President James E. Faust

01 · The timeline

Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026

Each dot is a conference where President Faust 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 Faust

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 talkThe Shield of FaithApril 2000 · cited by 1 later talk

Speakers who cite these talks most

Keith Crockett

1

Bonnie L. Oscarson

1

Richard G. Scott

1

Elaine S. Dalton

1

Anthony D. Perkins

1

Carol F. McConkie

1

Named in the footnotes of 33 talks by other speakers since 2000. See the citation network →

The sketch notes

100 talks, one page each

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

Message to My GrandsonsApril 2007 Salt Lake Tabernacle RededicationApril 2007 The Healing Power of ForgivenessApril 2007 Spiritual NutrientsOctober 2006 DiscipleshipOctober 2006 The Restoration of All ThingsApril 2006 A Royal PriesthoodApril 2006 Your Light—a Standard to All NationsApril 2006 The Light in Their EyesOctober 2005 Instruments in the Hands of GodOctober 2005 Called and ChosenOctober 2005 Standing in Holy PlacesApril 2005 PerseveranceApril 2005 The Key of the Knowledge of GodOctober 2004 Where Do I Make My Stand?October 2004 Did You Get the Right Message?April 2004 ChoicesApril 2004 The Phenomenon That Is YouOctober 2003 Lord, I Believe; Help Thou Mine UnbeliefOctober 2003 The Virtues of Righteous Daughters of GodApril 2003 Dear Are the Sheep That Have WanderedApril 2003 The Devil’s ThroatApril 2003 You Are All Heaven SentOctober 2002 I Believe I Can, I Knew I CouldOctober 2002 What’s in It for Me?October 2002 The Lifeline of PrayerApril 2002 It Can’t Happen to MeApril 2002 “Some Great Thing”October 2001 The Atonement: Our Greatest HopeOctober 2001 Born AgainApril 2001 “Them That Honour Me I Will Honour”April 2001 A Growing TestimonyOctober 2000 The Enemy WithinOctober 2000 The Power of Self-MasteryApril 2000 The Shield of FaithApril 2000 Womanhood: The Highest Place of HonorApril 2000 What It Means to Be a Daughter of GodOctober 1999 Hope, an Anchor of the SoulOctober 1999 Of Seeds and SoilsOctober 1999 Obedience: The Path to FreedomApril 1999 This Is Our DayApril 1999 Opening the Windows of HeavenOctober 1998 “By What Power … Have Ye Done This?”October 1998 “We Seek After These Things”April 1998 “Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart”April 1998 How Near to the AngelsApril 1998 The Weightier Matters of the Law: Judgment, Mercy, and FaithOctober 1997 Pioneers of the Future: “Be Not Afraid, Only Believe”October 1997 Eternity Lies before UsApril 1997 Power of the PriesthoodApril 1997 The Grand Key-Words for the Relief SocietyOctober 1996 “Woman, Why Weepest Thou?”October 1996 Honesty—a Moral CompassOctober 1996 What I Want My Son to Know before He Leaves on His MissionApril 1996 The Prophetic VoiceApril 1996 Priesthood BlessingsOctober 1995 Acting for Ourselves and Not Being Acted UponOctober 1995 Heirs to the Kingdom of GodApril 1995 Responsibilities of ShepherdsApril 1995 The Keys That Never RustOctober 1994 Five Loaves and Two FishesApril 1994 Keeping Covenants and Honoring the PriesthoodOctober 1993 Father, Come HomeApril 1993 A Priceless HeritageOctober 1992 Spiritual HealingApril 1992 The Lord’s DayOctober 1991 A Crown of Thorns, a Crown of GloryApril 1991 The Greatest Challenge in the World—Good ParentingOctober 1990 Gratitude As a Saving PrincipleApril 1990 Continuous RevelationOctober 1989 The Gift of the Holy Ghost—A Sure CompassApril 1989 The Supernal Gift of the AtonementOctober 1988 The Highest Place of HonorApril 1988 “The Great Imitator”October 1987 “Will I Be Happy?”April 1987 Unwanted MessagesOctober 1986 The Responsibility for Welfare Rests with Me and My FamilyApril 1986 The Abundant LifeOctober 1985 The ResurrectionApril 1985 The Works of GodOctober 1984 The Magnificent Vision Near PalmyraApril 1984 The Keystone of Our ReligionOctober 1983 Enriching Family LifeApril 1983 The Blessings We Receive As We Meet the Challenges of Economic StressOctober 1982 Integrity, the Mother of Many VirtuesApril 1982 The Expanding Inheritance from Joseph SmithOctober 1981 The Dignity of SelfApril 1981 These I Will Make My LeadersOctober 1980 Communion with the Holy SpiritApril 1980 Establishing the Church: Welfare Services Missionaries Are an Important ResourceOctober 1979 The Refiner’s FireApril 1979 Response to the CallOctober 1978 The Enriching of MarriageOctober 1977 A Personal Relationship with the SaviorOctober 1976 The Keys of the KingdomOctober 1975 The Sanctity of LifeApril 1975 A New AristocracyOctober 1974 Happiness Is Having a Father Who CaresOctober 1973 Reaching the OneApril 1973 To Become One of the FishersOctober 1972

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.