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General Conference speaker · April 2002 to April 2007

Sister Bonnie D. Parkin

Recently Released Relief Society General President

Sister Bonnie D. Parkin gave 8 General Conference talks from April 2002 to April 2007. The main topics of these talks are Women and Relief Society, Charity and Love and Unity and Belonging. The verse cited most often is Moroni 7:46. Weak Things has 8 sketch notes of these talks.

All speakers8 sketch notes ↓
8talks since 2000 · No. 31 of 370
11kwords · about 90 minutes
9.0footnotes per talk (all speakers: 12.3)
38different verses cited
0later talks by others cite these talks

01 · The timeline

Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026

Each dot is a conference where Sister Parkin spoke. Hover for the talk; click to open its sketch note.

Callings listed with these talks: Relief Society General PresidentRecently Released Relief Society General President

02 · Topic fingerprint

What these talks are about

The main topic of each talk, shown as petals. Longer petals mean more talks. Gold petals are topics this speaker chooses at least 1.5 times as often as the average speaker.

Key phrases from these talks

feel the love of the LordAs for me and my houseHere am I; send mewomen of covenantchoose that good partone thing is needfulMom’s sistersblessing the lives of others

03 · The measuring stick

How these talks compare with every talk since 2000

The bar is this speaker. The line marks the average across all 1,909 talks.

04 · The scripture shelf

Which scriptures these talks use

Share of all verse citations by volume of scripture, compared with every speaker. Counted once per talk from footnotes and links in the text.

Verses cited most

The number is how many of these talks cite the verse. Verses with their own page link to every conference talk that cites them.

Books cited most

Doctrine and Covenants
8
Luke
6
Moroni
4
Alma
4
1 Nephi
3
Joshua
2

05 · Signature phrases

Words that sound like Sister Parkin

Phrases that appear in these talks far more often than in other speakers' talks. Bigger type means a bigger difference. The number is how many of these talks use the phrase.

lives daily3young adult relief2thing happen2put your arm2ourselves to feel2lord’s restored gospel2london south mission2life daily2england london2covenants exercise charity2

06 · Who these talks quote

The voices in the footnotes

Leaders named in the footnotes, outside authors named in the text or footnotes, and the conference speakers whose talks are cited. Each counts talks, not mentions.

Church leaders quoted

Joseph Smith
1
Joseph Fielding Smith
1
Brigham Young
1
1
Eliza R. Snow
1

Conference speakers cited

These talks do not link to earlier conference talks in their footnotes.

Outside authors

07 · Who quotes them

How later talks build on these talks

Footnotes in later talks do not yet link to these talks. Newer talks often take a few conferences to be cited.

Speakers who cite these talks most

None yet.

08 · Kindred voices

Speakers whose talks cover similar ground

Matched by the mix of main and secondary topics. 100 would be an identical mix.

Sister Mary Ellen W. Smoot73 topic matchSister Julie B. Beck72 topic matchSister Kathleen H. Hughes69 topic matchSister Bonnie L. Oscarson69 topic match

The sketch notes

8 talks, one page each

Hand-drawn sketch notes from Weak Things. Each page links to the full talk on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

For teachers and families: each sketch note has a printable PDF. Browse all Conference Sketch Notes →

Every talk

All 8 talks, newest first

Titles open the Weak Things sketch note. "Read" opens the official talk on ChurchofJesusChrist.org, the source for every number on this page.

TalkConferenceMain topicWordsFootnotesCited bySource
Gratitude: A Path to Happiness Apr 2007 Gratitude 1195 10 0 Read ↗
Eternally Encircled in His Love Oct 2006 Charity and Love 1790 4 0 Read ↗
Sweet Moments Oct 2005 Women and Relief Society 1772 6 0 Read ↗
Belonging Is Our Sacred Birthright Oct 2004 Unity and Belonging 1539 14 0 Read ↗
How Has Relief Society Blessed Your Life? Oct 2004 Women and Relief Society 1281 10 0 Read ↗
Choosing Charity: That Good Part Oct 2003 Charity and Love 1621 17 0 Read ↗
With Holiness of Heart Oct 2002 Women and Relief Society 1706 10 0 Read ↗
Feel the Love of the Lord Apr 2002 Women and Relief Society 659 1 0 Read ↗

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  • Talk text, footnotes and callings come from the official General Conference pages on ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Every talk above links to its source.
  • Coverage is April 2000 through April 2026: 1,909 talks by 370 speakers. Sustainings, audit and statistical reports, and videos are left out. October 2026 joins once its text is posted.
  • Verse counts use scripture links in footnotes and talk text, counted once per talk. "Cited by" counts later talks whose footnotes link to one of these talks.
  • Main topics are estimates assigned by a language model from each talk's opening and closing. Signature phrases compare how many of these talks use a phrase with how many other talks do.
  • Leaders quoted are found by name in footnotes. Outside authors are found by name in the text and footnotes. Sketch notes are Weak Things study aids, not official Church materials.