23 | No stop-words are removed while searching. Search is exact (though
24 | not case-sensitive), including punctuation.
25 |
26 |
27 | Searching for "eve" will include "eventually", "even", "never", etc.
28 | If you want just the word "eve" by itself, include spaces around the
29 | term (ie " eve ").
30 |
31 |
32 | You can use the filter button to narrow
33 | results down by speaker or year.
34 |
35 |
RegEx allows you to do special searches. For example:
36 |
37 |
(brothers|brethren)
38 |
great( and last)? day
39 |
Ne.son
40 |
Elder [a-zA-Z]+
41 |
42 |
43 | Learn more about RegEx{" "}
44 |
45 | here
46 |
47 | .
48 |
49 |
50 |
51 | Search tips
52 |
53 | );
54 | }
55 |
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1 | import React, { useState } from "react";
2 | import { ActionButton, Flex, SearchField } from "@adobe/react-spectrum";
3 | import { Item, TagGroup } from "@react-spectrum/tag";
4 | import ChevronRight from "@spectrum-icons/workflow/ChevronRight";
5 |
6 | type SearchBarProps = {
7 | searchTerms: string[];
8 | setSearchTerms: (callback: (previous: string[]) => string[]) => void;
9 | };
10 |
11 | export default function SearchBar({
12 | searchTerms,
13 | setSearchTerms,
14 | }: SearchBarProps) {
15 | const [currentSearchText, setCurrentSearchText] = useState("");
16 |
17 | const onClear = () => setCurrentSearchText("");
18 | const onRemove = (term: React.Key) =>
19 | setSearchTerms((previous) =>
20 | previous.filter((savedTerm) => savedTerm !== term)
21 | );
22 | const onSubmit = (term: string) => {
23 | setSearchTerms((previous) => previous.concat(term));
24 | setCurrentSearchText("");
25 | };
26 |
27 | return (
28 | <>
29 |
30 |
38 | onSubmit(currentSearchText)}
41 | >
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 | ({ key: term, term }))}
49 | onRemove={onRemove}
50 | >
51 | {(item) => {item.term}}
52 |
53 |
54 | );
55 | }
56 |
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1 | import getWordCounts from "./getWordCounts";
2 |
3 | jest.mock("../shared/data", () => {
4 | function createTalk(content: string) {
5 | return {
6 | speaker: "Speaker A",
7 | title: "Title 1",
8 | url: "https://",
9 | year: 2021,
10 | month: 4,
11 | content,
12 | };
13 | }
14 |
15 | return {
16 | __esModule: true,
17 | default: [
18 | createTalk("President Nelson likes to read books."),
19 | createTalk("President Hinckley's favorite book is the Book of Mormon."),
20 | createTalk("It's not Book of Mormons; it's Books of Mormon"),
21 | createTalk("The book about presidents"),
22 | ],
23 | speakers: ["Speaker A"],
24 | };
25 | });
26 |
27 | const filters = {
28 | speaker: "Speaker A",
29 | years: { start: 1900, end: 2023 },
30 | };
31 |
32 | test("correctly counts the unique words", async () => {
33 | const result = await getWordCounts(filters);
34 | expect(result).toEqual([
35 | { key: "book", rank: 1, label: "book", count: 4 },
36 | { key: "president", rank: 2, label: "President", count: 2 },
37 | { key: "books", rank: 3, label: "books", count: 2 },
38 | { key: "mormon", rank: 4, label: "Mormon", count: 2 },
39 | { key: "it's", rank: 5, label: "It's", count: 2 },
40 | { key: "nelson", rank: 6, label: "Nelson", count: 1 },
41 | { key: "likes", rank: 7, label: "likes", count: 1 },
42 | { key: "read", rank: 8, label: "read", count: 1 },
43 | { key: "hinckley's", rank: 9, label: "Hinckley's", count: 1 },
44 | { key: "favorite", rank: 10, label: "favorite", count: 1 },
45 | { key: "not", rank: 11, label: "not", count: 1 },
46 | { key: "mormons", rank: 12, label: "Mormons", count: 1 },
47 | { key: "presidents", rank: 13, label: "presidents", count: 1 },
48 | ]);
49 | });
50 |
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1 | import React from "react";
2 |
3 | export default function getSnippetFromResults(results: RegExpMatchArray[]) {
4 | return (
5 | <>
6 | ...
