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Sketch notes · April 1971 to October 1989

President Ezra Taft Benson

Weak Things has 62 sketch notes of General Conference talks by President Ezra Taft Benson, April 1971 to October 1989. Since 2000, footnotes in 62 talks by later speakers cite Ezra Taft Benson.

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Still quoted

Later speakers who cite President Benson

Since April 2000, footnotes in 62 talks name Ezra Taft Benson.

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The sketch notes

62 talks, one page each

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

Sketch note of To the Elderly in the Church by Ezra Taft Benson To the Elderly in the ChurchOctober 1989 Sketch note of To the Children of the Church by Ezra Taft Benson To the Children of the ChurchApril 1989 Sketch note of Beware of Pride by Ezra Taft Benson Beware of PrideApril 1989 Sketch note of Flooding the Earth with the Book of Mormon by Ezra Taft Benson Flooding the Earth with the Book of MormonOctober 1988 Sketch note of To the Single Adult Sisters of the Church by Ezra Taft Benson To the Single Adult Sisters of the ChurchOctober 1988 Sketch note of I Testify by Ezra Taft Benson I TestifyOctober 1988 Sketch note of The Great Commandment—Love the Lord by Ezra Taft Benson The Great Commandment—Love the LordApril 1988 Sketch note of “Come unto Christ, and Be Perfected in Him” by Ezra Taft Benson “Come unto Christ, and Be Perfected in Him”April 1988 Sketch note of To the Single Adult Brethren of the Church by Ezra Taft Benson To the Single Adult Brethren of the ChurchApril 1988 Sketch note of “Come unto Christ” by Ezra Taft Benson “Come unto Christ”October 1987 Sketch note of To the Fathers in Israel by Ezra Taft Benson To the Fathers in IsraelOctober 1987 Sketch note of Our Divine Constitution by Ezra Taft Benson Our Divine ConstitutionOctober 1987 Sketch note of The Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants by Ezra Taft Benson The Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and CovenantsApril 1987 Sketch note of To the Home Teachers of the Church by Ezra Taft Benson To the Home Teachers of the ChurchApril 1987 Sketch note of The Savior’s Visit to America by Ezra Taft Benson The Savior’s Visit to AmericaApril 1987 Sketch note of Godly Characteristics of the Master by Ezra Taft Benson Godly Characteristics of the MasterOctober 1986 Sketch note of The Book of Mormon—Keystone of Our Religion by Ezra Taft Benson The Book of Mormon—Keystone of Our ReligionOctober 1986 Sketch note of To the Young Women of the Church by Ezra Taft Benson To the Young Women of the ChurchOctober 1986 Sketch note of The Gift of Modern Revelation by Ezra Taft Benson The Gift of Modern RevelationOctober 1986 Sketch note of Cleansing the Inner Vessel by Ezra Taft Benson Cleansing the Inner VesselApril 1986 Sketch note of The Power of the Word by Ezra Taft Benson The Power of the WordApril 1986 Sketch note of A Sacred Responsibility by Ezra Taft Benson A Sacred ResponsibilityApril 1986 Sketch note of To the “Youth of the Noble Birthright” by Ezra Taft Benson To the “Youth of the Noble Birthright”April 1986 Sketch note of Worthy Fathers, Worthy Sons by Ezra Taft Benson Worthy Fathers, Worthy SonsOctober 1985 Sketch note of Born of God by Ezra Taft Benson Born of GodOctober 1985 Sketch note of Preparing Yourselves for Missionary Service by Ezra Taft Benson Preparing Yourselves for Missionary ServiceApril 1985 Sketch note of Our Responsibility to Share the Gospel by Ezra Taft Benson Our Responsibility to Share the GospelApril 1985 Sketch note of A New Witness for Christ by Ezra Taft Benson A New Witness for ChristOctober 1984 Sketch note of When I Was Called as a