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General Conference speaker · October 2011 to April 2023

Elder Carl B. Cook

Of the Presidency of the Seventy

Elder Carl B. Cook gave 4 General Conference talks from October 2011 to April 2023. The main topics of these talks are Faith, Ministering and Service and Priesthood. The verse cited most often is Alma 36:3. Footnotes in 1 later talk by other speakers cite these talks. Weak Things has 4 sketch notes of these talks.

All speakers 4 sketch notes ↓

4talks since 2000

5kwords · about 42 minutes

19.0footnotes per talk (all speakers: 12.3)

84different verses cited

1later talks by others cite these talks

01 · The timeline

Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026

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

Callings listed with these talks: Of the SeventyOf the Presidency of the Seventy

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.

Faith2 talks9.0× average
Ministering and Service1 talk5.6× average
Priesthood1 talk3.9× average

Key phrases from these talks

It is better to look upThey lead us to GodServing Is a BlessingServing Can Be Challenginga place of belongingNo one can be left behindhang on, exercise faithjust keep going—with faith

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

2 Nephi

John

Alma

Numbers

Mosiah

05 · Signature phrases

Words that sound like Elder Cook

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.

spoke again²power we receive²began working²stepped up²return to church²god for help²came to mind²receive strength²love and support²love for others²

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

D. Todd Christofferson

Conference speakers cited

Outside authors

No outside authors on the Bookshelf list are named in these talks.

07 · Who quotes them

How later talks build on these talks

Most-cited talkServeOctober 2016 · cited by 1 later talk

Speakers who cite these talks most

Joy D. Jones

08 · Kindred voices

Speakers whose talks cover similar ground

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

Elder Adrián Ochoa73 topic match President Henry B. Eyring72 topic match President Dieter F. Uchtdorf67 topic match Sister Anne C. Pingree66 topic match

The sketch notes

4 talks, one page each

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

Sketch note of Just Keep Going—with Faith by Carl B. Cook

Just Keep Going—with FaithApril 2023

Sketch note of The Quorum: A Place of Belonging by Carl B. Cook

The Quorum: A Place of BelongingApril 2019

ServeOctober 2016

Sketch note of It Is Better to Look Up by Carl B. Cook

It Is Better to Look UpOctober 2011

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

Every talk

All 4 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.

Talk	Conference	Main topic	Words	Footnotes	Cited by	Source
Just Keep Going—with Faith	Apr 2023	Faith	1422	19	0	Read ↗
The Quorum: A Place of Belonging	Apr 2019	Priesthood	1442	22	0	Read ↗
Serve	Oct 2016	Ministering and Service	1531	22	1	Read ↗
It Is Better to Look Up	Oct 2011	Faith	1269	13	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.