President M. Russell Ballard

01 · The timeline

Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026

Each dot is a conference where President Ballard 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 Ballard

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 talkHope in ChristApril 2021 · cited by 4 later talks

Speakers who cite these talks most

Dallin H. Oaks

4

Dale G. Renlund

3

Allen D. Haynie

2

Michael Cziesla

2

Jörg Klebingat

1

Gary E. Stevenson

1

Named in the footnotes of 45 talks by other speakers since 2000. See the citation network →

The sketch notes

88 talks, one page each

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

Praise to the ManOctober 2023 Remember What Matters MostApril 2023 Follow Jesus Christ with Footsteps of FaithOctober 2022 Missionary Service Blessed My Life ForeverApril 2022 "Lovest Thou Me More Than These?"October 2021 Hope in ChristApril 2021 Watch Ye Therefore, and Pray AlwaysOctober 2020 Shall We Not Go On in So Great a Cause?April 2020 Giving Our Spirits Control over Our BodiesOctober 2019 The True, Pure, and Simple Gospel of Jesus ChristApril 2019 The Vision of the Redemption of the DeadOctober 2018 Precious Gifts from GodApril 2018 The Trek Continues!October 2017 Return and ReceiveApril 2017 To Whom Shall We Go?October 2016 Family CouncilsApril 2016 God Is at the HelmOctober 2015 The Greatest Generation of Young AdultsApril 2015 Stay in the Boat and Hold On!October 2014 Following UpApril 2014 Put Your Trust in the LordOctober 2013 “This Is My Work and Glory”April 2013 Be Anxiously EngagedOctober 2012 That the Lost May Be FoundApril 2012 The Importance of a NameOctober 2011 Finding Joy through Loving ServiceApril 2011 O That Cunning Plan of the Evil OneOctober 2010 Mothers and DaughtersApril 2010 Fathers and Sons: A Remarkable RelationshipOctober 2009 Learning the Lessons of the PastApril 2009 The Truth of God Shall Go ForthOctober 2008 Daughters of GodApril 2008 Faith, Family, Facts, and FruitsOctober 2007 The Miracle of the Holy BibleApril 2007 O Be WiseOctober 2006 Creating a Gospel-Sharing HomeApril 2006 What Matters Most Is What Lasts LongestOctober 2005 One MoreApril 2005 Pure TestimonyOctober 2004 The Atonement and the Value of One SoulApril 2004 Let Our Voices Be HeardOctober 2003 The Essential Role of Member Missionary WorkApril 2003 The Greatest Generation of MissionariesOctober 2002 The Peaceable Things of the KingdomApril 2002 Doctrine of InclusionOctober 2001 “His Word Ye Shall Receive”April 2001 Now Is the TimeOctober 2000 “How Is It with Us?”April 2000 Beware of False Prophets and False TeachersOctober 1999 Like a Flame UnquenchableApril 1999 Are We Keeping Pace?October 1998 Marvelous Are the Revelations of the LordApril 1998 Standing for Truth and RightOctober 1997 “You Have Nothing to Fear from the Journey”April 1997 Faith in Every FootstepOctober 1996 Feasting at the Lord’s TableApril 1996 Hyrum Smith: “Firm As the Pillars of Heaven”October 1995 Answers to Life’s QuestionsApril 1995 Restored TruthOctober 1994 Counseling with Our CouncilsApril 1994 Equality through DiversityOctober 1993 Strength in CounselOctober 1993 Keeping CovenantsApril 1993 The Joy of Hope FulfilledOctober 1992 The Blessings of SacrificeApril 1992 Be an Example of the BelieversOctober 1991 The Family of the Prophet Joseph SmithOctober 1991 Teach the ChildrenApril 1991 Purity Precedes PowerOctober 1990 Small and Simple ThingsApril 1990 Duties, Rewards, and RisksOctober 1989 The Effects of TelevisionApril 1989 The Hand of FellowshipOctober 1988 God’s Love for His ChildrenApril 1988 Sacrifice and Self-SufficiencyOctober 1987 Keeping Life’s Demands in BalanceApril 1987 We Proclaim the GospelOctober 1986 The Kingdom Rolls Forth in South AmericaApril 1986 In Response to the CallOctober 1985 Prepare to ServeApril 1985 Write Down a DateOctober 1984 Teaching—No Greater CallApril 1983 Providing for Our NeedsApril 1981 The Savior’s TouchOctober 1980 You Can Be the VoiceApril 1980 Spiritual DevelopmentOctober 1978 The Making of a MissionaryOctober 1976 Learn Obedience and ServiceApril 1976

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.