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F. Michael Watson

24 talks between 1986 and 2009, mostly as First Presidency. 5,844 words in the transcripts.

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Talks
24
1986–2009
Words
5,844
in the transcripts
Reading grade
16.6
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
8
0.3 per talk
Callings
First Presidency
also Seventy
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Talks by year

19862009

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.

  • former 67
  • branches 51
  • converts baptized 23
  • emeritus 21
  • elder 66
  • wards 47
  • total membership 20
  • report concerning 22
  • districts 23
  • december 25
  • general presidency 17
  • statistical report 16

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants2
  • Acts1
  • Joseph Smith—Matthew1
  • Psalms1
  • Luke1
  • 3 Nephi1
  • Amos1

Callings when speaking

  • First Presidency 22
  • Seventy 2

As given in the bylines: Secretary to the First Presidency · Of the Seventy · Secretary to First Presidency

Every talk

  1. Apr 1986Statistical Report 1985Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session329 w0 refs
  2. Apr 1987Statistical Report 1986Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session276 w0 refs
  3. Apr 1988Statistical Report 1987Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session207 w0 refs
  4. Apr 1989Statistical Report 1988Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session173 w0 refs
  5. Apr 1990Statistical Report 1989Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session154 w0 refs
  6. Apr 1991Statistical Report 1990Secretary to First Presidency · Saturday Morning Session158 w0 refs
  7. Apr 1992Statistical Report 1991Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session166 w0 refs
  8. Apr 1993Statistical Report 1992Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session200 w0 refs
  9. Apr 1994Statistical Report 1993Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session166 w0 refs
  10. Apr 1995Statistical Report 1994Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session182 w0 refs
  11. Apr 1996Statistical Report 1995Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session164 w0 refs
  12. Apr 1997Statistical Report 1996Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session174 w0 refs
  13. Apr 1998Statistical Report, 1997Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session183 w0 refs
  14. Apr 1999Statistical Report, 1998Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session209 w0 refs
  15. Apr 2000Statistical Report, 1999Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session139 w0 refs
  16. Apr 2001Statistical Report, 2000Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session125 w0 refs
  17. Apr 2002Statistical Report, 2001Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session185 w0 refs
  18. Apr 2003Statistical Report, 2002Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session192 w0 refs
  19. Apr 2004Statistical Report, 2003Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session124 w0 refs
  20. Apr 2005Statistical Report, 2004Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session212 w0 refs
  21. Apr 2006Statistical Report, 2005Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Afternoon Session157 w0 refs
  22. Apr 2007Statistical Report, 2006Secretary to the First Presidency · Saturday Morning Session163 w0 refs
  23. Apr 2008Statistical Report, 2007Of the Seventy · Saturday Afternoon Session196 w0 refs
  24. Apr 2009His Servants, the ProphetsOf the Seventy · Sunday Afternoon Session1,610 w8 refs
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