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J. Thomas Fyans
14 talks between 1972 and 1987, mostly as Seventy. 19,351 words in the transcripts.
Talks
14
1972–1987
Words
19,351
in the transcripts
Reading grade
11.2
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
51
3.6 per talk
Callings
Seventy
also Quorum of the Twelve, BYU faculty
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database
Talks by year
19721987
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.
- employment 26
- materials 18
- prophetic utterances 7
- four generation 6
- storehouse resource 6
- resource system 6
- who’s 7
- curriculum 8
- specialists 6
- unemployed 8
- bishop’s order 5
- lord’s team 7
Scriptures cited most
- Doctrine and Covenants21
- Joseph Smith—History6
- Alma4
- 3 Nephi4
- John3
- 1 Nephi3
- 1 Samuel2
- Moroni2
Callings when speaking
- Seventy 9
- Quorum of the Twelve 4
- BYU faculty 1
As given in the bylines: Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Assistant to the Council of the Twelve · Of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Director of Internal Communications
Every talk
- Apr 1972The Fullness of the Gospel in Each Man’s LanguageDirector of Internal Communications · Priesthood Session1,556 w1 ref
- Apr 1974Commitment to ServeAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Sunday Morning Session721 w4 refs
- Oct 1974Making Conferences Turning Points in Our LivesAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon Session1,463 w1 ref
- Apr 1975Make Haste to ObeyAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Sunday Morning Session1,432 w7 refs
- Apr 1976The Lamanites Must Rise in Majesty and PowerAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Saturday Morning Session1,147 w0 refs
- Apr 1977Prepare Now for Your MissionOf the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Priesthood Session1,273 w0 refs
- Oct 1978Ours Is a Shared AncestryOf the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Saturday Afternoon Session1,393 w0 refs
- Oct 1979Priesthood Administration of Welfare ServicesOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Welfare Session1,729 w2 refs
- Oct 1980Seven Events of Great ConsequenceOf the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Morning Session1,813 w11 refs
- Apr 1982Employment Challenges in the 1980sOf the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · General Welfare Session1,877 w5 refs
- Oct 1982The Pearl of Great PriceOf the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Morning Session887 w0 refs
- Apr 1984Who’s on the Lord’s Team?Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Priesthood Session1,729 w3 refs
- Oct 1985“Draw Near unto Me”Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy · General Women’s Meeting697 w7 refs
- Apr 1987The Book of Mormon’s Witness of Jesus ChristOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Saturday Afternoon Session1,634 w10 refs