7 | {results.map((result) => {
8 | const { 0: textMatch, index, input } = result;
9 |
10 | const start = index!;
11 | const end = start + textMatch.length;
12 |
13 | const before = getBefore(input!, start);
14 | const mark = {textMatch};
15 | const after = getAfter(input!, end);
16 |
17 | return (
18 |
19 | {before}
20 | {mark}
21 | {after}
22 |
23 | );
24 | })}
25 |
26 | );
27 | }
28 |
29 | function getBefore(input: string, index: number) {
30 | let cursor = 0;
31 | let currentCharacter = input[index - cursor];
32 |
33 | while (!isStopper(currentCharacter) && cursor < 80) {
34 | currentCharacter = input[index - ++cursor];
35 | }
36 |
37 | while (!isStopper(currentCharacter) && currentCharacter !== " ") {
38 | currentCharacter = input[index - --cursor];
39 | }
40 |
41 | return input.substring(index - cursor, index);
42 | }
43 |
44 | function getAfter(input: string, index: number) {
45 | let cursor = 0;
46 | let currentCharacter = input[index + cursor];
47 |
48 | while (!isStopper(currentCharacter) && cursor < 80) {
49 | currentCharacter = input[index + ++cursor];
50 | }
51 |
52 | while (!isStopper(currentCharacter) && currentCharacter !== " ") {
53 | currentCharacter = input[index + --cursor];
54 | }
55 |
56 | return input.substring(index, index + cursor) + "...";
57 | }
58 |
59 | const stoppers = [undefined, "\n", ".", ";"];
60 |
61 | function isStopper(character: string) {
62 | return stoppers.includes(character);
63 | }
64 |
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1 | const talkTitleDenyList = [
2 | "General Women",
3 | "General Relief Society Meeting",
4 | "Women’s Fireside Addresses",
5 | "Priesthood Leadership Meeting",
6 | "February 1999 Conversion and Retention Broadcast",
7 | "Special Satellite Broadcast for Children",
8 | "Video: “You Are the Women He Foresaw”",
9 | "The Annual Report of the Church",
10 | "Church Audit Committee Report",
11 | "Sustaining of General Authorities",
12 | "General Priesthood",
13 | "General Young Women",
14 | "Women's Fireside Addresses",
15 | "Member Finances Fireside",
16 | "Relief Society Sesquicentennial",
17 | "Saturday Morning",
18 | "Video: The Light That Shineth",
19 | "Sustaining of Church Officers",
20 | "Statistical Report",
21 | "Church Auditing Department Report",
22 | "Audit Report",
23 | "Church Finance Committee Report",
24 | "Sustaining of Church Authorities and Officers",
25 | "Welfare Services Meeting",
26 | "Solemn Assembly",
27 | "Faith in Every Footstep: The Epic Pioneer Journey",
28 | ];
29 |
30 | const sessionDenyList = [
31 | "Welfare Session",
32 | "Welfare Services Session",
33 | "General Welfare Session",
34 | "Women’s Fireside Addresses",
35 | "Priesthood Leadership Meeting",
36 | "Member Finances Fireside",
37 | "Relief Society Sesquicentennial Satellite Broadcast",
38 | "February 1999 Conversion and Retention Broadcast",
39 | "Special Satellite Broadcast for Children",
40 | ];
41 |
42 | export default function filterValidTalks(talk) {
43 | const session = talk.title.includes("Session");
44 | const validTitle = !talkTitleDenyList.some((item) =>
45 | talk.title.includes(item)
46 | );
47 | const validSession = !sessionDenyList.includes(talk.session);
48 |
49 | const isValidTalk = !session && validTitle && validSession;
50 |
51 | if (!isValidTalk) {
52 | console.info(
53 | `Not going to fetch [${talk.session}] "${talk.title}" - ${talk.url}`
54 | );
55 | }
56 |
57 | return isValidTalk;
58 | }
59 |
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1 |
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/site/src/growth/index.tsx:
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1 | import React from "react";
2 | import { Content, Text, View } from "@adobe/react-spectrum";
3 | import ApexChart from "react-apexcharts";
4 |
5 | import data from "@root/case1/output/stats.json";
6 | import commonChartConfig from "../commonChartConfig";
7 |
8 | export default function Growth() {
9 | return (
10 |
11 |
12 | Growth statistics, as reported in General Conference.
