President Boyd K. Packer

01 · The timeline

Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026

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

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.

05 · Signature phrases

Words that sound like President Packer

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.

07 · Who quotes them

How later talks build on these talks

Most-cited talkThe Plan of HappinessApril 2015 · cited by 5 later talks

Speakers who cite these talks most

Dale G. Renlund

4

Joseph B. Wirthlin

1

Neil L. Andersen

1

W. Craig Zwick

1

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

1

Terence M. Vinson

1

Named in the footnotes of 89 talks by other speakers since 2000. See the citation network →

The sketch notes

90 talks, one page each

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

The Plan of HappinessApril 2015 The Reason for Our HopeOctober 2014 The WitnessApril 2014 The Key to Spiritual ProtectionOctober 2013 These Things I KnowApril 2013 The AtonementOctober 2012 And a Little Child Shall Lead ThemApril 2012 Counsel to YouthOctober 2011 Guided by the Holy SpiritApril 2011 Cleansing the Inner VesselOctober 2010 The Power of the PriesthoodApril 2010 Prayer and PromptingsOctober 2009 Counsel to Young MenApril 2009 The TestOctober 2008 The TwelveApril 2008 The Weak and the Simple of the ChurchOctober 2007 The Spirit of the TabernacleApril 2007 A Defense and a RefugeOctober 2006 “I Will Remember Your Sins No More”April 2006 On Zion’s HillOctober 2005 The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ—Plain and Precious ThingsApril 2005 The Least of TheseOctober 2004 Do Not FearApril 2004 “The Standard of Truth Has Been Erected”October 2003 The Golden YearsApril 2003 The Stake PatriarchOctober 2002 ChildrenApril 2002 The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus ChristOctober 2001 “The Touch of the Master’s Hand”April 2001 “Ye Are the Temple of God”October 2000 The Cloven Tongues of FireApril 2000 The Spirit of RevelationOctober 1999 The Bishop and His CounselorsApril 1999 Parents in ZionOctober 1998 The Relief SocietyApril 1998 Called to ServeOctober 1997 Washed CleanApril 1997 The Twelve ApostlesOctober 1996 The Word of Wisdom: The Principle and the PromisesApril 1996 The Brilliant Morning of ForgivenessOctober 1995 “The Shield of Faith”April 1995 Personal Revelation: The Gift, the Test, and the PromiseOctober 1994 The Father and the FamilyApril 1994 For Time and All EternityOctober 1993 The Temple, the PriesthoodApril 1993 “To Be Learned Is Good If …”October 1992 Our Moral EnvironmentApril 1992 Reverence Invites RevelationOctober 1991 The Moving of the WaterApril 1991 CovenantsOctober 1990 Teach Them Correct PrinciplesApril 1990 The Library of the LordApril 1990 Revelation in a Changing WorldOctober 1989 To Young Women and MenApril 1989 Funerals—A Time for ReverenceOctober 1988 Atonement, Agency, AccountabilityApril 1988 Balm of GileadOctober 1987 CovenantsApril 1987 Little ChildrenOctober 1986 “The Things of My Soul”April 1986 The Only True ChurchOctober 1985 “From Such Turn Away”April 1985 The Pattern of Our ParentageOctober 1984 Feed My SheepApril 1984 The Mystery of LifeOctober 1983 Agency and ControlApril 1983 ScripturesOctober 1982 The Gospel—The Foundation for Our CareerApril 1982 The Aaronic PriesthoodOctober 1981 MarriageApril 1981 The Circle of SistersOctober 1980 The ChoiceOctober 1980 A Tribute to the Rank and File of the ChurchApril 1980 Prayers and AnswersOctober 1979 “Judge Not According to the Appearance”April 1979 The Relief SocietyOctober 1978 Solving Emotional Problems in the Lord’s Own WayApril 1978 The Balm of GileadOctober 1977 The MediatorApril 1977 Spiritual CrocodilesApril 1976 The Redemption of the DeadOctober 1975 An Appeal to Prospective EldersApril 1975 Where Much Is Given, Much Is RequiredOctober 1974 We Believe All That God Has RevealedApril 1974 Inspiring Music—Worthy ThoughtsOctober 1973 Behold Your Little OnesApril 1973 The Saints Securely DwellOctober 1972 Why Stay Morally CleanApril 1972 The Only True and Living ChurchOctober 1971 “The Spirit Beareth Record”April 1971

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.