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General Conference speaker · October 2008 to April 2026
Elder Gérald Caussé
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Elder Gérald Caussé gave 9 General Conference talks from October 2008 to April 2026. The main topics of these talks are Testimony and Conversion, Unity and Belonging and Faith. The verse cited most often is Matthew 18:1. Footnotes in 1 later talk by other speakers cite these talks. Weak Things has 10 sketch notes of these talks.
01 · The timeline
Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026
Each dot is a conference where Elder Caussé 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.
- Testimony and Conversion1 talk2.9× average
- Unity and Belonging1 talk6.4× average
- Faith1 talk2.0× average
- Priesthood1 talk1.7× average
- Discipleship and Becoming1 talk1.4× average
- Jesus Christ and His Atonement1 talk1.1× average
- Agency and Accountability1 talk5.7× average
- Trials, Adversity and Healing1 talk2.9× 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
- Matthew 18:1 2
- Mosiah 3:19 2
- Mark 1:40 2
- John 4:7 2
- Mark 1:42 2
- John 4:9 2
- Matthew 5:47 2
- Matthew 8:3 2
- Mark 1:41 2
- John 4:8 2
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 Elder Caussé
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
Outside authors
07 · Who quotes them
How later talks build on these talks
Speakers who cite these talks most
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
10 talks, one page each
Hand-drawn sketch notes from Weak Things. Each page links to the full talk on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
Bear Record of MeOctober 2026
Love All; Love EachApril 2026
Compensating BlessingsApril 2025
Our Earthly StewardshipOctober 2022
A Living Witness of the Living ChristApril 2020
It Is All about PeopleApril 2018
Prepare the WayApril 2017
Is It Still Wonderful to You?April 2015
Ye Are No More StrangersOctober 2013
Even a Child Can UnderstandOctober 2008
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Every talk
All 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love All; Love Each | Apr 2026 | Charity and Love | 1347 | 23 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Compensating Blessings | Apr 2025 | Trials, Adversity and Healing | 1393 | 13 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| Our Earthly Stewardship | Oct 2022 | Agency and Accountability | 1619 | 15 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| A Living Witness of the Living Christ | Apr 2020 | Jesus Christ and His Atonement | 1410 | 28 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| It Is All about People | Apr 2018 | Discipleship and Becoming | 1622 | 5 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Prepare the Way | Apr 2017 | Priesthood | 1723 | 10 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| Is It Still Wonderful to You? | Apr 2015 | Faith | 1366 | 10 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Ye Are No More Strangers | Oct 2013 | Unity and Belonging | 1689 | 10 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| Even a Child Can Understand | Oct 2008 | Testimony and Conversion | 1588 | 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.