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General Conference speaker · April 2000 to April 2004

Elder David B. Haight

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Elder David B. Haight gave 7 General Conference talks from April 2000 to April 2004. The main topics of these talks are Testimony and Conversion, Faith and Gratitude. The verse cited most often is John 21:16. Weak Things has 60 sketch notes of these talks.

All speakers60 sketch notes ↓
7talks since 2000 · No. 41 of 370
12kwords · about 112 minutes
0.0footnotes per talk (all speakers: 12.3)
27different 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 Haight spoke. Hover for the talk; click to open its sketch note.

Callings listed with these talks: Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

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.

Key phrases from these talks

God livesLovest thou me more than theseFeed my sheepMay your links be stronglife can be wonderfulgratitude and thanksgivingmarvelous serviceliving prophet upon the earth

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

Matthew
9
Luke
9
John
7
Doctrine and Covenants
1
Psalms
1

05 · Signature phrases

Words that sound like Elder Haight

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.

witness my testimony2wife ruby2things that need2stood watching2raising their hands2little country town2life to stand2hotel utah2southern idaho3stand and bear3

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

No leaders named in footnotes.

Conference speakers cited

These talks do not link to earlier conference talks in their footnotes.

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 Cecil O. Samuelson Jr.67 topic matchElder Adrián Ochoa65 topic matchPresident Gordon B. Hinckley61 topic matchElder Craig C. Christensen61 topic match

