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George Q. Morris

16 talks between 1952 and 1960, mostly as Quorum of the Twelve. 26,366 words in the transcripts.

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Talks
16
1952–1960
Words
26,366
in the transcripts
Reading grade
12.1
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
141
8.8 per talk
Callings
Quorum of the Twelve
also Seventy
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Talks by year

19521960

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.

  • humble witness 11
  • world 157
  • sincerely pray 8
  • salvation 54
  • adversities 6
  • principle 35
  • reject 13
  • pay tithing 7
  • churches 17
  • accept 23
  • truth 66
  • dear 20

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants48
  • Moses15
  • John12
  • Matthew8
  • Isaiah6
  • 3 Nephi6
  • Romans4
  • Hebrews4

Callings when speaking

  • Quorum of the Twelve 12
  • Seventy 4

As given in the bylines: Elder

Every talk

  1. Apr 1952Transforming Power of the GospelAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,082 w1 ref
  2. Oct 1952The Gospel Embodies All TruthAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon1,589 w6 refs
  3. Apr 1953Perfection Through ObedienceAssistant to the Twelve · Monday Morning2,030 w13 refs
  4. Oct 1953The Kingdom of God Is HereAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning1,473 w3 refs
  5. Apr 1954A Heritage of FaithQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Tuesday Morning926 w3 refs
  6. Oct 1954The True ChurchQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Sunday Morning2,119 w11 refs
  7. Apr 1955"Unless We Have His Message"Quorum of the Twelve Apostles · Wednesday Morning1,287 w8 refs
  8. Oct 1955The Rise of the KingdomQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Sunday Morning1,844 w5 refs
  9. Apr 1956The Meaning of the AtonementQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Sunday Afternoon1,277 w3 refs
  10. Oct 1956The Origin of ManQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Saturday Morning2,229 w19 refs
  11. Apr 1957The Importance of Fast OfferingsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Sunday Morning1,762 w7 refs
  12. Apr 1958The Reason for Sin and EvilQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Friday Afternoon1,867 w13 refs
  13. Oct 1958The Uses of AdversityQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Saturday Afternoon1,524 w14 refs
  14. Apr 1959Build Up the KingdomQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Monday Morning1,563 w9 refs
  15. Oct 1959Eternal Life—Eternal MarriageQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Saturday Morning2,235 w18 refs
  16. Apr 1960The Return of the JewsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Wednesday Morning1,559 w8 refs
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