13 |
14 | {[stakesSeries, wardsSeries, membershipSeries, baptismsSeries].map(
15 | (series, index) => (
16 |
23 | )
24 | )}
25 |
26 | );
27 | }
28 |
29 | const years = data.map(({ year }) => year);
30 |
31 | const stakesSeries = [
32 | {
33 | name: "Stakes",
34 | data: data.map(({ stakes }) => stakes),
35 | },
36 | ];
37 |
38 | const wardsSeries = [
39 | {
40 | name: "Wards",
41 | data: data.map(({ wards }) => wards),
42 | },
43 | ];
44 |
45 | const membershipSeries = [
46 | {
47 | name: "Total Membership",
48 | data: data.map(({ membership }) => membership),
49 | },
50 | ];
51 |
52 | const baptismsSeries = [
53 | {
54 | name: "Convert baptisms",
55 | data: data.map(({ converts }) => converts),
56 | },
57 | {
58 | name: "Children of record baptisms",
59 | data: data.map(({ children_of_record }) => children_of_record),
60 | },
61 | ];
62 |
63 | const chartLabelMap = new Map([
64 | [stakesSeries, "Stakes"],
65 | [wardsSeries, "Wards"],
66 | [membershipSeries, "Total Membership"],
67 | [baptismsSeries, "Baptisms"],
68 | ]);
69 |
70 | function getChartOptions({ title }: { title: string }) {
71 | return {
72 | ...commonChartConfig,
73 | title: {
74 | text: title,
75 | },
76 | xaxis: {
77 | categories: years,
78 | },
79 | };
80 | };
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/site/README.md:
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1 | # Getting Started with Create React App
2 |
3 | This project was bootstrapped with [Create React App](https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app).
4 |
5 | ## Available Scripts
6 |
7 | In the project directory, you can run:
8 |
9 | ### `yarn start`
10 |
11 | Runs the app in the development mode.\
12 | Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to view it in the browser.
13 |
14 | The page will reload if you make edits.\
15 | You will also see any lint errors in the console.
16 |
17 | ### `yarn test`
18 |
19 | Launches the test runner in the interactive watch mode.\
20 | See the section about [running tests](https://facebook.github.io/create-react-app/docs/running-tests) for more information.
21 |
22 | ### `yarn build`
23 |
24 | Builds the app for production to the `build` folder.\
25 | It correctly bundles React in production mode and optimizes the build for the best performance.
26 |
27 | The build is minified and the filenames include the hashes.\
28 | Your app is ready to be deployed!
29 |
30 | See the section about [deployment](https://facebook.github.io/create-react-app/docs/deployment) for more information.
31 |
32 | ### `yarn eject`
33 |
34 | **Note: this is a one-way operation. Once you `eject`, you can’t go back!**
35 |
36 | If you aren’t satisfied with the build tool and configuration choices, you can `eject` at any time. This command will remove the single build dependency from your project.
37 |
38 | Instead, it will copy all the configuration files and the transitive dependencies (webpack, Babel, ESLint, etc) right into your project so you have full control over them. All of the commands except `eject` will still work, but they will point to the copied scripts so you can tweak them. At this point you’re on your own.
39 |
40 | You don’t have to ever use `eject`. The curated feature set is suitable for small and middle deployments, and you shouldn’t feel obligated to use this feature. However we understand that this tool wouldn’t be useful if you couldn’t customize it when you are ready for it.
41 |
42 | ## Learn More
43 |
44 | You can learn more in the [Create React App documentation](https://facebook.github.io/create-react-app/docs/getting-started).
45 |
46 | To learn React, check out the [React documentation](https://reactjs.org/).
47 |
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1 | import data from "../shared/data";
2 | import { filterData, FilterState } from "../shared/filters";
3 |
4 | type SearchTerms = Array;
5 |
6 | export function getSearchResults(
7 | filters: FilterState,
8 | searchTerms: SearchTerms
9 | ) {
10 | return Promise.resolve(data)
11 | .then((data) => filterData(data, filters))
12 | .then((talks) => searchForTerms(talks, searchTerms));
13 | }
14 |
15 | export function getTrendData(
16 | searchResults: Array>,
17 | searchTerms: SearchTerms,
18 | yearsArray: Array
19 | ) {
20 | return Promise.resolve(searchResults)
21 | .then((results) => groupIntoYears(results, searchTerms, yearsArray))
22 | .then((arraysByYear) => shapeIntoSeries(arraysByYear, searchTerms));
23 | }
24 |
25 | export type SearchResult = {
26 | talk: (typeof data)[3];
27 | results: Array;
28 | };
29 |