Scoutmaster by Ezra Taft Benson When I Was Called as a ScoutmasterOctober 1984 Sketch note of Our Commission to Take the Gospel to All the World by Ezra Taft Benson Our Commission to Take the Gospel to All the WorldApril 1984 Sketch note of Counsel to the Saints by Ezra Taft Benson Counsel to the SaintsApril 1984 Sketch note of What Manner of Men Ought We to Be? by Ezra Taft Benson What Manner of Men Ought We to Be?October 1983 Sketch note of Jesus Christ: Our Savior and Redeemer by Ezra Taft Benson Jesus Christ: Our Savior and RedeemerOctober 1983 Sketch note of A Principle with a Promise by Ezra Taft Benson A Principle with a PromiseApril 1983 Sketch note of A Call to the Priesthood: “Feed My Sheep” by Ezra Taft Benson A Call to the Priesthood: “Feed My Sheep”April 1983 Sketch note of Fundamentals of Enduring Family Relationships by Ezra Taft Benson Fundamentals of Enduring Family RelationshipsOctober 1982 Sketch note of Valiant in the Testimony of Jesus by Ezra Taft Benson Valiant in the Testimony of JesusApril 1982 Sketch note of The Honored Place of Woman by Ezra Taft Benson The Honored Place of WomanOctober 1981 Sketch note of Joseph Smith: Prophet to Our Generation by Ezra Taft Benson Joseph Smith: Prophet to Our GenerationOctober 1981 Sketch note of Great Things Required of Their Fathers by Ezra Taft Benson Great Things Required of Their FathersApril 1981 Sketch note of Prepare for the Days of Tribulation by Ezra Taft Benson Prepare for the Days of TribulationOctober 1980 Sketch note of A Marvelous Work and a Wonder by Ezra Taft Benson A Marvelous Work and a WonderApril 1980 Sketch note of A Witness and a Warning by Ezra Taft Benson A Witness and a WarningOctober 1979 Sketch note of Church Government through Councils by Ezra Taft Benson Church Government through CouncilsApril 1979 Sketch note of This Is a Day of Sacrifice by Ezra Taft Benson This Is a Day of SacrificeApril 1979 Sketch note of Worthy of All Acceptation by Ezra Taft Benson Worthy of All AcceptationOctober 1978 Sketch note of “May the Kingdom of God Go Forth” by Ezra Taft Benson “May the Kingdom of God Go Forth”April 1978 Sketch note of A Message to the Rising Generation by Ezra Taft Benson A Message to the Rising GenerationOctober 1977 Sketch note of Prayer by Ezra Taft Benson PrayerApril 1977 Sketch note of Ministering to Needs through the Lord’s Storehouse System by Ezra Taft Benson Ministering to Needs through the Lord’s Storehouse SystemApril 1977 Sketch note of Our Priceless Heritage by Ezra Taft Benson Our Priceless HeritageOctober 1976 Sketch note of The Constitution—A Glorious Standard by Ezra Taft Benson The Constitution—A Glorious StandardApril 1976 Sketch note of A Message to the World by Ezra Taft Benson A Message to the WorldOctober 1975 Sketch note of The Book of Mormon Is the Word of God by Ezra Taft Benson The Book of Mormon Is the Word of GodApril 1975 Sketch note of Do Not Despair by Ezra Taft Benson Do Not DespairOctober 1974 Sketch note of Missionary Work: A Major Responsibility by Ezra Taft Benson Missionary Work: A Major ResponsibilityApril 1974 Sketch note of Prepare Ye by Ezra Taft Benson Prepare YeOctober 1973 Sketch note of “Watchman, Warn the Wicked” by Ezra Taft Benson “Watchman, Warn the Wicked”April 1973 Sketch note of Listen to a Prophet’s Voice by Ezra Taft Benson Listen to a Prophet’s VoiceOctober 1972 Sketch note of Civic Standards for the Faithful Saints by Ezra Taft Benson Civic Standards for the Faithful SaintsApril 1972 Sketch note of Satan’s Thrust—Youth by Ezra Taft Benson Satan’s Thrust—YouthOctober 1971 Sketch note of Life Is Eternal by Ezra Taft Benson Life Is EternalApril 1971

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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.