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Dean L. Larsen
11 talks between 1976 and 1992, mostly as Seventy. 18,092 words in the transcripts.
Talks
11
1976–1992
Words
18,092
in the transcripts
Reading grade
12.2
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
70
6.4 per talk
Callings
Seventy
11 talks
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database
Talks by year
19761992
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.
- clock 13
- beginneth 7
- assess 6
- looking beyond 5
- new era 7
- abundance 14
- lord’s 25
- herds 8
- alma 24
- within 33
- flocks 9
- spiritual 38
Scriptures cited most
- Doctrine and Covenants15
- Alma12
- Matthew8
- Deuteronomy6
- 2 Nephi5
- Jacob4
- Helaman3
- John2
Callings when speaking
- Seventy 11
As given in the bylines: Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Of the Presidency of the Seventy · Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
Every talk
- Oct 1976“I Am the Vine, Ye Are the Branches”Of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Friday Morning Session442 w1 ref
- Oct 1978Faith, Courage, and Making ChoicesOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Priesthood Session1,514 w0 refs
- Apr 1980Self-Accountability and Human ProgressOf the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Afternoon Session1,301 w6 refs
- Oct 1981The Strength of the Kingdom Is WithinOf the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Saturday Afternoon Session1,682 w6 refs
- Apr 1983A Royal GenerationOf the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Priesthood Session2,697 w10 refs
- Oct 1984Coordination and CooperationOf the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · General Women’s Meeting1,272 w0 refs
- Oct 1985“By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them”Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Morning Session1,987 w14 refs
- Oct 1987Looking beyond the MarkOf the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Saturday Morning Session1,479 w5 refs
- Oct 1989Winding Up Our Spiritual ClocksOf the Presidency of the Seventy · Sunday Morning Session1,801 w7 refs
- Apr 1991“Beware Lest Thou Forget the Lord”Of the Presidency of the Seventy · Saturday Morning Session1,833 w10 refs
- Oct 1992The Lord Will Prosper the RighteousOf the Presidency of the Seventy · Priesthood Session2,084 w11 refs