30 | function searchForTerms(
31 | talks: ReturnType,
32 | terms: SearchTerms
33 | ): Array> {
34 | return terms.map((searchTerm) =>
35 | talks
36 | .map((talk) => ({
37 | talk,
38 | results: Array.from(
39 | talk.content!.matchAll(new RegExp(searchTerm, "ig"))
40 | ),
41 | }))
42 | .filter(({ results }) => results.length)
43 | );
44 | }
45 |
46 | function groupIntoYears(
47 | results: ReturnType,
48 | terms: SearchTerms,
49 | yearsArray: Array
50 | ) {
51 | return terms.map((_, index) => {
52 | const groupByDateKey = results[index].reduce>(
53 | (acc, resultSet) => {
54 | const previous = acc[resultSet.talk.dateKey] || 0;
55 | acc[resultSet.talk.dateKey] = previous + resultSet.results.length;
56 |
57 | return acc;
58 | },
59 | {}
60 | );
61 |
62 | return yearsArray.map((dateKey) => ({
63 | key: dateKey,
64 | dateKey,
65 | count: groupByDateKey[dateKey] || 0,
66 | }));
67 | });
68 | }
69 |
70 | function shapeIntoSeries(
71 | arraysByYear: ReturnType,
72 | terms: SearchTerms
73 | ) {
74 | return terms.map((term, index) => ({
75 | name: term,
76 | data: arraysByYear[index].map(({ count }) => count),
77 | }));
78 | }
79 |
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1 | import { removeStopwords } from "stopword";
2 | import data from "../shared/data";
3 | import { filterData, FilterState } from "../shared/filters";
4 |
5 | export default function getWordCounts(filters: FilterState) {
6 | return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10))
7 | .then(() => filterData(data, filters))
8 | .then((talks) => removeStopwords(getAllWords(talks)).filter(Boolean))
9 | .then((words) => orderByFrequency(words, 500));
10 | }
11 |
12 | function getAllWords(talks: ReturnType) {
13 | return talks
14 | .map((talk) => talk.content || "")
15 | .map((talk) => talk.replaceAll(/[^a-zA-Z-'’ ]/gi, " "))
16 | .join(" ")
17 | .split(" ")
18 | .filter((word) => word.length > 2);
19 | }
20 |
21 | function orderByFrequency(words: Array, limit: number) {
22 | const frequencyMap = words.reduce>(
23 | (acc, word: string) => {
24 | acc[word] = acc[word] || 0;
25 | acc[word]++;
26 |
27 | return acc;
28 | },
29 | {}
30 | );
31 |
32 | const insensitiveFrequencyMap = combineStemmedWords(frequencyMap);
33 |
34 | return Object.keys(insensitiveFrequencyMap)
35 | .sort(
36 | (a, b) =>
37 | insensitiveFrequencyMap[b].count - insensitiveFrequencyMap[a].count
38 | )
39 | .slice(0, limit)
40 | .map((key, index) => ({
41 | key,
42 | rank: index + 1,
43 | label: getShortLabel(insensitiveFrequencyMap[key].words),
44 | count: insensitiveFrequencyMap[key].count,
45 | }));
46 | }
47 |
48 | type WordMap = {
49 | words: string[];
50 | count: number;
51 | };
52 |
53 | function combineStemmedWords(object: Record) {
54 | const newObject: Record = {};
55 |
56 | Object.keys(object).forEach((word) => {
57 | const key = word.toLowerCase();
58 |
59 | let existingKey = newObject[key];
60 |
61 | if (existingKey) {
62 | existingKey.words.push(word);
63 | existingKey.count += object[word];
64 | }
65 |
66 | if (!existingKey) {
67 | newObject[key] = {
68 | words: [word],
69 | count: object[word],
70 | };
71 | }
72 | });
73 |
74 | return newObject;
75 | }
76 |
77 | function getShortLabel(words: string[]) {
78 | return words[0];
79 | }
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
21 |
22 |
26 |
27 |
36 | General Conference Analytics
37 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
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1 | import React, { Suspense } from "react";
2 | import ReactDOM from "react-dom/client";
3 | import { createHashRouter, Navigate, RouterProvider } from "react-router-dom";
4 | import Home from "./home";
5 | import Layout from "./layout";
6 | import Loading from "./loading";
7 | import "./index.css";
8 |
9 | const growthImport = import("./growth");
10 | const Growth = React.lazy(() => growthImport);
11 | const wordCountsImport = import("./word-counts");
12 | const WordCounts = React.lazy(() => wordCountsImport);
13 | const searchTrendsImport = import("./search-trends");
14 | const SearchTrends = React.lazy(() => searchTrendsImport);
15 | const methodologyImport = import("./methodology");
16 | const Methodology = React.lazy(() => methodologyImport);
17 | const vocabularySizeImport = import("./vocabulary-size");
18 | const VocabularySize = React.lazy(() => vocabularySizeImport);
19 |
20 | const router = createHashRouter([
21 | {
22 | path: "/growth",
23 | element: (
24 |
25 | }>
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 | ),
30 | },
31 | {
32 | path: "/word-counts",
33 | element: (
