President Gordon B. Hinckley

01 · The timeline

Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026

Each dot is a conference where President Hinckley 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 President Hinckley

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 talkPersonal Worthiness to Exercise the PriesthoodApril 2002 · cited by 3 later talks

Speakers who cite these talks most

Thomas S. Monson

3

Dallin H. Oaks

3

Sandino Roman

2

H. David Burton

2

Richard G. Scott

2

Keith B. McMullin

2

Named in the footnotes of 143 talks by other speakers since 2000. See the citation network →

The sketch notes

212 talks, one page each

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

Closing RemarksOctober 2007 The Stone Cut Out of the MountainOctober 2007 Slow to AngerOctober 2007 A Tabernacle in the WildernessApril 2007 Let Virtue Garnish Thy Thoughts UnceasinglyApril 2007 Closing RemarksApril 2007 The Things of Which I KnowApril 2007 “I Am Clean”April 2007 In the Arms of His LoveOctober 2006 Closing RemarksOctober 2006 The Faith to Move MountainsOctober 2006 Rise Up, O Men of GodOctober 2006 We Bear Testimony to the WorldOctober 2006 The Need for Greater KindnessApril 2006 Until Again We MeetApril 2006 Seek Ye the Kingdom of GodApril 2006 Opening RemarksOctober 2005 BenedictionOctober 2005 ForgivenessOctober 2005 If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not FearOctober 2005 Closing RemarksApril 2005 The Great Things Which God Has RevealedApril 2005 GamblingApril 2005 Opening RemarksApril 2005 The Women in Our LivesOctober 2004 Condition of the ChurchOctober 2004 A Tragic Evil among UsOctober 2004 Closing RemarksOctober 2004 Stay on the High RoadApril 2004 Concluding RemarksApril 2004 The Dawning of a Brighter DayApril 2004 “I Was an Hungred, and Ye Gave Me Meat”April 2004 The Church Grows StrongerApril 2004 To the Women of the ChurchOctober 2003 Let Us Live the Gospel More FullyOctober 2003 An Ensign to the Nations, a Light to the WorldOctober 2003 The Shepherds of IsraelOctober 2003 The State of the ChurchOctober 2003 The Condition of the ChurchApril 2003 BenedictionApril 2003 War and PeaceApril 2003 LoyaltyApril 2003 You Are a Child of GodApril 2003 Each a Better PersonOctober 2002 The Marvelous Foundation of Our FaithOctober 2002 To Men of the PriesthoodOctober 2002 “O That I Were an Angel, and Could Have the Wish of Mine Heart”October 2002 The Church Goes ForwardApril 2002 We Look to ChristApril 2002 We Walk by FaithApril 2002 Personal Worthiness to Exercise the PriesthoodApril 2002 Reaching Down to Lift AnotherOctober 2001 “Till We Meet Again”October 2001 Living in the Fulness of TimesOctober 2001 The Times in Which We LiveOctober 2001 How Can I Become the Woman of Whom I Dream?April 2001 The Work Goes OnApril 2001 Good-bye for Another SeasonApril 2001 The Miracle of FaithApril 2001 The Perpetual Education FundApril 2001 Your Greatest Challenge, MotherOctober 2000 “An Humble and a Contrite Heart”October 2000 This Great Millennial YearOctober 2000 “Great Shall Be the Peace of Thy Children”October 2000 A Great Family in Reverence and WorshipOctober 2000 My TestimonyApril 2000 The Stake PresidentApril 2000 To All the World in TestimonyApril 2000 A Time of New BeginningsApril 2000 Good-bye to This Wonderful Old TabernacleOctober 1999 At the Summit of the AgesOctober 1999 Why We Do Some of the Things We DoOctober 1999 Welcome to ConferenceOctober 1999 Find the Lambs, Feed the SheepApril 1999 Thanks to the Lord for His BlessingsApril 1999 “He Is Not Here, but Is Risen”April 1999 The Shepherds of the FlockApril 1999 The Work Moves ForwardApril 1999 What Are People Asking about Us?October 1998 To the Boys and to the MenOctober 1998 Welcome to ConferenceOctober 1998 Walking in the Light of the LordOctober 1998 BenedictionOctober 1998 Living Worthy of the Girl You Will Someday MarryApril 1998 We Bear Witness of HimApril 1998 New Temples to Provide “Crowning Blessings” of the GospelApril 1998 TestimonyApril 1998 Latter-day Saints in Very DeedOctober 1997 Look to the FutureOctober 1997 Some Thoughts on Temples, Retention of Converts, and Missionary ServiceOctober 1997 Drawing Nearer to the LordOctober 1997 May We Be Faithful and TrueApril 1997 Our Testimony to the WorldApril 1997 “True to the Faith”April 1997 Converts and Young MenApril 1997 Listen by the Power of the SpiritOctober 1996 “Reach with a Rescuing Hand”October 1996 Women of the ChurchOctober 1996 “This Thing Was Not Done in a Corner”October 1996 Stand True and FaithfulApril 1996 “Remember … Thy