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Hugh B. Brown

44 talks between 1922 and 1972, mostly as First Presidency. 99,925 words in the transcripts.

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Talks
44
1922–1972
Words
99,925
in the transcripts
Reading grade
12.5
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
548
12.5 per talk
Callings
First Presidency
also Quorum of the Twelve, Seventy
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Talks by year

19221972

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.

  • man's 60
  • rev 35
  • fact 114
  • humbly bear 12
  • theology 22
  • fatherhood 18
  • divine guidance 20
  • image 49
  • universal 33
  • transcendent 16
  • john 127
  • apostasy 30

Scriptures cited most

  • John64
  • Matthew64
  • Doctrine and Covenants57
  • Revelation35
  • Acts29
  • Articles of Faith28
  • Luke27
  • 1 Corinthians24

Callings when speaking

  • First Presidency 25
  • Quorum of the Twelve 8
  • Seventy 7
  • Other 4

As given in the bylines: President · Elder · President of the Lethbridge Stake of Zion · Of the Council of the Twelve

Every talk

  1. Apr 1922UntitledPresident of the Lethbridge Stake of Zion · Third Day1,548 w0 refs
  2. Oct 1924UntitledPresident of the Lethbridge Stake of Zion · Third Day, Closing Session489 w0 refs
  3. Oct 1932UntitledPresident of the Granite Stake · Second Day, Afternoon Meeting2,163 w0 refs
  4. Apr 1940UntitledFormer President of the British Mission · First Day, Morning Meeting1,330 w0 refs
  5. Apr 1954Our Debt to the PastAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning1,315 w3 refs
  6. Oct 1954"To Your Tents, O Israel!"Assistant to the Twelve · Friday Morning2,110 w18 refs
  7. Apr 1955"That All Men Might Repent"Assistant to the Twelve · Monday Afternoon2,590 w17 refs
  8. Oct 1955The Blessings of the GospelAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Morning2,335 w23 refs
  9. Apr 1956A Way of LifeAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning2,617 w12 refs
  10. Oct 1956Prophecy FulfilledAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning2,029 w17 refs
  11. Apr 1957Progress of the South Sea MissionsAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning2,970 w18 refs
  12. Apr 1958This Gospel...Not A GospelQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Sunday Morning2,422 w18 refs
  13. Oct 1958We Affirm Our FaithQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Saturday Afternoon1,804 w19 refs
  14. Apr 1959Jesus the ChristQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Monday Afternoon1,516 w15 refs
  15. Oct 1959The Phenomenon of MormonismQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Sunday Morning2,376 w11 refs
  16. Apr 1960The Five WorldsQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Sunday Afternoon1,917 w10 refs
  17. Oct 1960The Open TombQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Sunday Morning2,968 w25 refs
  18. Oct 1961Loyalty to the ChurchSecond Counselor in the First Presidency · Priesthood2,105 w1 ref
  19. Oct 1961Revelation: The Challenging Message of MormonismSecond Counselor in the First Presidency · Sunday Morning3,499 w35 refs
  20. Apr 1962Honor the PriesthoodSecond Counselor in the First Presidency · Priesthood2,000 w8 refs
  21. Apr 1962"Are the Latter-day Saints...Christians?"Second Counselor in the First Presidency · Sunday Morning2,817 w31 refs
  22. Oct 1962The Quest for TruthSecond Counselor in the First Presidency · Saturday Morning2,577 w9 refs
  23. Oct 1962Magnify Your CallingsSecond Counselor in the First Presidency · Priesthood1,470 w4 refs
  24. Apr 1963Be Doers of the WordFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Friday Morning2,885 w23 refs
  25. Apr 1963Participation: The Way to SalvationFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Priesthood2,146 w5 refs
  26. Oct 1963The Fight Between Good and EvilFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Sunday Morning2,934 w30 refs
  27. Apr 1964Sacred Rules of ConductFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Priesthood2,115 w6 refs
  28. Apr 1964"They Call for New Light"First Counselor in the First Presidency · Sunday Afternoon2,666 w8 refs
  29. Oct 1964Keep the CommandmentsFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Priesthood1,194 w4 refs
  30. Oct 1964More than a PhilosophyFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Sunday Morning2,833 w16 refs
  31. Apr 1965This Church Is Christianity RestoredFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Monday Morning3,163 w28 refs
  32. Oct 1965Faith in AmericaFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Sunday Morning2,600 w8 refs
  33. Apr 1966He Lives—All Glory to His NameFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Sunday Morning2,775 w26 refs
  34. Oct 1966Marriage, the Family, and the HomeFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Sunday Morning2,780 w10 refs
  35. Apr 1967ImmortalityFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Saturday Morning2,400 w13 refs
  36. Oct 1967The Kingdom Is Rolling ForthFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Priesthood1,473 w5 refs
  37. Oct 1967The Profile of a ProphetFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Sunday Morning2,746 w9 refs
  38. Apr 1968After High School, What?First Counselor in the First Presidency · Priesthood4,157 w9 refs
  39. Apr 1969The Gospel Is for All MenFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Saturday Morning2,587 w22 refs
  40. Apr 1969A Time of TestingFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Priesthood2,574 w2 refs
  41. Oct 1969The Power of FaithFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Sunday Morning2,198 w6 refs
  42. Apr 1970The Birth of TruthFirst Counselor in the First Presidency · Sunday Morning2,359 w19 refs
  43. Oct 1971This Same JesusOf the Council of the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon Session1,584 w5 refs
  44. Apr 1972A Missionary and His MessageOf the Council of the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon Session789 w0 refs
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