34 |
35 | }>
36 |
37 |
38 |
39 | ),
40 | },
41 | {
42 | path: "/search-trends",
43 | element: (
44 |
45 | }>
46 |
47 |
48 |
49 | ),
50 | },
51 | {
52 | path: "/methodology",
53 | element: (
54 |
55 | }>
56 |
57 |
58 |
59 | ),
60 | },
61 | {
62 | path: "/vocabulary-size",
63 | element: (
64 |
65 | }>
66 |
67 |
68 |
69 | ),
70 | },
71 | {
72 | path: "/",
73 | element: (
74 |
75 |
76 |
77 | ),
78 | },
79 | {
80 | path: "*",
81 | element: ,
82 | },
83 | ]);
84 |
85 | ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById("root") as HTMLElement).render(
86 |
87 | );
88 |
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1 | // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
2 |
3 | exports[`creates a logical snippet for the results case 1 1`] = `
4 | Array [
5 | "...",
6 | " and friends who are listening by radio and television, may I now for a few mo",
7 |
8 | ment
9 | ,
10 | "s make some comments about a condition which is of great concern to all of us...",
11 | " listening by radio and television, may I now for a few moments make some com",
12 |
13 | ment
14 | ,
15 | "s about a condition which is of great concern to all of us today...",
16 | "
17 | “Self-respect is the noblest gar",
18 |
19 | ment
20 | ,
21 | " with which a man can clothe himself, the most elevating feeling with which the...",
22 | " of the importance of conforming to certain standards required for advance",
23 |
24 | ment
25 | ,
26 | "...",
27 | " I pondered this subject and searched the word of God to prepare for this assign",
28 |
29 | ment
30 | ,
31 | ", I immediately sensed that I was to talk about a subject that is of first...",
32 | " often than not a bid for a kind of attention or popularity that physical and ",
33 |
34 | ment
35 | ,
36 | "al endowments do not invite...",
37 | " not a bid for a kind of attention or popularity that physical and mental endow",
38 |
39 | ment
40 | ,
41 | "s do not invite...",
42 | " often but a reflection of an individual who is seeking, by superficial adorn",
43 |
44 | ment
45 | ,
46 | " or by abnormal conduct (in a strange way), to supply that indefinable quality...",
47 | " of this earth’s existence and, furthermore, if they would keep the command",
48 |
49 | ment
50 | ,
51 | "s as God taught by the revelations, they would have “glory added upon their...",
52 | "
53 | So the Old Testa",
54 |
55 | ment
56 | ,
57 | " prophets declared with respect to death: “Then shall the dust [meaning our...",
58 | " blessed to have a physical body because of your obedience to certain command",
59 |
60 | ment
61 | ,
62 | "s in that premortal state...",
63 | " apostle Paul impressed the sacredness of our individual bodies in this state",
64 |
65 | ment
66 | ,
67 | ": “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God...",
68 | " members of the church that they had received the gift of a special endow",
69 |
70 | ment
71 | ,
72 | " known as the Holy Ghost...",
73 | ]
74 | `;
75 |
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/site/src/vocabulary-size/index.tsx:
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1 | import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
2 | import {
3 | Cell,
4 | Column,
5 | Content,
6 | Row,
7 | TableView,
8 | TableBody,
9 | TableHeader,
10 | Text,
11 | View,
12 | } from "@adobe/react-spectrum";
13 | import Crunching from "../shared/crunching";
14 | import getVocabularySize from "./getVocabularySize";
15 | import useIsSmallScreen from "../shared/useIsSmallScreen";
16 |
17 | type VocabularySizeItem = {
18 | key: string;
19 | distinct: number;
20 | rank: number;
21 | speaker: string;
22 | total: number;
23 | };
24 |
25 | const allColumns = [
26 | { name: "Rank", key: "rank" },
27 | { name: "Speaker", key: "speaker" },
28 | { name: "Vocabulary size", key: "distinct" },
29 | { name: "Total words spoken", key: "total" },
30 | ];
31 |
32 | const smallColumns = allColumns.slice(1);
33 |
34 |
35 | export default function WordCount() {
36 | const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
37 | const [vocabularySizeArray, setVocabularySizeArray] = useState<
38 | Array
39 | >([]);
40 |
41 | const isSmallScreen = useIsSmallScreen();
42 | const columns = isSmallScreen ? smallColumns : allColumns;
43 |
44 | useEffect(() => {
45 | setLoading(true);
46 | getVocabularySize().then((vocabularySizeArray) => {
47 | setVocabularySizeArray(vocabularySizeArray);
48 | setLoading(false);
49 | });
50 | }, []);
51 |
52 | if (loading) {
53 | return ;
54 | }
55 |
56 | return (
57 |
58 |
59 | The amount of distinct words spoken by each speaker.
