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John Wells

30 talks between 1919 and 1937, mostly as Presiding Bishopric. 42,825 words in the transcripts.

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Talks
30
1919–1937
Words
42,825
in the transcripts
Reading grade
12.8
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
3
0.1 per talk
Callings
Presiding Bishopric
also Other
Leadership record
—
not a General Authority or officer on record

Talks by year

19191937

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.

  • master 76
  • tithing 75
  • lord's 58
  • latter 164
  • tithe 21
  • worship 58
  • habit 28
  • helpfulness 14
  • sabbath 43
  • thankful 34
  • disciples 47
  • passover 13

Scriptures cited most

  • Matthew3

Callings when speaking

  • Presiding Bishopric 29
  • Other 1

As given in the bylines: Of the Presiding Bishopric · Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Of the Presiding Bishopric of the Church · Elder

Every talk

  1. Jun 1919UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric · First Day, Afternoon Session1,020 w0 refs
  2. Oct 1919UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric of the Church · Third Day1,141 w0 refs
  3. Apr 1920UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric of the Church · Third Day, Closing Session709 w0 refs
  4. Oct 1921UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric of the Church · Second Day775 w0 refs
  5. Apr 1922UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric · Third Day, Closing Session1,097 w0 refs
  6. Oct 1922UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric of the Church · Third Day1,248 w0 refs
  7. Apr 1923UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric · Third Day, Second Overflow Meeting1,468 w0 refs
  8. Oct 1923UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric · Third Day, Second Overflow Meeting1,204 w0 refs
  9. Apr 1924UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric · First Day884 w0 refs
  10. Oct 1924UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric of the Church · Second Day, Morning Session2,021 w0 refs
  11. Apr 1925UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric · Second Day, Afternoon Session1,528 w0 refs
  12. Oct 1925UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric · Third Day, Closing Session1,097 w0 refs
  13. Apr 1926UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric · Third Day, Morning Session1,706 w2 refs
  14. Oct 1926UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric · First Day, Afternoon Session1,600 w0 refs
  15. Apr 1927UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric · Fourth Day, Morning Meeting1,915 w0 refs
  16. Oct 1927UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric · Third Day, Second Overflow Meeting1,575 w0 refs
  17. Oct 1928UntitledElder · First Day, Afternoon Meeting2,054 w0 refs
  18. Apr 1930UntitledOf the Presiding Bishopric · Fourth Day, Afternoon Meeting808 w0 refs
  19. Oct 1930UntitledSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Second Day, Afternoon Meeting1,946 w0 refs
  20. Apr 1931UntitledSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Third Day, Afternoon Meeting1,146 w0 refs
  21. Oct 1931UntitledSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · First Day, Afternoon Meeting1,369 w0 refs
  22. Apr 1932UntitledSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Third Day, Afternoon Meeting1,889 w0 refs
  23. Oct 1933UntitledSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Third Day, Morning Meeting1,699 w0 refs
  24. Apr 1934UntitledSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Second Day, Afternoon Meeting1,584 w0 refs
  25. Oct 1934UntitledSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · First Day, Afternoon Meeting1,731 w1 ref
  26. Apr 1935UntitledSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Third Day, Afternoon Session1,246 w0 refs
  27. Oct 1935UntitledSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · First Day, Afternoon Meeting1,409 w0 refs
  28. Apr 1936UntitledSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Third Day, Morning Meeting1,847 w0 refs
  29. Oct 1936UntitledSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · First Day, Afternoon Meeting2,006 w0 refs
  30. Oct 1937UntitledSecond Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric · Third Day, Afternoon Meeting1,103 w0 refs
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