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General Conference speaker · October 2002 to October 2015

Elder Claudio R. M. Costa

Of the Seventy

Elder Claudio R. M. Costa gave 5 General Conference talks from October 2002 to October 2015. The main topics of these talks are Hope, Joy and Peace, Family and Marriage and Priesthood. The verse cited most often is 2 Nephi 2:25. Weak Things has 5 sketch notes of these talks.

All speakers 5 sketch notes ↓

5talks since 2000

7kwords · about 54 minutes

11.0footnotes per talk (all speakers: 12.3)

168different 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 Elder Costa 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.

Hope, Joy and Peace1 talk7.3× average
Family and Marriage1 talk6.9× average
Priesthood1 talk3.1× average
Prophets and Church Leadership1 talk6.7× average
Sabbath and Sacrament1 talk27.3× average

Key phrases from these talks

true happinessFun is just a fleeting momentFamily prayerFamily home eveningfourfold responsibilityKeep Monday night sacredfollow the prophetsliving prophets

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

Luke

Matthew

Mark

John

Doctrine and Covenants

2 Nephi

05 · Signature phrases

Words that sound like Elder Costa

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.

provide our family²nights free²monday nights²benson taught²strengthen their faith²faith and testimony⁴christ our savior⁴love the savior²take care³family member²

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

Conference speakers cited

Thomas S. Monson

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

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.

Elder L. Tom Perry68 topic match President Boyd K. Packer62 topic match Sister Coleen K. Menlove62 topic match Sister Cheryl C. Lant61 topic match

The sketch notes

5 talks, one page each

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

Sketch note of That They Do Always Remember Him by Claudio R. M. Costa

That They Do Always Remember HimOctober 2015

Sketch note of Obedience to the Prophets by Claudio R. M. Costa

Obedience to the ProphetsOctober 2010

Sketch note of Priesthood Responsibilities by Claudio R. M. Costa

Priesthood ResponsibilitiesApril 2009

Sketch note of Don’t Leave for Tomorrow What You Can Do Today by Claudio R. M. Costa

Don’t Leave for Tomorrow What You Can Do TodayOctober 2007

Sketch note of Fun and Happiness by Claudio R. M. Costa

Fun and HappinessOctober 2002

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

Every talk

All 5 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	Source
That They Do Always Remember Him	Oct 2015	Sabbath and Sacrament	1520	30	Read ↗
Obedience to the Prophets	Oct 2010	Prophets and Church Leadership	1497	0	Read ↗
Priesthood Responsibilities	Apr 2009	Priesthood	1450	15	Read ↗
Don’t Leave for Tomorrow What You Can Do Today	Oct 2007	Family and Marriage	1352	10	Read ↗
Fun and Happiness	Oct 2002	Hope, Joy and Peace	1639	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.