The sketch notes

60 talks, one page each

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

Sketch note of How Great the Wisdom and the Love by David B. Haight How Great the Wisdom and the LoveApril 2004 Sketch note of Growing into the Priesthood by David B. Haight Growing into the PriesthoodApril 2003 Sketch note of Were There Not Ten Cleansed? by David B. Haight Were There Not Ten Cleansed?October 2002 Sketch note of Faith of Our Prophets by David B. Haight Faith of Our ProphetsOctober 2001 Sketch note of Gratitude and Service by David B. Haight Gratitude and ServiceApril 2001 Sketch note of Be a Strong Link by David B. Haight Be a Strong LinkOctober 2000 Sketch note of Faith, Devotion, and Gratitude by David B. Haight Faith, Devotion, and GratitudeApril 2000 Sketch note of Love and Service by David B. Haight Love and ServiceApril 1999 Sketch note of Sustaining the Prophets by David B. Haight Sustaining the ProphetsOctober 1998 Sketch note of Live the Commandments by David B. Haight Live the CommandmentsApril 1998 Sketch note of Hymn of the Obedient: “All Is Well” by David B. Haight Hymn of the Obedient: “All Is Well”October 1997 Sketch note of The Basics Have Not Changed by David B. Haight The Basics Have Not ChangedApril 1997 Sketch note of Prophets Are Inspired by David B. Haight Prophets Are InspiredOctober 1996 Sketch note of This Work Is True by David B. Haight This Work Is TrueApril 1996 Sketch note of Seek First the Kingdom of God by David B. Haight Seek First the Kingdom of GodOctober 1995 Sketch note of Sustaining a New Prophet by David B. Haight Sustaining a New ProphetApril 1995 Sketch note of Solemn Assemblies by David B. Haight Solemn AssembliesOctober 1994 Sketch note of Jesus of Nazareth by David B. Haight Jesus of NazarethApril 1994 Sketch note of Missionary Work—Our Responsibility by David B. Haight Missionary Work—Our ResponsibilityOctober 1993 Sketch note of Personal Temple Worship by David B. Haight Personal Temple WorshipApril 1993 Sketch note of Successful Living of Gospel Principles by David B. Haight Successful Living of Gospel PrinciplesOctober 1992 Sketch note of Come to the House of the Lord by David B. Haight Come to the House of the LordApril 1992 Sketch note of A Time for Preparation by David B. Haight A Time for PreparationOctober 1991 Sketch note of Linking the Family of Man by David B. Haight Linking the Family of ManApril 1991 Sketch note of Temples and Work Therein by David B. Haight Temples and Work ThereinOctober 1990 Sketch note of Filling the Whole Earth by David B. Haight Filling the Whole EarthApril 1990 Sketch note of The Sacrament—and the Sacrifice by David B. Haight The Sacrament—and the SacrificeOctober 1989 Sketch note of A Call to Serve by David B. Haight A Call to ServeOctober 1988 Sketch note of Our Lord and Savior by David B. Haight Our Lord and SaviorApril 1988 Sketch note of Ethics and Honesty by David B. Haight Ethics and HonestyOctober 1987 Sketch note of My Neighbor—My Brother! by David B. Haight My Neighbor—My Brother!April 1987 Sketch note of Spiritual Crevasses by David B. Haight Spiritual CrevassesOctober 1986 Sketch note of A Prophet Chosen of the Lord by David B. Haight A Prophet Chosen of the LordApril 1986 Sketch note of The Resurrected Christ by David B. Haight The Resurrected ChristApril 1985 Sketch note of Personal Morality by David B. Haight Personal MoralityOctober 1984 Sketch note of Marriage and Divorce by David B. Haight Marriage and DivorceApril 1984 Sketch note of Become a Star Thrower by David B. Haight Become a Star ThrowerOctober 1983 Sketch note of The Sacrament by David B. Haight The SacramentApril 1983 Sketch note of Love All by David B. Haight Love AllOctober 1982 Sketch note of Jesus Is Our Savior by David B. Haight Jesus Is Our SaviorApril 1982 Sketch note of People to People by David B. Haight People to PeopleOctober 1981 Sketch note of The Responsibility of Young Aaronic Priesthood Bearers by David B. Haight The Responsibility of Young Aaronic Priesthood BearersApril 1981 Sketch note of “The Keys of the Kingdom” by David B. Haight “The Keys of the Kingdom”October 1980 Sketch note of “He Is Not Here. He Is Risen” by David B. Haight “He Is Not Here. He Is Risen”April 1980 Sketch note of Joseph Smith the Prophet by David B. Haight Joseph Smith the ProphetOctober 1979 Sketch note of “Feed My Sheep” by David B. Haight “Feed My Sheep”April 1979 Sketch note of The Stake President’s Role in Welfare Services by David B. Haight The Stake President’s Role in Welfare ServicesOctober 1978 Sketch note of The Primary Enriches the Lives of Children by David B. Haight The Primary Enriches the Lives of ChildrenApril 1978 Sketch note of Young Women—Real Guardians by David B. Haight Young Women—Real GuardiansOctober 1977 Sketch note of “We Beheld His Glory” by David B. Haight “We Beheld His Glory”April 1977 Sketch note of Families Are Forever by David B. Haight Families Are ForeverOctober 1976 Sketch note of He Is the Son of God by David B. Haight He Is the Son of GodApril 1976 Sketch note of “Why Can’t We?” by David B. Haight “Why Can’t We?”October 1975 Sketch note of Feed the Flock by David B. Haight Feed the FlockApril 1975 Sketch note of What Does Jesus Mean to Modern Man? by David B. Haight What Does Jesus Mean to Modern Man?April 1974 Sketch note of You Are Different by David B. Haight You Are DifferentOctober 1973 Sketch note of Power of Evil by David B. Haight Power of EvilApril 1973 Sketch note of Planting Gospel Seeds of Spirituality by David B. Haight Planting Gospel Seeds of SpiritualityOctober 1972 Sketch note of A Foundation Whereon Men Cannot Fall by David B. Haight A Foundation Whereon Men Cannot FallApril 1972 Sketch note of “Teach One Another” by David B. Haight “Teach One Another”April 1971

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Every talk

All 7 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.

TalkConferenceMain topicWordsFootnotesCited bySource
How Great the Wisdom and the Love Apr 2004 Testimony and Conversion 390 0 0 Read ↗
Growing into the Priesthood Apr 2003 Priesthood 2034 0 0 Read ↗
Were There Not Ten Cleansed? Oct 2002 Testimony and Conversion 1537 0 0 Read ↗
Faith of Our Prophets Oct 2001 Prophets and Church Leadership 2111 0 0 Read ↗
Gratitude and Service Apr 2001 Gratitude 2253 0 0 Read ↗
Be a Strong Link Oct 2000 Testimony and Conversion 1981 0 0 Read ↗
Faith, Devotion, and Gratitude Apr 2000 Faith 1723 0 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.