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Joseph Anderson
15 talks between 1939 and 1986, mostly as Quorum of the Twelve. 25,140 words in the transcripts.
Talks
15
1939–1986
Words
25,140
in the transcripts
Reading grade
16.8
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
79
5.3 per talk
Callings
Quorum of the Twelve
also Seventy, Other
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database
Talks by year
19391986
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.
- horizon 11
- dispensation 38
- life 128
- estate 15
- eternal 67
- covenant 33
- salvation 49
- utmost importance 6
- commandments 46
- good cause 6
- nebuchadnezzar 7
- mankind 28
Scriptures cited most
- Doctrine and Covenants24
- Matthew11
- Moses7
- John6
- Abraham3
- Daniel3
- 2 Nephi2
- 1 Corinthians2
Callings when speaking
- Quorum of the Twelve 9
- Seventy 5
- Other 1
As given in the bylines: Assistant to the Council of the Twelve · Elder · Of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Clerk of the Conference
Every talk
- Oct 1939UntitledClerk of the Conference · First Day, Afternoon Meeting797 w0 refs
- Oct 1970The Library of the MindAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon1,468 w2 refs
- Apr 1971Eternal Joy Is Eternal GrowthAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon Session1,885 w7 refs
- Apr 1971Statistical Report 1970Assistant to the Twelve · Tuesday Morning Session365 w0 refs
- Oct 1971The Living ChristAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon Session2,090 w8 refs
- Apr 1972Man’s Eternal HorizonAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon Session2,003 w1 ref
- Oct 1972Light and Knowledge to the WorldAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Friday Afternoon Session2,019 w9 refs
- Apr 1973The Rock of RevelationAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Sunday Morning Session2,162 w7 refs
- Apr 1974Strength of the SpiritAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Friday Morning Session2,039 w6 refs
- Oct 1974A Testimony of ChristAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon Session2,031 w7 refs
- Apr 1975The Road to HappinessAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Friday Afternoon Session1,774 w8 refs
- Apr 1976The Matter of Personal TestimonyAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Tuesday Morning Session1,848 w3 refs
- Oct 1976We Are a Covenant-Making PeopleOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Morning Session1,975 w15 refs
- Apr 1978Being “Anxiously Engaged”Of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Afternoon Session1,716 w5 refs
- Oct 1986Presidents of the ChurchEmeritus Member of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Priesthood Session968 w1 ref