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John Longden
30 talks between 1951 and 1969, mostly as Seventy. 44,731 words in the transcripts.
Talks
30
1951–1969
Words
44,731
in the transcripts
Reading grade
11.5
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
169
5.6 per talk
Callings
Seventy
30 talks
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database
Talks by year
19511969
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.
- peace 114
- mckay 45
- south pacific 13
- auckland 10
- andrew white 9
- tolstoi 9
- leisure 13
- perth 8
- president david 19
- witness 67
- divine son 9
- grateful 48
Scriptures cited most
- Matthew34
- John20
- Doctrine and Covenants19
- Luke14
- Acts8
- 1 Corinthians8
- Articles of Faith7
- Hebrews5
Callings when speaking
- Seventy 30
As given in the bylines: Elder
Every talk
- Oct 1951The Spirit WithinAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon972 w2 refs
- Apr 1952Requisite for PeaceAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning1,264 w3 refs
- Oct 1952"Be Ye Therefore Obedient"Assistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,285 w8 refs
- Apr 1953The Same Today, Yesterday, and ForeverAssistant to the Twelve · Monday Afternoon1,264 w9 refs
- Oct 1953Every Member a MissionaryAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon1,709 w2 refs
- Apr 1954Spiritual Power as a ForceAssistant to the Twelve · Monday Morning993 w2 refs
- Oct 1954Jesus the ChristAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,710 w5 refs
- Apr 1955Prayer Makes the DifferenceAssistant to the Twelve · Monday Morning1,762 w8 refs
- Oct 1955Spiritual Cornerstones of the ChurchAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon951 w4 refs
- Apr 1956Spiritual Growth and Material ProgressAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Morning1,332 w2 refs
- Oct 1956The Blessings of Temple MarriageAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Morning789 w1 ref
- Apr 1957"...With a Whole Heart"Assistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon1,290 w3 refs
- Apr 1958Know and Worship the True and Living GodAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Morning1,518 w11 refs
- Oct 1958"Words to Live By"Assistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon1,651 w3 refs
- Apr 1959The Latter-day ProphetsAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon1,912 w1 ref
- Oct 1959How Are We WorshipingAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,298 w4 refs
- Apr 1960A Marvelous WorkAssistant to the Twelve · Wednesday Afternoon1,536 w2 refs
- Apr 1961Sharing the GospelAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon2,567 w1 ref
- Oct 1961"The World Our Circuit"Assistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,438 w1 ref
- Oct 1962"Blessed Are the Peacemakers"Assistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,743 w5 refs
- Oct 1963Love One AnotherAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,222 w10 refs
- Apr 1964The Second Coming of ChristAssistant to the Twelve · Monday Morning1,708 w19 refs
- Oct 1964"My Peace I Give Unto You"Assistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon1,395 w5 refs
- Apr 1965The First Principles and Ordinances of the GospelAssistant to the Twelve · Tuesday Afternoon2,206 w18 refs
- Apr 1966Time is of the EssenceAssistant to the Twelve · Wednesday Afternoon1,548 w2 refs
- Oct 1966ResurrectionAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon2,065 w18 refs
- Apr 1967Obedience to LawAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon1,356 w13 refs
- Apr 1968"Prepare Ye"Assistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon1,606 w4 refs
- Oct 1968The Tie That BindsAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Morning1,671 w2 refs
- Apr 1969The Use of Our Personal InfluenceAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon970 w1 ref