Elder Robert D. Hales

01 · The timeline

Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026

Each dot is a conference where Elder Hales 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 Elder Hales

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 talkCouple Missionaries: A Time to ServeApril 2001 · cited by 2 later talks

Speakers who cite these talks most

Paul V. Johnson

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Russell M. Nelson

1

Timothy J. Dyches

1

Larry R. Lawrence

1

H. Bruce Stucki

1

Jean B. Bingham

1

The sketch notes

58 talks, one page each

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

Becoming a Disciple of Our Lord Jesus ChristApril 2017 "Come, Follow Me" by Practicing Christian Love and ServiceOctober 2016 The Holy GhostApril 2016 Meeting the Challenges of Today’s WorldOctober 2015 Preserving Agency, Protecting Religious FreedomApril 2015 Eternal Life—to Know Our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus ChristOctober 2014 “If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments”April 2014 General Conference: Strengthening Faith and TestimonyOctober 2013 Stand Strong in Holy PlacesApril 2013 Being a More Christian ChristianOctober 2012 Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple, and Sacrifice in ServiceApril 2012 Waiting upon the Lord: Thy Will Be DoneOctober 2011 Agency: Essential to the Plan of LifeOctober 2010 Our Duty to God: The Mission of Parents and Leaders to the Rising GenerationApril 2010 Seeking to Know God, Our Heavenly Father, and His Son, Jesus ChristOctober 2009 Becoming Provident Providers Temporally and SpirituallyApril 2009 Christian Courage: The Price of DiscipleshipOctober 2008 Gaining a Testimony of God the Father; His Son, Jesus Christ; and the Holy GhostApril 2008 Personal Revelation: The Teachings and Examples of the ProphetsOctober 2007 To the Aaronic Priesthood: Preparing for the Decade of DecisionApril 2007 Holy Scriptures: The Power of God unto Our SalvationOctober 2006 To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of AgencyApril 2006 Preparations for the Restoration and the Second Coming: “My Hand Shall Be over Thee”October 2005 Couple Missionaries: Blessings from Sacrifice and ServiceApril 2005 Finding Faith in the Lord Jesus ChristOctober 2004 With All the Feeling of a Tender Parent: A Message of Hope for FamiliesApril 2004 Receiving a Testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus ChristOctober 2003 Faith through Tribulation Brings Peace and JoyApril 2003 Tithing: A Test of Faith with Eternal BlessingsOctober 2002 Out of Darkness into His Marvelous LightApril 2002 Fulfilling Our Duty to GodOctober 2001 Couple Missionaries: A Time to ServeApril 2001 The Covenant of Baptism: To Be in the Kingdom and of the KingdomOctober 2000 Strengthening Families: Our Sacred DutyApril 1999 Healing Soul and BodyOctober 1998 “Behold, We Count Them Happy Which Endure”April 1998 In Remembrance of JesusOctober 1997 “When Thou Art Converted, Strengthen Thy Brethren”April 1997 The Eternal FamilyOctober 1996 “If Thou Wilt Enter into Life, Keep the Commandments”April 1996 Blessings of the PriesthoodOctober 1995 Hear the Prophet’s Voice and ObeyApril 1995 The Importance of Receiving a Personal TestimonyOctober 1994 The Unique Message of Jesus ChristApril 1994 How Will Our Children Remember Us?October 1993 Gratitude for the Goodness of GodApril 1992 The Aaronic Priesthood: Return with HonorApril 1990 Making Righteous Choices at the Crossroads of LifeOctober 1988 “Some Have Compassion, Making a Difference”April 1987 Welfare Principles to Guide Our Lives: An Eternal Plan for the Welfare of Men’s SoulsApril 1986 Lessons from the Atonement That Help Us to Endure to the EndOctober 1985 The Mantle of a BishopApril 1985 Your Sorrow Shall Be Turned to JoyOctober 1983 Examples from the Life of a ProphetOctober 1981 “What Think Ye of Christ?” “Whom Say Ye That I Am?”April 1979 The Lord Offers Everyone a Way Back from SinOctober 1976 We Can’t Do It AloneOctober 1975 A Question of Free AgencyApril 1975

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.