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General Conference speaker · April 2017 to April 2021

Sister Joy D. Jones

Recently Released Primary General President

Sister Joy D. Jones gave 5 General Conference talks from April 2017 to April 2021. The main topics of these talks are Parenting and Children, Plan of Salvation and Ministering and Service. The verse cited most often is Doctrine and Covenants 68:25. Footnotes in 8 later talks by other speakers cite these talks. Weak Things has 5 sketch notes of these talks.

All speakers5 sketch notes ↓
5talks since 2000
7kwords · about 49 minutes
21.6footnotes per talk (all speakers: 12.3)
100different verses cited
8later talks by others cite these talks

01 · The timeline

Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026

Each dot is a conference where Sister Jones spoke. Hover for the talk; click to open its sketch note.

Callings listed with these talks: Primary General PresidentRecently Released Primary General President

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

sin-resistant generationsteadfast and immovabledaughter of Godcapacity to become as Godserve himwith all thy heartSisters, it is our turndivine errand from the Lord

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

Doctrine and Covenants
39
2 Nephi
9
Matthew
8
Joseph Smith—History
7
3 Nephi
6
Mosiah
6

05 · Signature phrases

Words that sound like Sister Jones

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.

there’s never2lead children2confidence even2deserve to understand2children deserve2kimball explained2final analysis2prepare our children2help children2mother asked2

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

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Conference speakers cited

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Outside authors

07 · Who quotes them

How later talks build on these talks

Sketch note of An Especially Noble CallingMost-cited talkAn Especially Noble CallingApril 2020 · cited by 4 later talks

Speakers who cite these talks most

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08 · Kindred voices

Speakers whose talks cover similar ground

Matched by the mix of main and secondary topics. 100 would be an identical mix.

Sister Rosemary M. Wixom66 topic matchSister Julie B. Beck62 topic matchSister Cheryl A. Esplin61 topic matchSister Cheryl C. Lant60 topic match

The sketch notes

5 talks, one page each

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

For teachers and families: each sketch note has a printable PDF. Browse all Conference Sketch Notes →

Every talk

All 5 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
Essential Conversations Apr 2021 Parenting and Children 1538 20 1 Read ↗
An Especially Noble Calling Apr 2020 Women and Relief Society 1400 29 4 Read ↗
For Him Oct 2018 Ministering and Service 1497 21 3 Read ↗
Value beyond Measure Oct 2017 Plan of Salvation 1564 14 0 Read ↗
A Sin-Resistant Generation Apr 2017 Parenting and Children 1506 24 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.