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Robert L. Simpson

32 talks between 1962 and 1987, mostly as Seventy. 59,921 words in the transcripts.

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Talks
32
1962–1987
Words
59,921
in the transcripts
Reading grade
11.3
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
265
8.3 per talk
Callings
Seventy
also Quorum of the Twelve, Presiding Bishopric
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Talks by year

19621987

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.

  • priesthood principles 18
  • dads 14
  • let's 14
  • maori 10
  • new zealand 18
  • prime 13
  • fasting 22
  • three billion 7
  • living water 11
  • spiritual dimension 6
  • process 31
  • vow 8

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants77
  • Matthew34
  • John23
  • Moses11
  • James9
  • Luke8
  • 1 Nephi7
  • Joseph Smith—History7

Callings when speaking

  • Seventy 24
  • Quorum of the Twelve 7
  • Presiding Bishopric 1

As given in the bylines: Bishop · Assistant to the Council of the Twelve · Of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Elder

Every talk

  1. Apr 1962Following Proven PathsGeneral Authority Seventy · Priesthood2,087 w3 refs
  2. Oct 1962He Knocks—We Open the DoorGeneral Authority Seventy · Sunday Morning1,722 w5 refs
  3. Apr 1963God's Law of HealthGeneral Authority Seventy · Saturday Morning2,358 w8 refs
  4. Oct 1963Youth of Zion, Stand Up, and be Counted!General Authority Seventy · Sunday Morning1,581 w3 refs
  5. Apr 1964A Memo to DadsGeneral Authority Seventy · Sunday Morning2,124 w6 refs
  6. Oct 1964Spiritual DimensionGeneral Authority Seventy · Priesthood2,248 w2 refs
  7. Apr 1965"Not as the World Giveth"General Authority Seventy · Tuesday Afternoon1,276 w3 refs
  8. Oct 1965Building a Foundation of Personal RevelationGeneral Authority Seventy · Saturday Afternoon1,850 w14 refs
  9. Apr 1966What Would Thou Have Me Do?General Authority Seventy · Saturday Morning2,629 w15 refs
  10. Oct 1966ForgivenessGeneral Authority Seventy · Sunday Afternoon1,769 w13 refs
  11. Apr 1967CommitmentGeneral Authority Seventy · Saturday Afternoon1,787 w17 refs
  12. Oct 1967The Law of the FastGeneral Authority Seventy · Friday Morning1,930 w18 refs
  13. Apr 1968A Frank Discussion with GirlsGeneral Authority Seventy · Sunday Morning1,837 w10 refs
  14. Oct 1968Conforming to Priesthood PrinciplesGeneral Authority Seventy · Priesthood2,207 w22 refs
  15. Apr 1969Stand on Holy GroundGeneral Authority Seventy · Saturday Afternoon1,639 w7 refs
  16. Oct 1969The Road BackGeneral Authority Seventy · Friday Morning1,674 w1 ref
  17. Apr 1970"What Is Man, That Thou Art Mindful of Him?"General Authority Seventy · Sunday Afternoon1,445 w5 refs
  18. Oct 1970When a Prophet Speaks, Listen WellGeneral Authority Seventy · Priesthood2,323 w6 refs
  19. Oct 1971“Strengthen Thy Brethren”Of the Presiding Bishopric · Priesthood Session1,741 w6 refs
  20. Apr 1972Courts of LoveAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Thursday Afternoon Session2,016 w4 refs
  21. Oct 1972Pollution of the MindAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Sunday Morning Session1,821 w4 refs
  22. Apr 1973“Go, and Do Thou Likewise”Assistant to the Council of the Twelve · Friday Morning Session1,770 w12 refs
  23. Oct 1973Our Fundamental Obligation: The PriesthoodAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Priesthood Session2,120 w14 refs
  24. Oct 1974The Most Vital InformationAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Saturday Morning Session1,715 w5 refs
  25. Oct 1975Do ItAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Friday Morning Session1,828 w0 refs
  26. Apr 1976These Four ThingsAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Sunday Morning Session1,976 w12 refs
  27. Oct 1976The Lord’s Support SystemOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Afternoon Session1,477 w3 refs
  28. Apr 1978“Not My Will, but Thine”Of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Priesthood Session1,648 w2 refs
  29. Oct 1980The House of the LordOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Saturday Morning Session1,741 w10 refs
  30. Apr 1982A Lasting MarriageOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Saturday Afternoon Session1,779 w6 refs
  31. Apr 1984The Simplicity of Gospel TruthsOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Morning Session2,001 w19 refs
  32. Apr 1987No ShortcutsOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Priesthood Session1,802 w10 refs
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