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General Conference speaker · October 2000 to April 2026
President D. Todd Christofferson
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
President D. Todd Christofferson gave 41 General Conference talks from October 2000 to April 2026. The main topics of these talks are Unity and Belonging, Jesus Christ and His Atonement and Discipleship and Becoming. The verse cited most often is Mosiah 3:19. Footnotes in 42 later talks by other speakers cite these talks. Weak Things has 44 sketch notes of these talks.
01 · The timeline
Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026
Each dot is a conference where President Christofferson spoke. Hover for the talk; click to open its sketch note.
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.
- Unity and Belonging6 talks8.5× average
- Jesus Christ and His Atonement5 talks1.2× average
- Discipleship and Becoming4 talks1.2× average
- Covenants and Ordinances3 talks3.2× average
- Repentance and Forgiveness3 talks2.7× average
- Testimony and Conversion2 talks1.3× average
- Agency and Accountability2 talks2.5× average
- Priesthood2 talks0.8× average
Key phrases from these talks
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
- Mosiah 3:19 8
- 2 Nephi 31:17 8
- Moses 6:57 8
- Moses 6:59 7
- Moses 1:39 7
- 3 Nephi 27:20 6
- Doctrine and Covenants 19:18 6
- Doctrine and Covenants 84:20 6
- Doctrine and Covenants 121:43 6
- 2 Nephi 31:7 5
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
05 · Signature phrases
Words that sound like President Christofferson
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.
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
07 · Who quotes them
How later talks build on these talks
Speakers who cite these talks most
Named in the footnotes of 57 talks by other speakers since 2000. See the citation network →
08 · Kindred voices
Speakers whose talks cover similar ground
Matched by the mix of main and secondary topics. 100 would be an identical mix.
The sketch notes
44 talks, one page each
Hand-drawn sketch notes from Weak Things. Each page links to the full talk on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
Gambling and a Higher PlaneOctober 2026
The Character of ChristApril 2026
Look to God and LiveOctober 2025
WorshipApril 2025
Burying Our Weapons of RebellionOctober 2024
The Testimony of JesusApril 2024
The Sealing PowerOctober 2023
One in ChristApril 2023
The Doctrine of BelongingOctober 2022
Our Relationship with GodApril 2022
The Love of GodOctober 2021
Why the Covenant PathApril 2021
Sustainable SocietiesOctober 2020
Sharing the Message of the Restoration and the ResurrectionApril 2020
The Joy of the SaintsOctober 2019
Preparing for the Lord's ReturnApril 2019
Firm and Steadfast in the Faith of ChristOctober 2018
The Elders QuorumApril 2018
The Living Bread Which Came Down from HeavenOctober 2017
The Voice of WarningApril 2017
"Abide in My Love"October 2016
FathersApril 2016
Why the ChurchOctober 2015
Why Marriage, Why FamilyApril 2015
For teachers and families: each sketch note has a printable PDF. Browse all Conference Sketch Notes →
Every talk
All 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Character of Christ | Apr 2026 | Discipleship and Becoming | 1687 | 29 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Look to God and Live | Oct 2025 | Jesus Christ and His Atonement | 1973 | 25 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Worship | Apr 2025 | Sabbath and Sacrament | 1917 | 29 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Burying Our Weapons of Rebellion | Oct 2024 | Repentance and Forgiveness | 1799 | 19 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| The Testimony of Jesus | Apr 2024 | Testimony and Conversion | 1960 | 36 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| The Sealing Power | Oct 2023 | Temples and Family History | 2010 | 26 | 2 | Read ↗ |
| One in Christ | Apr 2023 | Unity and Belonging | 1910 | 28 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| The Doctrine of Belonging | Oct 2022 | Unity and Belonging | 2037 | 19 | 2 | Read ↗ |
| Our Relationship with God | Apr 2022 | Trials, Adversity and Healing | 1886 | 35 | 2 | Read ↗ |
