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General Conference speaker · October 2012 to April 2017

Sister Linda K. Burton

Relief Society General President

Sister Linda K. Burton gave 8 General Conference talks from October 2012 to April 2017. The main topics of these talks are Ministering and Service, Women and Relief Society and Jesus Christ and His Atonement. The verse cited most often is 3 Nephi 14:12. Footnotes in 3 later talks by other speakers cite these talks. Weak Things has 8 sketch notes of these talks.

All speakers8 sketch notes ↓
8talks since 2000 · No. 34 of 370
14kwords · about 95 minutes
17.6footnotes per talk (all speakers: 12.3)
86different verses cited
3later talks by others cite these talks

01 · The timeline

Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026

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

Callings listed with these talks: Relief Society 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

First observe, then serveone by onewrite it in our heartsI will forgive their iniquitychoosing to bind ourselvesYou are freehands to help and heartscome and follow me

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

Matthew
15
Mosiah
12
Luke
11
John
10
Doctrine and Covenants
10
Alma
8

05 · Signature phrases

Words that sound like Sister Burton

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.

seems unfair2cheerfully cleave2act on impressions2son to suffer2presidency’s invitation2covenants are kept2consider the principle2begotten and perfect2people the lord2help them learn2

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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Joseph Fielding Smith
2
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2

Conference speakers cited

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Outside authors

07 · Who quotes them

How later talks build on these talks

Sketch note of “I Was a Stranger”Most-cited talk“I Was a Stranger”April 2016 · cited by 3 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 Jean B. Bingham83 topic matchSister Barbara Thompson77 topic matchSister Kathleen H. Hughes76 topic matchSister Silvia H. Allred76 topic match

The sketch notes

8 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 8 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
Certain Women Apr 2017 Women and Relief Society 1645 9 0 Read ↗
“I Was a Stranger” Apr 2016 Ministering and Service 1536 21 3 Read ↗
We’ll Ascend Together Apr 2015 Family and Marriage 1897 18 0 Read ↗
Prepared in a Manner That Never Had Been Known Oct 2014 Temples and Family History 1603 14 0 Read ↗
Wanted: Hands and Hearts to Hasten the Work Apr 2014 Women and Relief Society 1491 14 0 Read ↗
The Power, Joy, and Love of Covenant Keeping Oct 2013 Covenants and Ordinances 2358 26 0 Read ↗
Is Faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ Written in Our Hearts? Oct 2012 Jesus Christ and His Atonement 2434 23 0 Read ↗
First Observe, Then Serve Oct 2012 Ministering and Service 1572 16 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.