Christ Is the CornerstoneAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Morning1,516 w8 refs
  33. Oct 1964The Influence of the BibleAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon1,648 w11 refs
  34. Apr 1965Light: Symbol of God's WordAssistant to the Twelve · Monday Afternoon1,094 w4 refs
  35. Oct 1965Our Lord and MasterAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,288 w6 refs
  36. Apr 1966Truth Will PrevailAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon1,627 w7 refs
  37. Oct 1966Found Not WantingAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon976 w3 refs
  38. Apr 1967The ProphetsAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon987 w4 refs
  39. Apr 1968The Gospel RestoredAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,219 w10 refs
  40. Oct 1968The Articles of FaithAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon1,265 w11 refs
  41. Apr 1969The Foundation of True WorshipAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,120 w11 refs
  42. Oct 1969Joseph Smith, the ProphetAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Morning856 w3 refs
  43. Apr 1970The Gospel RestoredAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon749 w2 refs
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