| The Love of God | Oct 2021 | Charity and Love | 1761 | 32 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| Why the Covenant Path | Apr 2021 | Covenants and Ordinances | 2187 | 30 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| Sustainable Societies | Oct 2020 | Unity and Belonging | 1913 | 25 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Sharing the Message of the Restoration and the Resurrection | Apr 2020 | Restoration and Church History | 2028 | 15 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| The Joy of the Saints | Oct 2019 | Hope, Joy and Peace | 2004 | 31 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| Preparing for the Lord’s Return | Apr 2019 | Second Coming and Gathering of Israel | 2173 | 38 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Firm and Steadfast in the Faith of Christ | Oct 2018 | Faith | 2118 | 26 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| The Elders Quorum | Apr 2018 | Priesthood | 1701 | 6 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| The Living Bread Which Came Down from Heaven | Oct 2017 | Jesus Christ and His Atonement | 2229 | 38 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| The Voice of Warning | Apr 2017 | Repentance and Forgiveness | 2174 | 36 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| “Abide in My Love” | Oct 2016 | Charity and Love | 2124 | 48 | 3 | Read ↗ |
| Fathers | Apr 2016 | Parenting and Children | 2304 | 23 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Why the Church | Oct 2015 | Unity and Belonging | 2117 | 36 | 2 | Read ↗ |
| Why Marriage, Why Family | Apr 2015 | Family and Marriage | 2118 | 21 | 3 | Read ↗ |
| Free Forever, to Act for Themselves | Oct 2014 | Agency and Accountability | 2065 | 25 | 2 | Read ↗ |
| The Resurrection of Jesus Christ | Apr 2014 | Jesus Christ and His Atonement | 2115 | 39 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| The Moral Force of Women | Oct 2013 | Women and Relief Society | 2042 | 15 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Redemption | Apr 2013 | Jesus Christ and His Atonement | 2135 | 6 | 2 | Read ↗ |
| Brethren, We Have Work to Do | Oct 2012 | Priesthood | 2285 | 10 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| The Doctrine of Christ | Apr 2012 | Jesus Christ and His Atonement | 2195 | 7 | 2 | Read ↗ |
| The Divine Gift of Repentance | Oct 2011 | Repentance and Forgiveness | 2156 | 4 | 6 | Read ↗ |
| “As Many as I Love, I Rebuke and Chasten” | Apr 2011 | Discipleship and Becoming | 2210 | 5 | 2 | Read ↗ |
| Reflections on a Consecrated Life | Oct 2010 | Discipleship and Becoming | 2220 | 5 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| The Blessing of Scripture | Apr 2010 | Scripture Study and the Book of Mormon | 2261 | 2 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Moral Discipline | Oct 2009 | Agency and Accountability | 2064 | 7 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| The Power of Covenants | Apr 2009 | Covenants and Ordinances | 2291 | 5 | 7 | Read ↗ |
| Come to Zion | Oct 2008 | Unity and Belonging | 2398 | 0 | 2 | Read ↗ |
| Born Again | Apr 2008 | Covenants and Ordinances | 2271 | 2 | 2 | Read ↗ |
| Let Us Be Men | Oct 2006 | Discipleship and Becoming | 1736 | 6 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| When Thou Art Converted | Apr 2004 | Testimony and Conversion | 1722 | 21 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| That They May Be One in Us | Oct 2002 | Unity and Belonging | 1337 | 0 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| The Redemption of the Dead and the Testimony of Jesus | Oct 2000 | Plan of Salvation | 1974 | 41 | 1 | 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.




Free Forever, to Act for ThemselvesOctober 2014
The Resurrection of Jesus ChristApril 2014
The Moral Force of WomenOctober 2013
RedemptionApril 2013
Brethren, We Have Work to DoOctober 2012
The Doctrine of ChristApril 2012
The Divine Gift of RepentanceOctober 2011
“As Many as I Love, I Rebuke and Chasten”April 2011
Reflections on a Consecrated LifeOctober 2010
The Blessing of ScriptureApril 2010
Moral DisciplineOctober 2009
The Power of CovenantsApril 2009
Come to ZionOctober 2008
Born AgainApril 2008
Let Us Be MenOctober 2006
When Thou Art ConvertedApril 2004
That They May Be One in UsOctober 2002
The Redemption of the Dead and the Testimony of JesusOctober 2000
The Priesthood QuorumOctober 1998
I Know in Whom I Have TrustedApril 1993