60 |
61 |
66 |
67 | {(column) => {column.name}}
68 |
69 |
70 | {(item) => (
71 |
72 | {(columnKey) => {
73 | if (["distinct", "total"].includes(columnKey as string)) {
74 | return (
75 |
76 | {Number(
77 | item[columnKey as "total" | "distinct"]
78 | ).toLocaleString()}
79 |
80 | );
81 | }
82 |
83 | return {item[columnKey as ColumnKey]};
84 | }}
85 |
86 | )}
87 |
88 |
89 |
90 | );
91 | }
92 |
93 | type ColumnKey = "speaker" | "total" | "distinct" | "rank";
94 |
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1 | import fs from "node:fs";
2 | import { extractTalkContent, extractTalkListingsFromDOM } from "./getTalks";
3 |
4 | const kacher17 = fs.readFileSync("./case2/fixtures/17kacher.html", "utf-8");
5 | const kacher17_out = fs.readFileSync(
6 | "./case2/fixtures/17kacher_out.txt",
7 | "utf-8"
8 | );
9 | const soares55 = fs.readFileSync("./case2/fixtures/55soares.html", "utf-8");
10 | const soares55_out = fs.readFileSync(
11 | "./case2/fixtures/55soares_out.txt",
12 | "utf-8"
13 | );
14 |
15 | const l2002_04 = fs.readFileSync("./case2/fixtures/2002-04.html", "utf-8");
16 |
17 | describe("extractTalkContent", () => {
18 | it("extracts text properly", () => {
19 | expect(normalizeWhitespace(extractTalkContent(kacher17))).toEqual(
20 | normalizeWhitespace(kacher17_out)
21 | );
22 | });
23 |
24 | it("extracts text properly - removes image alt but keeps link to bible verse", () => {
25 | expect(normalizeWhitespace(extractTalkContent(soares55))).toEqual(
26 | normalizeWhitespace(soares55_out)
27 | );
28 | });
29 | });
30 |
31 | describe("extractTalkListingsFromDOM", () => {
32 | it("extracts list of talks correctly", () => {
33 | const actual = extractTalkListingsFromDOM(l2002_04)
34 | .map((talk) => talk.speaker)
35 | .filter(Boolean)
36 | .map(normalizeWhitespace)
37 | .map((s) => s.trim());
38 |
39 | expect(actual).toEqual([
40 | "Gordon B. Hinckley",
41 | "Boyd K. Packer",
42 | "Earl C. Tingey",
43 | "Mary Ellen W. Smoot",
44 | "Joseph B. Wirthlin",
45 | "Thomas S. Monson",
46 | "Thomas S. Monson",
47 | "Wesley L. Jones",
48 | "F. Michael Watson",
49 | "Richard G. Scott",
50 | "Henry B. Eyring",
51 | "R. Conrad Schultz",
52 | "Robert R. Steuer",
53 | "Dallin H. Oaks",
54 | "Neal A. Maxwell",
55 | "L. Tom Perry",
56 | "Ben B. Banks",
57 | "Spencer J. Condie",
58 | "James E. Faust",
59 | "Thomas S. Monson",
60 | "Gordon B. Hinckley",
61 | "James E. Faust",
62 | "Jeffrey R. Holland",
63 | "Richard C. Edgley",
64 | "Gayle M. Clegg",
65 | "Robert D. Hales",
66 | "Gordon B. Hinckley",
67 | "Russell M. Nelson",
68 | "John M. Madsen",
69 | "Carlos H. Amado",
70 | "Gene R. Cook",
71 | "Bonnie D. Parkin",
72 | "Gerald N. Lund",
73 | "William R. Walker",
74 | "M. Russell Ballard",
75 | "Gordon B. Hinckley",
76 | "Sharon G. Larsen",
77 | "Carol B. Thomas",
78 | "Margaret D. Nadauld",
79 | "Thomas S. Monson",
80 | ]);
81 | });
82 | });
83 |
84 | function normalizeWhitespace(string) {
85 | return string
86 | .replaceAll(/\s+/g, " ")
87 | .replaceAll("\\n", " ")
88 | .replaceAll(/ +/g, " ")
89 | .trim();
90 | }
91 |
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1 | import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
2 | import {
3 | Cell,
4 | Column,
5 | Flex,
6 | Row,
7 | TableView,
8 | TableBody,
9 | TableHeader,
10 | View,
11 | Header,
12 | } from "@adobe/react-spectrum";
13 | import Crunching from "../shared/crunching";
14 | import Filters from "../shared/filters";
15 | import getWordCounts from "./getWordCounts";
16 | import useParameters from "../shared/useParameters";
17 | import "./index.css";
18 |
19 | type WordCountItem = {
20 | key: string;
21 | count: number;
22 | rank: number;
23 | label: string;
24 | };
25 |
26 | export default function WordCount() {
27 | const { filters, setFilters } = useParameters();
28 | const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
29 | const [wordCountArray, setWordCountArray] = useState>(
30 | []
31 | );
32 |
33 | const columns = [
34 | { name: "Rank", key: "rank", width: 90 },
35 | { name: "Word", key: "label" },
36 | { name: "Count", key: "count" },
37 | ];
38 |
39 | useEffect(() => {
40 | setLoading(true);
41 | getWordCounts(filters).then((wordCountArray) => {
42 | setWordCountArray(wordCountArray);
43 | setLoading(false);
44 | });
45 | }, [filters]);
46 |
47 | return (
48 |
49 | Word counts in conference talks.
