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Sterling W. Sill

40 talks between 1954 and 1978, mostly as Seventy. 87,074 words in the transcripts.

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Talks
40
1954–1978
Words
87,074
in the transcripts
Reading grade
11.0
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
413
10.3 per talk
Callings
Seventy
also Quorum of the Twelve
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Talks by year

19541978

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.

  • greatest 163
  • thrilling 32
  • important 141
  • someone 69
  • success 63
  • temptations 44
  • william james 14
  • finger 30
  • presently 20
  • eternal exaltation 15
  • socrates 12
  • new scripture 12

Scriptures cited most

  • Matthew66
  • Doctrine and Covenants64
  • John48
  • Genesis23
  • Luke22
  • Revelation19
  • Moses14
  • Joseph Smith—History11

Callings when speaking

  • Seventy 31
  • Quorum of the Twelve 9

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

Every talk

  1. Apr 1954In the Service of Our FatherAssistant to the Twelve · Tuesday Morning717 w2 refs
  2. Oct 1954Our Greatest ResponsibilityAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Afternoon2,066 w5 refs
  3. Apr 1955"We Believe in God"Assistant to the Twelve · Wednesday Afternoon2,204 w5 refs
  4. Oct 1955"What Shall I Do with Jesus"Assistant to the Twelve · Saturday Morning1,815 w8 refs
  5. Apr 1956FamineAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Morning2,810 w20 refs
  6. Oct 1956The Dimensions of LifeAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon2,064 w9 refs
  7. Apr 1957Father's DayAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning2,342 w10 refs
  8. Apr 1958Lest We ForgetAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Morning2,395 w8 refs
  9. Oct 1958The Big ThreeAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning2,322 w5 refs
  10. Apr 1959Show Us the FatherAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning2,448 w18 refs
  11. Oct 1959We Believe the BibleAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning2,807 w14 refs
  12. Apr 1960The Virtues of FathersAssistant to the Twelve · Monday Morning2,529 w8 refs
  13. Apr 1961Lift Up Your EyesAssistant to the Twelve · Thursday Morning2,103 w4 refs
  14. Oct 1961Men in StepAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon149 w2 refs
  15. Apr 1962Build WellAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Morning2,467 w14 refs
  16. Oct 1962What About the Man?Assistant to the Twelve · Saturday Morning2,543 w5 refs
  17. Apr 1963This Same JesusAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Morning2,585 w19 refs
  18. Oct 1963To Have DominionAssistant to the Twelve · Priesthood3,968 w9 refs
  19. Apr 1964J DayAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Morning3,461 w19 refs
  20. Oct 1964PrepentanceAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Morning2,259 w12 refs
  21. Apr 1965The Death InstinctAssistant to the Twelve · Priesthood2,323 w17 refs
  22. Oct 1965"Ye Are Gods"Assistant to the Twelve · Saturday Morning3,276 w21 refs
  23. Apr 1966The Second ComingAssistant to the Twelve · Wednesday Morning2,153 w41 refs
  24. Apr 1967The Earth’s SabbathAssistant to the Twelve · Thursday Morning2,266 w22 refs
  25. Apr 1968We Would See JesusAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Morning2,137 w19 refs
  26. Oct 1968Behold the ManAssistant to the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon1,753 w16 refs
  27. Oct 1969Remember the SabbathAssistant to the Twelve · Friday Morning1,716 w9 refs
  28. Apr 1970Our Temptations UpwardAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon1,694 w6 refs
  29. Oct 1970God and CountryAssistant to the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon2,137 w15 refs
  30. Apr 1971Great ExperiencesAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon Session1,898 w1 ref
  31. Oct 1971Thou Shalt NotAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon Session1,809 w4 refs
  32. Apr 1972Medicine for the SoulAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Sunday Afternoon Session1,676 w5 refs
  33. Oct 1972Keep the CommandmentsAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon Session1,858 w11 refs
  34. Apr 1973Hold Up Your HandsAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Sunday Morning Session2,576 w9 refs
  35. Oct 1973A Fortune to ShareAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon Session1,862 w3 refs
  36. Oct 1974TransfusionAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Saturday Afternoon Session2,005 w4 refs
  37. Apr 1975BirthAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Saturday Morning Session1,709 w2 refs
  38. Oct 1975Success StoriesAssistant to the Council of the Twelve · Friday Afternoon Session2,122 w2 refs
  39. Oct 1976To Die WellOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Saturday Morning Session2,071 w8 refs
  40. Apr 1978The Poetry of SuccessOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Afternoon Session1,979 w2 refs
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