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Bruce D. Porter

4 talks between 1995 and 2013, mostly as Seventy. 4,546 words in the transcripts.

Talks
4
1995–2013
Words
4,546
in the transcripts
Reading grade
9.8
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
41
10.3 per talk
Callings
Seventy
4 talks
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Talks by year

19952013

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.

  • broken heart 13
  • contrite 12
  • eldest son 5
  • good cheer 7
  • prodigal 6
  • sacrifice 14
  • primary 8
  • hymns 6
  • parable 5
  • beautiful 9
  • luke 6
  • university 5

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants10
  • Luke6
  • Isaiah6
  • 1 Nephi2
  • Alma2
  • John2
  • 2 Nephi2
  • Romans1

Callings when speaking

  • Seventy 4

As given in the bylines: Of the Seventy

Every talk

  1. Oct 1995Redeemer of IsraelOf the Seventy · Saturday Morning Session990 w12 refs
  2. Apr 2001Building the KingdomOf the Seventy · Sunday Afternoon Session1,277 w7 refs
  3. Oct 2007A Broken Heart and a Contrite SpiritOf the Seventy · Saturday Afternoon Session963 w13 refs
  4. Apr 2013Beautiful MorningsOf the Seventy · Sunday Afternoon Session1,316 w9 refs
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