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Barbara B. Smith

20 talks between 1975 and 1984, mostly as Relief Society. 31,436 words in the transcripts.

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Talks
20
1975–1984
Words
31,436
in the transcripts
Reading grade
11.3
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
53
2.6 per talk
Callings
Relief Society
20 talks
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Talks by year

19751984

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.

  • relief society 185
  • welfare 87
  • society president 26
  • storage 22
  • women 117
  • provident 17
  • stake relief 15
  • society leaders 14
  • services 40
  • ward relief 12
  • woman’s 14
  • homemaking 12

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants10
  • Proverbs7
  • Genesis4
  • Luke3
  • John3
  • Matthew3
  • Psalms2
  • 2 Nephi2

Callings when speaking

  • Relief Society 20

As given in the bylines: Relief Society General President · Recently released as Relief Society General President

Every talk

  1. Oct 1975Relief Society’s Role in Welfare ServicesRelief Society General President · Welfare Session1,085 w0 refs
  2. Apr 1976Teach LDS Women Self-SufficiencyRelief Society General President · Welfare Session1,022 w2 refs
  3. Oct 1976“She Is Not Afraid of the Snow for Her Household …”Relief Society General President · Welfare Session1,257 w2 refs
  4. Apr 1977A Call to ActionRelief Society General President · Welfare Services Session1,355 w2 refs
  5. Oct 1977“She Stretcheth Out Her Hand to the Poor”Relief Society General President · Welfare Session1,303 w2 refs
  6. Apr 1978In the Time of Old AgeRelief Society General President · General Welfare Session1,308 w2 refs
  7. Oct 1978Good Health—A Key to Joyous LivingRelief Society General President · Welfare Session777 w5 refs
  8. Oct 1978Women’s Greatest ChallengeRelief Society General President · General Women’s Meeting1,290 w1 ref
  9. Oct 1979The Relief Society Role in Priesthood CouncilsRelief Society General President · Welfare Session1,962 w2 refs
  10. Oct 1979Women for the Latter DayRelief Society General President · Women’s Fireside Addresses1,258 w3 refs
  11. Oct 1980Follow JoyouslyRelief Society General President · General Welfare Session1,671 w5 refs
  12. Oct 1980The Bond of CharityRelief Society General President · General Relief Society Meeting2,097 w4 refs
  13. Apr 1981Reach for the StarsRelief Society General President · Welfare Session1,577 w0 refs
  14. Oct 1981A Safe Place for Marriages and FamiliesRelief Society General President · Welfare Session2,238 w5 refs
  15. Oct 1981Relief Society in Times of TransitionRelief Society General President · General Relief Society Meeting2,629 w3 refs
  16. Apr 1982Hearts So SimilarRelief Society General President · General Women’s Meeting1,604 w2 refs
  17. Apr 1982“Her Children Arise Up, and Call Her Blessed”Relief Society General President · General Welfare Session2,560 w5 refs
  18. Oct 1982Application of Welfare Principles in the Home: A Key to Many Family ProblemsRelief Society General President · Welfare Session2,283 w4 refs
  19. Oct 1983A Season for StrengthRelief Society General President · General Women’s Meeting1,166 w4 refs
  20. Apr 1984Warmed by the Fires of Their LivesRecently released as Relief Society General President · Saturday Afternoon Session994 w0 refs
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