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General Conference speaker · October 2010 to April 2026

Elder Patrick Kearon

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Elder Patrick Kearon gave 8 General Conference talks from October 2010 to April 2026. The main topics of these talks are Trials, Adversity and Healing, Ministering and Service and Jesus Christ and His Atonement. The verse cited most often is John 3:17. Footnotes in 11 later talks by other speakers cite these talks. Weak Things has 9 sketch notes of these talks.

All speakers9 sketch notes ↓
8talks since 2000 · No. 36 of 370
13kwords · about 100 minutes
20.1footnotes per talk (all speakers: 12.3)
339different verses cited
11later talks by others cite these talks

01 · The timeline

Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026

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

Callings listed with these talks: Of the SeventyOf the Presidency of the SeventyOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

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

Complete healing and peaceyou can claim mercywe were refugeesThis moment does not define themmore than conquerorsYou can survivedesigned to bring you homeGod is in relentless pursuit

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
58
John
56
Mark
45
Matthew
30
Alma
22
Luke
22

05 · Signature phrases

Words that sound like Elder Kearon

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.

yet to discover2fresh start2awesome wonder2father’s gift2beautiful plan2repeatedly taught2new beginning2express purpose2covenant bond2complete healing2

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

5
3
2
1
Joseph F. Smith
1
1
Joseph Smith
1
1

Conference speakers cited

9
2
1
1
1
1

Outside authors

No outside authors on the Bookshelf list are named in these talks.

07 · Who quotes them

How later talks build on these talks

Sketch note of God’s Intent Is to Bring You HomeMost-cited talkGod’s Intent Is to Bring You HomeApril 2024 · cited by 5 later talks

Speakers who cite these talks most

1
1
1
1
1
1

08 · Kindred voices

Speakers whose talks cover similar ground

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

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland82 topic matchSister Cristina B. Franco81 topic matchPresident Susan H. Porter80 topic matchBishop W. Christopher Waddell80 topic match

The sketch notes

9 talks, one page each

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

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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
About His Business Apr 2026 Ministering and Service 1498 22 0 Read ↗
Jesus Christ and Your New Beginning Oct 2025 Jesus Christ and His Atonement 1807 32 1 Read ↗
Receive His Gift Apr 2025 Jesus Christ and His Atonement 1805 18 2 Read ↗
Welcome to the Church of Joy Oct 2024 Hope, Joy and Peace 1732 15 2 Read ↗
God’s Intent Is to Bring You Home Apr 2024 Plan of Salvation 1438 25 5 Read ↗
He Is Risen with Healing in His Wings: We Can Be More Than Conquerors Apr 2022 Trials, Adversity and Healing 1608 22 1 Read ↗
Refuge from the Storm Apr 2016 Ministering and Service 1667 13 0 Read ↗
“Come unto Me with Full Purpose of Heart, and I Shall Heal You” Oct 2010 Trials, Adversity and Healing 1628 14 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.