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Victor L. Brown

39 talks between 1962 and 1989, mostly as Presiding Bishopric. 78,438 words in the transcripts.

Talks
39
1962–1989
Words
78,438
in the transcripts
Reading grade
11.6
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
172
4.4 per talk
Callings
Presiding Bishopric
also Other, Seventy
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database

Talks by year

19621989

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.

  • welfare services 128
  • aaronic priesthood 135
  • preparedness 57
  • deseret industries 44
  • bishop 141
  • storehouse 50
  • basic 64
  • program 92
  • mia 27
  • projects 32
  • production 32
  • social services 18

Scriptures cited most

  • Doctrine and Covenants53
  • Matthew15
  • Luke12
  • 2 Nephi10
  • John10
  • Moses10
  • Alma9
  • Psalms6

Callings when speaking

  • Presiding Bishopric 26
  • Other 11
  • Seventy 2

As given in the bylines: Presiding Bishop · Bishop · Of the Presiding Bishopric · Elder

Every talk

  1. Apr 1962Goals for YouthBishop · Priesthood2,158 w5 refs
  2. Oct 1963Herself—A Light!Bishop · Sunday Afternoon1,807 w1 ref
  3. Apr 1966Repentance—the Blessing of HopeBishop · Wednesday Morning1,101 w6 refs
  4. Oct 1966Rearing Children WiselyBishop · Saturday Afternoon2,155 w2 refs
  5. Apr 1967And the Gospel Must First Be PublishedElder · Thursday Afternoon1,851 w6 refs
  6. Oct 1967"Train Up a Child . . ."Bishop · Friday Morning2,358 w1 ref
  7. Apr 1968The BishopBishop · Saturday Afternoon1,804 w3 refs
  8. Apr 1969TithingBishop · Friday Afternoon1,935 w7 refs
  9. Oct 1969That Ye May Have Eternal LifeBishop · Sunday Afternoon1,461 w7 refs
  10. Apr 1970Wanted: Parents With CourageBishop · Saturday Afternoon1,540 w5 refs
  11. Oct 1970"Upon You My Fellow Servants..."Bishop · Sunday Morning2,240 w6 refs
  12. Apr 1971The Meaning of MoralityOf the Presiding Bishopric · Priesthood Session2,330 w9 refs
  13. Oct 1971“I Was in Prison, and Ye Came unto Me”Of the Presiding Bishopric · Saturday Afternoon Session1,372 w1 ref
  14. Apr 1972The Aaronic Priesthood—A Sure FoundationPresiding Bishop · Priesthood Session2,098 w2 refs
  15. Oct 1972“By Love, Serve One Another”Presiding Bishop · Saturday Morning Session1,961 w3 refs
  16. Apr 1973The Aaronic Priesthood MIAPresiding Bishop · Priesthood Session1,958 w0 refs
  17. Oct 1973Our Youth: Modern Sons of HelamanPresiding Bishop · Sunday Morning Session2,111 w1 ref
  18. Apr 1974Aaronic Priesthood StewardshipPresiding Bishop · Priesthood Session2,166 w3 refs
  19. Oct 1974Is There Not a Cause?Presiding Bishop · Sunday Afternoon Session1,775 w9 refs
  20. Oct 1975An Overview of Church Welfare ServicesPresiding Bishop · Welfare Session2,490 w3 refs
  21. Oct 1975The Vision of the Aaronic PriesthoodPresiding Bishop · Priesthood Session2,233 w1 ref
  22. Apr 1976The Church and the Family in Welfare ServicesPresiding Bishop · Welfare Session2,769 w11 refs
  23. Oct 1976Welfare Services Essentials: The Bishops StorehousePresiding Bishop · Welfare Session1,868 w6 refs
  24. Apr 1977Follow the Living ProphetPresiding Bishop · Priesthood Session1,687 w2 refs
  25. Apr 1977Rendering Assistance in the Lord’s WayPresiding Bishop · Welfare Services Session1,881 w3 refs
  26. Oct 1977A Vision of the Law of the FastPresiding Bishop · Welfare Session2,071 w12 refs
  27. Apr 1978A Haven of LovePresiding Bishop · General Welfare Session1,412 w0 refs
  28. Oct 1978The Remarkable Example of the Bermejillo, Mexico, BranchPresiding Bishop · Welfare Session1,823 w0 refs
  29. Apr 1979Developing Temporal Plans and PrioritiesPresiding Bishop · Welfare Session2,530 w3 refs
  30. Oct 1979Blessing the OnePresiding Bishop · Welfare Session2,170 w1 ref
  31. Apr 1980Welfare Services: Past, Present, and FuturePresiding Bishop · General Welfare Session1,705 w10 refs
  32. Oct 1980“Prepare Every Needful Thing”Presiding Bishop · General Welfare Session2,656 w3 refs
  33. Apr 1981Fast Offerings: Fulfilling Our Responsibility to OthersPresiding Bishop · Priesthood Session2,538 w6 refs
  34. Apr 1982Priesthood ActivationPresiding Bishop · Priesthood Session2,358 w2 refs
  35. Oct 1982Preparation for TomorrowPresiding Bishop · Welfare Session2,632 w8 refs
  36. Apr 1983Finding One’s IdentityPresiding Bishop · Sunday Morning Session2,054 w8 refs
  37. Oct 1984The Banner of the LordPresiding Bishop · Priesthood Session1,858 w3 refs
  38. Apr 1985Agency and AccountabilityOf the First Quorum of the Seventy · Saturday Morning Session2,012 w10 refs
  39. Oct 1989A Lifetime of LearningEmeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy · Sunday Afternoon Session1,510 w3 refs
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