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General Conference speaker · October 2000 to April 2026
Elder Ronald A. Rasband
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Elder Ronald A. Rasband gave 28 General Conference talks from October 2000 to April 2026. The main topics of these talks are Jesus Christ and His Atonement, Faith and Missionary Work. The verse cited most often is Doctrine and Covenants 20:77. Footnotes in 6 later talks by other speakers cite these talks. Weak Things has 29 sketch notes of these talks.
01 · The timeline
Every conference, April 2000 to April 2026
Each dot is a conference where Elder Rasband spoke. Hover for the talk; click to open its sketch note.
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.
- Jesus Christ and His Atonement5 talks1.7× average
- Faith2 talks1.3× average
- Missionary Work2 talks2.1× average
- Prophets and Church Leadership2 talks2.4× average
- Family and Marriage2 talks2.5× average
- Discipleship and Becoming2 talks0.9× average
- Youth1 talk1.2× average
- Trials, Adversity and Healing1 talk0.9× average
Key phrases from these talks
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
- Doctrine and Covenants 20:77 5
- Mosiah 18:9 4
- Mosiah 18:8 4
- Doctrine and Covenants 68:6 4
- Joseph Smith—History 1:17 4
- Ephesians 1:10 4
- 3 Nephi 17:21 3
- John 9:3 3
- Doctrine and Covenants 84:88 3
- Doctrine and Covenants 1:38 3
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
05 · Signature phrases
Words that sound like Elder Rasband
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.
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
Conference speakers cited
Outside authors
07 · Who quotes them
How later talks build on these talks
Speakers who cite these talks most
Named in the footnotes of 8 talks by other speakers since 2000. See the citation network →
08 · Kindred voices
Speakers whose talks cover similar ground
Matched by the mix of main and secondary topics. 100 would be an identical mix.
The sketch notes
29 talks, one page each
Hand-drawn sketch notes from Weak Things. Each page links to the full talk on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
Love Is the AnswerOctober 2026
He Is RisenApril 2026
The Family Proclamation—Words from GodOctober 2025
Right Before Our EyesApril 2025
“Behold I Am the Light Which Ye Shall Hold Up”October 2024
Words MatterApril 2024
How Great Will Be Your JoyOctober 2023
Hosanna to the Most High GodApril 2023
This DayOctober 2022
To Heal the WorldApril 2022
The Things of My SoulOctober 2021
"Behold! I Am a God of Miracles"April 2021
Recommended to the LordOctober 2020
Fulfillment of ProphecyApril 2020
Standing by Our Promises and CovenantsOctober 2019
Build a Fortress of Spirituality and ProtectionApril 2019
Be Not TroubledOctober 2018
Behold! A Royal ArmyApril 2018
By Divine DesignOctober 2017
Let the Holy Spirit GuideApril 2017
Lest Thou ForgetOctober 2016
Standing with the Leaders of the ChurchApril 2016
I Stand All AmazedOctober 2015
The Joyful Burden of DiscipleshipApril 2014
Special LessonsApril 2012
The Divine Call of a MissionaryApril 2010
Special ExperiencesApril 2008
Our Rising GenerationApril 2006
One by OneOctober 2000
For teachers and families: each sketch note has a printable PDF. Browse all Conference Sketch Notes →
Every talk
All 28 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.
| Talk | Conference | Main topic | Words | Footnotes | Cited by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| He Is Risen | Apr 2026 | Jesus Christ and His Atonement | 1253 | 45 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| The Family Proclamation—Words from God | Oct 2025 | Family and Marriage | 1601 | 30 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Right Before Our Eyes | Apr 2025 | Second Coming and Gathering of Israel | 1678 | 37 | 2 | Read ↗ |
| “Behold I Am the Light Which Ye Shall Hold Up” | Oct 2024 | Prophets and Church Leadership | 1726 | 28 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Words Matter | Apr 2024 | Discipleship and Becoming | 1697 | 36 | 2 | Read ↗ |
| How Great Will Be Your Joy | Oct 2023 | Missionary Work | 1712 | 30 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Hosanna to the Most High God | Apr 2023 | Jesus Christ and His Atonement | 1677 | 36 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| This Day | Oct 2022 | Scripture Study and the Book of Mormon | 1606 | 33 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| To Heal the World | Apr 2022 | Charity and Love | 1645 | 28 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| The Things of My Soul | Oct 2021 | Discipleship and Becoming | 1687 | 29 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| “Behold! I Am a God of Miracles” | Apr 2021 | Jesus Christ and His Atonement | 1867 | 25 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Recommended to the Lord | Oct 2020 | Temples and Family History | 1832 | 13 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Fulfillment of Prophecy | Apr 2020 | Restoration and Church History | 1858 | 26 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Standing by Our Promises and Covenants | Oct 2019 | Covenants and Ordinances | 1838 | 18 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Build a Fortress of Spirituality and Protection | Apr 2019 | Family and Marriage | 1886 | 32 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Be Not Troubled | Oct 2018 | Hope, Joy and Peace | 1915 | 23 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Behold! A Royal Army | Apr 2018 | Priesthood | 1687 | 7 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| By Divine Design | Oct 2017 | Prayer and Personal Revelation | 1890 | 21 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| Let the Holy Spirit Guide | Apr 2017 | Holy Ghost | 2001 | 21 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Lest Thou Forget | Oct 2016 | Faith | 1960 | 9 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| Standing with the Leaders of the Church | Apr 2016 | Prophets and Church Leadership | 1888 | 19 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| I Stand All Amazed | Oct 2015 | Jesus Christ and His Atonement | 902 | 3 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| The Joyful Burden of Discipleship | Apr 2014 | Ministering and Service | 1423 | 11 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Special Lessons | Apr 2012 | Trials, Adversity and Healing | 1467 | 10 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| The Divine Call of a Missionary | Apr 2010 | Missionary Work | 1673 | 7 | 1 | Read ↗ |
| Special Experiences | Apr 2008 | Faith | 1144 | 0 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| Our Rising Generation | Apr 2006 | Youth | 1453 | 0 | 0 | Read ↗ |
| One by One | Oct 2000 | Jesus Christ and His Atonement | 1123 | 0 | 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.