Church, O Lord”April 1996 This Glorious Easter MornApril 1996 “Be Ye Clean”April 1996 The Family: A Proclamation to the WorldOctober 1995 Stand Strong against the Wiles of the WorldOctober 1995 The Fabric of Faith and TestimonyOctober 1995 Stay the Course—Keep the FaithOctober 1995 Of Missions, Temples, and StewardshipOctober 1995 As We Gather TogetherOctober 1995 This Is the Work of the MasterApril 1995 This Work Is Concerned with PeopleApril 1995 The Light within YouApril 1995 We Have a Work to DoApril 1995 Save the ChildrenOctober 1994 Don’t Drop the BallOctober 1994 The Greatest Miracle in Human HistoryApril 1994 God Is at the HelmApril 1994 Bring Up a Child in the Way He Should GoOctober 1993 My TestimonyOctober 1993 This Peaceful House of GodApril 1993 Some Lessons I Learned as a BoyApril 1993 “A Prophet’s Testimony”April 1993 The Church Is on CourseOctober 1992 Building Your TabernacleOctober 1992 Sin Will Not PrevailOctober 1992 Our Great MissionApril 1992 “A Chosen Generation”April 1992 “Believe His Prophets”April 1992 Daughters of GodOctober 1991 Our Mission of SavingOctober 1991 Our Solemn ResponsibilitiesOctober 1991 Christ Is the Light to All MankindOctober 1991 What God Hath Joined TogetherApril 1991 The State of the ChurchApril 1991 His Latter-day Kingdom Has Been EstablishedApril 1991 Mormon Should Mean “More Good”October 1990 “In … Counsellors There Is Safety”October 1990 “This Work Will Go Forward”October 1990 Rise to a Larger Vision of the WorkApril 1990 “Sacred Resolves”April 1990 Blessed Are the MercifulApril 1990 Keeping the Temple HolyApril 1990 Rise to the Stature of the Divine within YouOctober 1989 A Word of BenedictionOctober 1989 An Ensign to the NationsOctober 1989 The Scourge of Illicit DrugsOctober 1989 Let Love Be the Lodestar of Your LifeApril 1989 Magnify Your CallingApril 1989 The Healing Power of ChristOctober 1988 To the Bishops of the ChurchOctober 1988 The Empty Tomb Bore TestimonyApril 1988 The Aaronic Priesthood—a Gift from GodApril 1988 “Lord, Increase Our Faith”October 1987 Take Not the Name of God in VainOctober 1987 The Lengthened Shadow of the Hand of GodApril 1987 Reverence and MoralityApril 1987 The Father, Son, and Holy GhostOctober 1986 The War We Are WinningOctober 1986 Come and PartakeApril 1986 The Question of a MissionApril 1986 Ten Gifts from the LordOctober 1985 “Let Us Move This Work Forward”October 1985 Rejoice in This Great Era of Temple BuildingOctober 1985 Questions and AnswersOctober 1985 Joined Together in Love and FaithOctober 1985 God Has a Work for Us to DoApril 1985 The Victory over DeathApril 1985 To Please Our Heavenly FatherApril 1985 “If Thou Art Faithful”October 1984 Live the GospelOctober 1984 The Cornerstones of Our FaithOctober 1984 The Good and Faithful ServantsOctober 1984 Small Acts Lead to Great ConsequencesApril 1984 Special Witnesses for ChristApril 1984 The Miracle Made Possible by FaithApril 1984 God Grant Us FaithOctober 1983 Be Not DeceivedOctober 1983 Except Ye Are OneOctober 1983 Live Up to Your InheritanceOctober 1983 Let Us Go Forward!October 1983 He Slumbers Not, nor SleepsApril 1983 “Fear Not to Do Good”April 1983 Overpowering the Goliaths in Our LivesApril 1983 Reach Out in Love and KindnessOctober 1982 The Priesthood of AaronOctober 1982 What This Work Is All AboutOctober 1982 Five Million Members—A Milestone and Not a SummitApril 1982 Tithing: An Opportunity to Prove Our FaithfulnessApril 1982 “Charity Never Faileth”October 1981 Four B’s for BoysOctober 1981 Faith: The Essence of True ReligionOctober 1981 The Joseph Smith III Document and the Keys of the KingdomApril 1981 “Of You It Is Required to Forgive”October 1980 “What Hath God Wrought through His Servant Joseph!”April 1980 “An Angel from on High, the Long, Long Silence Broke”October 1979 And Peter Went Out and Wept BitterlyApril 1979 “Behold Your Little Ones”October 1978 “Be Not Faithless”April 1978 Welfare Responsibilities of the Priesthood QuorumsOctober 1977 Joseph the SeerApril 1977 Everything to Gain—Nothing to LoseOctober 1976 “An Honest Man—God’s Noblest Work”April 1976 Opposing EvilOctober 1975 The Symbol of ChristApril 1975 A City Set upon a HillOctober 1974 The Marriage That EnduresApril 1974 “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet”October 1973 The True Strength of the ChurchApril 1973 Watch the Switches in Your LifeOctober 1972 What Will the Church Do for You, a Man?April 1972 “If Ye Be Willing and Obedient”October 1971 “Except the Lord Build the House …”April 1971

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.