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Sylvester Q. Cannon

32 talks between 1903 and 1941, mostly as Presiding Bishopric. 82,333 words in the transcripts.

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Talks
32
1903–1941
Words
82,333
in the transcripts
Reading grade
14.4
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
7
0.2 per talk
Callings
Presiding Bishopric
also Quorum of the Twelve, Other
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Talks by year

19031941

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.

  • observance 84
  • welfare 155
  • conditions 133
  • employment 70
  • progress 110
  • promote 47
  • principle 142
  • observe 76
  • various 98
  • realize 88
  • throughout 103
  • development 58

Scriptures cited most

  • Luke3
  • Revelation2
  • John1
  • Matthew1

Callings when speaking

  • Presiding Bishopric 23
  • Quorum of the Twelve 7
  • Other 2

As given in the bylines: Presiding Bishop of the Church · Of the Council of the Twelve Apostles · Elder · Late President of the Netherlands Mission

Every talk

  1. Apr 1903UntitledLate President of the Netherlands Mission1,724 w0 refs
  2. Oct 1910UntitledOf Pioneer Stake Presidency · Third Day, Overflow Meeting2,111 w0 refs
  3. Oct 1925UntitledPresiding Bishop · Second Day, Afternoon Session1,725 w0 refs
  4. Apr 1926UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Second Day, Morning Session2,336 w0 refs
  5. Oct 1926UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Third Day, Morning Session1,215 w0 refs
  6. Apr 1927UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Fourth Day, Morning Meeting2,622 w0 refs
  7. Oct 1927UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · First Day, Morning Meeting2,254 w0 refs
  8. Oct 1928UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Second Day2,744 w0 refs
  9. Apr 1929UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Third Day, Morning Meeting2,646 w0 refs
  10. Oct 1929UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · First Day, Afternoon Meeting2,379 w0 refs
  11. Apr 1930UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Second Day, Morning Meeting3,559 w0 refs
  12. Oct 1930UntitledPresiding Bishop of tthe Church · Third Day, Morning Meeting3,115 w0 refs
  13. Oct 1931UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Third Day, Morning Meeting3,357 w0 refs
  14. Apr 1932UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Second Day, Morning Meeting2,785 w0 refs
  15. Oct 1932UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · First Day, Morning Meeting2,441 w0 refs
  16. Apr 1933UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Second Day, Morning Meeting3,044 w0 refs
  17. Oct 1933UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · First Day, Afternoon Meeting4,309 w0 refs
  18. Apr 1934UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Second Day, Afternoon Meeting3,342 w0 refs
  19. Oct 1934UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Second Day, Afternoon Meeting2,828 w0 refs
  20. Oct 1935UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Third Day, Afternoon Meeting1,704 w0 refs
  21. Apr 1936UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · First Day, Morning Meeting2,048 w0 refs
  22. Oct 1936UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Second Day, Afternoon Meeting2,880 w0 refs
  23. Apr 1937UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · Second Day, Afternoon Meeting2,396 w0 refs
  24. Oct 1937UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · First Day, Afternoon Meeting2,652 w3 refs
  25. Apr 1938UntitledPresiding Bishop of the Church · First Day, Morning Meeting1,966 w0 refs
  26. Oct 1938UntitledAssociate to the Quorum of the Twelve · Second Day, Afternoon Meeting3,333 w1 ref
  27. Apr 1939UntitledQuorum of the Twelve Apostles · Second Day, Afternoon Meeting2,632 w0 refs
  28. Oct 1939UntitledOf the Council of the Twelve Apostles · Third Day, Afternoon Meeting1,946 w0 refs
  29. Apr 1940UntitledOf the Council of the Twelve Apostles · First Day, Morning Meeting2,228 w3 refs
  30. Oct 1940UntitledOf the Council of the Twelve Apostles · Second Day, Afternoon Meeting2,649 w0 refs
  31. Apr 1941UntitledOf the Council of the Twelve Apostles · Second Day, Afternoon Meeting1,919 w0 refs
  32. Oct 1941UntitledOf the Council of the Twelve Apostles · First Day, Afternoon Meeting3,444 w0 refs
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