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H. Burke Peterson

21 talks between 1972 and 1993, mostly as Presiding Bishopric. 37,877 words in the transcripts.

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Talks
21
1972–1993
Words
37,877
in the transcripts
Reading grade
10.7
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
61
2.9 per talk
Callings
Presiding Bishopric
also Seventy
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Talks by year

19721993

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.

  • production 56
  • projects 45
  • employment 47
  • commodities 19
  • welfare services 25
  • preparedness 18
  • priesthood 152
  • services committee 11
  • year’s supply 11
  • home 111
  • resource 14
  • needy 20

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants16
  • Mosiah10
  • Matthew7
  • Moroni3
  • Helaman2
  • Hebrews2
  • 1 Corinthians2
  • Alma2

Callings when speaking

  • Presiding Bishopric 18
  • Seventy 3

As given in the bylines: First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Of the Presiding Bishopric · Of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Of the Seventy

Every talk

  1. Apr 1972Setting the Example in the HomeOf the Presiding Bishopric · Thursday Morning Session918 w0 refs
  2. Oct 1972Harmony in the HomeOf the Presiding Bishopric · Sunday Morning Session1,518 w2 refs
  3. Oct 1973Adversity and PrayerFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Friday Morning Session1,775 w5 refs
  4. Apr 1974Mother, Catch the Vision of Your CallFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Friday Afternoon Session1,746 w0 refs
  5. Oct 1974As a Beacon on a HillFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Priesthood Session2,322 w0 refs
  6. Apr 1975Help for ParentsFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Saturday Afternoon Session1,923 w10 refs
  7. Oct 1975The Welfare Production-Distribution DepartmentFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Welfare Session1,916 w1 ref
  8. Apr 1976Priesthood—Authority and PowerFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Priesthood Session1,916 w5 refs
  9. Apr 1976The Church Employment SystemFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Welfare Session1,691 w1 ref
  10. Oct 1976Acquiring and Managing Production ProjectsFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Welfare Session2,985 w2 refs
  11. Apr 1977The Daily Portion of LoveFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Sunday Afternoon Session1,437 w3 refs
  12. Oct 1977The Father’s Duty to Foster the Welfare of His FamilyFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Welfare Session1,507 w2 refs
  13. Oct 1978Attending to Personal and Family PreparednessFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Welfare Session700 w0 refs
  14. Oct 1980Purify Our Minds and SpiritsFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Priesthood Session2,002 w3 refs
  15. Apr 1981Our Responsibility to Care for Our OwnFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Welfare Session1,927 w7 refs
  16. Oct 1981The Ministry of the Aaronic Priesthood HolderFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Priesthood Session2,324 w3 refs
  17. Oct 1982Prepare the Heart of Your SonFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Priesthood Session2,087 w0 refs
  18. Oct 1983Removing the Poison of an Unforgiving SpiritFirst Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Sunday Morning Session1,877 w6 refs
  19. Apr 1985Selflessness: A Pattern for HappinessOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Morning Session2,134 w3 refs
  20. Apr 1990Preparing the HeartOf the Seventy · Sunday Afternoon Session1,510 w4 refs
  21. Oct 1993“Touch Not the Evil Gift, nor the Unclean Thing”Emeritus Member of the Seventy · Priesthood Session1,662 w4 refs
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