Elder David A. Bednar

01 · The timeline

Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026

Each dot is a conference where Elder Bednar 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 Elder Bednar

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 talkConverted unto the LordOctober 2012 · cited by 6 later talks

Speakers who cite these talks most

Dale G. Renlund

6

Quentin L. Cook

3

Neil L. Andersen

2

Douglas D. Holmes

2

Camille N. Johnson

2

Reyna I. Aburto

2

Named in the footnotes of 91 talks by other speakers since 2000. See the citation network →

The sketch notes

45 talks, one page each

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

Credentials for Our Journey HomeOctober 2026 All Who Have Endured ValiantlyApril 2026 They Are Their Own JudgesOctober 2025 The Times of Restitution of All ThingsApril 2025 In the Space of Not Many YearsOctober 2024 “Be Still, and Know That I Am God”April 2024 In the Path of Their DutyOctober 2023 “Abide in Me, and I in You; Therefore Walk with Me”April 2023 Put On Thy Strength, O ZionOctober 2022 But We Heeded Them NotApril 2022 With the Power of God in Great GloryOctober 2021 "The Principles of My Gospel"April 2021 We Will Prove Them HerewithOctober 2020 “Let This House Be Built unto My Name”April 2020 Watchful unto Prayer ContinuallyOctober 2019 Prepared to Obtain Every Needful ThingApril 2019 Gather Together in One All Things in ChristOctober 2018 Meek and Lowly of HeartApril 2018 Exceeding Great and Precious PromisesOctober 2017 Called to the WorkApril 2017 "If Ye Had Known Me"October 2016 Always Retain a Remission of Your SinsApril 2016 “Chosen to Bear Testimony of My Name”October 2015 Therefore They Hushed Their FearsApril 2015 Come and SeeOctober 2014 Bear Up Their Burdens with EaseApril 2014 The Windows of HeavenOctober 2013 We Believe in Being ChasteApril 2013 Converted unto the LordOctober 2012 The Powers of HeavenApril 2012 The Hearts of the Children Shall TurnOctober 2011 The Spirit of RevelationApril 2011 Receive the Holy GhostOctober 2010 Watching with All PerseveranceApril 2010 More Diligent and Concerned at HomeOctober 2009 Honorably Hold a Name and StandingApril 2009 Pray AlwaysOctober 2008 Ask in FaithApril 2008 Clean Hands and a Pure HeartOctober 2007 Ye Must Be Born AgainApril 2007 And Nothing Shall Offend ThemOctober 2006 That We May Always Have His Spirit to Be with UsApril 2006 Becoming a MissionaryOctober 2005 The Tender Mercies of the LordApril 2005 In the Strength of the LordOctober 2004

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.