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Henry W. Naisbitt
8 talks between 1879 and 1885, mostly as a speaker outside the general leadership. 39,411 words in the transcripts.
Talks
8
1879–1885
Words
39,411
in the transcripts
Reading grade
18.9
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
3
0.4 per talk
Callings
Other
8 talks
Leadership record
—
not a General Authority or officer on record
Talks by year
18791885
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.
- polygamic 17
- regard 75
- marriage 64
- monogamic 12
- domestic 17
- primitive 18
- selfsame 10
- intelligence 43
- human family 30
- ideas 31
- newman 8
- religious 46
Scriptures cited most
- Leviticus1
- 1 Thessalonians1
- 1 Corinthians1
Callings when speaking
- Other 8
As given in the bylines: Elder
Every talk
- 23 Nov 1879Salvation Dependent Upon Effort and Progress—We Should not Be Discouraged By DifficultyElder3,728 w0 refs
- 7 Mar 1880The Principle of Revelation and Its Application to the Several Phases of Life—How the Brotherhood of Man Shall Be EvolvedElder6,029 w0 refs
- 29 Aug 1880The Increase and Future of the Saints—True Education, Etc.Elder4,871 w0 refs
- 20 Feb 1881The Advancement of God's People Under the Influences of the Gospel, Etc.Elder4,895 w0 refs
- 15 May 1881The Preaching and Practice of the Gospel—Visitations of Angels, Etc.Elder1,011 w0 refs
- 15 May 1881The Preaching and Practice of the Gospel—Visitations of Angels, Etc.Elder3,727 w0 refs
- 8 Mar 1885Communities Are Made Up of Family Organizations—The Marriage Relationship Instituted By the Almighty—Descent of the Human Family From God—Plural Marriage System of Ancient Israel—Potency of Love—Eternity of Marriage Necessarily Leads to Plural Marriage—Polygamic Form of Marriage Most Prevalent in the World—From Whence Monogamy is Derived—Monogamy Sometimes Necessary—Fruits of Monogamy and Plural Marriage Compared—The Marriage Covenant Changed From a Religious Rite to a Civil Contract—Marriage Requires the Sanction of the Holy Priesthood—The Saints Should not Marry Outside the ChurchElder7,776 w1 ref
- 7 Jun 1885Ignorance of the World Regarding the Latter-day Saints—Our Doctrines Are Christian and Are Substantiated By the Scriptures—Necessity of Present Revelation—First Principles of the Gospel—Faith, Repentance, Baptism for the Remission of Sins and Laying on of Hands for the Gift of the Holy Ghost—Organization of the Church of Christ—“Mormonism” is a Restoration of Ancient Christianity—Joseph Smith a True Prophet—Plural Marriage Practiced By Men of God in Miss-Called Dark Ages—ConclusionElder7,374 w2 refs