50 |
51 |
52 | * Note that some{" "}
53 |
58 | stop-words
59 | {" "}
60 | are being filtered out
61 |
48 | I filter out talks that came from welfare sessions, firesides, audit
49 | reports and sustainings.
50 |
51 |
I removed content in image and superscript tags.
52 |
53 |
Limitations:
54 |
55 |
56 | Welfare sessions, firesides, audit reports and sustaining talks were
57 | manually found and had filter rules created to exclude them. It is
58 | possible that additional talks should be removed, or that some were
59 | removed when they shouldn't have been, but I have manually verified to
60 | the best of my ability that this has not happened (see{" "}
61 |
62 | output log here
63 |
64 | ).
65 |
66 |
67 | Talks include special characters, such as non-plaintext quotation
68 | marks and hyphens. These are kept, and search results are affected by
69 | that.
70 |
71 |
72 |
73 | Growth statistics
74 |
75 |
76 |
77 | For most years since 1971, growth statistical data was consistently
78 | reported in General Conference. I fetched the HTML for these years,
79 | found all the statistics that were reported in a table, then tried to
80 | programmatically label the statistics related to growth.
81 |
82 |
83 | The years 1971, 2010 were not consistent in their HTML table
84 | structure, so I hard-coded these statistics manually. Since 2017,
85 | growth statistics are not reported in General Conference, but I
86 | programmatically looked these up from church newsroom reports.
87 |
88 |
89 |
Limitations:
90 |
91 |
92 | The labeling of the data was programmatic (such as number of wards and
93 | stakes), and has not yet been verified (though the graphs seem to look
94 | correct).
95 |
96 |
97 |
98 | See something wrong?
99 |
100 |
101 | Please let me know by creating an issue in{" "}
102 |
103 | GitHub
104 |
105 | .
106 |
85 | This is an{" "}
86 |
87 |
92 | open-source
93 |
94 | {" "}
95 | online tool that analyzes the past{" "}
96 |
97 | 50 years of General Conference talks
98 | {" "}
99 | from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This website is
100 | not endorsed by or associated with the church.
101 |
102 |
103 | Using the word counts tool,
104 | you can see how General Conference consistently focuses on Jesus
105 | Christ, families, love and faith. You can see that the prophet{" "}
106 |
111 | Russell M. Nelson
112 | {" "}
113 | gives special attention to temples.
114 |
115 |
116 | Using the{" "}
117 | search trends tool, you
118 | can analyze trends of some words and phrases over the past 50 years.
119 | While not of great importance, there were still some interesting
120 | things I discovered.
121 |
122 |
123 | By using linear regression, I was able to see a few long-term trends
124 | in some words, such as:
125 |
158 | It was a surprise to me that some terms I thought must certainly be
159 | increasing were actually not, such as{" "}
160 | {createTrendLink("pornography", ["pornograph(y|ic)"])},{" "}
161 | {createTrendLink("addiction", [" addicti(on|ve) "])},{" "}
162 | {createTrendLink("word of wisdom", ["word of wisdom"])},{" "}
163 | {createTrendLink("modesty", ["modesty"])} and{" "}
164 | {createTrendLink("drugs", [" drugs "])}.
