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Jacob de Jager

8 talks between 1976 and 1993, mostly as Seventy. 11,355 words in the transcripts.

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Talks

1976–1993

Words

11,355

in the transcripts

Reading grade

13.6

Flesch–Kincaid, average

Scriptures cited

3.6 per talk

Callings

Seventy

8 talks

Leadership record

linked

in the leadership database

Talks by year

19761993

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.

balloon 20
flight 14
hans 7
sampson 8
dutchman 6
couples 12
davis 8
ballast 11
holland 9
basket 6
rescue 8
asia 7

Scriptures cited most

Doctrine and Covenants17
Alma4
John1
Proverbs1
1 Corinthians1
1 Samuel1
2 Peter1
Ezekiel1

Callings when speaking

Seventy 8

As given in the bylines: Of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Of the Seventy · Emeritus Member of the Seventy

Every talk

Apr 1976Shout It from the RooftopsOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Priesthood Session1,175 w6 refs
Oct 1976You Never Know Who You May SaveOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Saturday Afternoon Session1,351 w2 refs
Oct 1978Let There Be No MisunderstandingOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Afternoon Session1,437 w1 ref
Apr 1981We Are Called to Spread the LightOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Saturday Morning Session1,774 w2 refs
Apr 1983Climbing to Higher SpiritualityOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Afternoon Session1,746 w6 refs
Apr 1986The Greatest News of All Times Is That Jesus LivesOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Afternoon Session1,459 w4 refs
Apr 1991ChangeOf the Seventy · Priesthood Session1,465 w8 refs
Oct 1993Service and HappinessEmeritus Member of the Seventy · Saturday Afternoon Session948 w0 refs

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