165 |
179 |
180 |
181 | );
182 | }
183 |
184 | function createTrendLink(title: string, terms: string[]) {
185 | const href = `/search-trends?${terms
186 | .map((term) => `searchTerms=${encodeURIComponent(term)}`)
187 | .join("&")}`;
188 |
189 | return {title};
190 | }
191 |
192 | type StyledLinkProps = {
193 | children: React.ReactNode;
194 | to: string;
195 | };
196 |
197 | function StyledLink({ children, to }: StyledLinkProps) {
198 | return (
199 |
200 | {children}
201 |
202 | );
203 | }
204 |
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1 | /*
2 | * For a detailed explanation regarding each configuration property, visit:
3 | * https://jestjs.io/docs/configuration
4 | */
5 |
6 | export default {
7 | // All imported modules in your tests should be mocked automatically
8 | // automock: false,
9 |
10 | // Stop running tests after `n` failures
11 | // bail: 0,
12 |
13 | // The directory where Jest should store its cached dependency information
14 | // cacheDirectory: "/private/var/folders/5j/ph9sfhfx1fg65l12plr_jc6m0000gp/T/jest_dy",
15 |
16 | // Automatically clear mock calls, instances, contexts and results before every test
17 | clearMocks: true,
18 |
19 | // Indicates whether the coverage information should be collected while executing the test
20 | // collectCoverage: false,
21 |
22 | // An array of glob patterns indicating a set of files for which coverage information should be collected
23 | // collectCoverageFrom: undefined,
24 |
25 | // The directory where Jest should output its coverage files
26 | // coverageDirectory: undefined,
27 |
28 | // An array of regexp pattern strings used to skip coverage collection
29 | // coveragePathIgnorePatterns: [
30 | // "/node_modules/"
31 | // ],
32 |
33 | // Indicates which provider should be used to instrument code for coverage
34 | coverageProvider: "v8",
35 |
36 | // A list of reporter names that Jest uses when writing coverage reports
37 | // coverageReporters: [
38 | // "json",
39 | // "text",
40 | // "lcov",
41 | // "clover"
42 | // ],
43 |
44 | // An object that configures minimum threshold enforcement for coverage results
45 | // coverageThreshold: undefined,
46 |
47 | // A path to a custom dependency extractor
48 | // dependencyExtractor: undefined,
49 |
50 | // Make calling deprecated APIs throw helpful error messages
51 | // errorOnDeprecated: false,
52 |
53 | // The default configuration for fake timers
54 | // fakeTimers: {
55 | // "enableGlobally": false
56 | // },
57 |
58 | // Force coverage collection from ignored files using an array of glob patterns
59 | // forceCoverageMatch: [],
60 |
61 | // A path to a module which exports an async function that is triggered once before all test suites
62 | // globalSetup: undefined,
63 |
64 | // A path to a module which exports an async function that is triggered once after all test suites
65 | // globalTeardown: undefined,
66 |
67 | // A set of global variables that need to be available in all test environments
68 | // globals: {},
69 |
70 | // The maximum amount of workers used to run your tests. Can be specified as % or a number. E.g. maxWorkers: 10% will use 10% of your CPU amount + 1 as the maximum worker number. maxWorkers: 2 will use a maximum of 2 workers.
71 | // maxWorkers: "50%",
72 |
73 | // An array of directory names to be searched recursively up from the requiring module's location
74 | // moduleDirectories: [
75 | // "node_modules"
76 | // ],
77 |
78 | // An array of file extensions your modules use
79 | // moduleFileExtensions: [
80 | // "js",
81 | // "mjs",
82 | // "cjs",
83 | // "jsx",
84 | // "ts",
85 | // "tsx",
86 | // "json",
87 | // "node"
88 | // ],
89 |
90 | // A map from regular expressions to module names or to arrays of module names that allow to stub out resources with a single module
91 | // moduleNameMapper: {},
92 |
93 | // An array of regexp pattern strings, matched against all module paths before considered 'visible' to the module loader
94 | // modulePathIgnorePatterns: [],
95 |
96 | // Activates notifications for test results
97 | // notify: false,
98 |
99 | // An enum that specifies notification mode. Requires { notify: true }
100 | // notifyMode: "failure-change",
101 |
102 | // A preset that is used as a base for Jest's configuration
103 | // preset: undefined,
104 |
105 | // Run tests from one or more projects
106 | // projects: undefined,
107 |
108 | // Use this configuration option to add custom reporters to Jest
109 | // reporters: undefined,
110 |
111 | // Automatically reset mock state before every test
112 | // resetMocks: false,
113 |
114 | // Reset the module registry before running each individual test
115 | // resetModules: false,
116 |
117 | // A path to a custom resolver
118 | // resolver: undefined,
119 |
120 | // Automatically restore mock state and implementation before every test
121 | // restoreMocks: false,
122 |
123 | // The root directory that Jest should scan for tests and modules within
124 | // rootDir: undefined,
125 |
126 | // A list of paths to directories that Jest should use to search for files in
127 | // roots: [
128 | // ""
129 | // ],
130 |
131 | // Allows you to use a custom runner instead of Jest's default test runner
132 | // runner: "jest-runner",
133 |
134 | // The paths to modules that run some code to configure or set up the testing environment before each test
135 | // setupFiles: [],
136 |
137 | // A list of paths to modules that run some code to configure or set up the testing framework before each test
138 | // setupFilesAfterEnv: [],
139 |
140 | // The number of seconds after which a test is considered as slow and reported as such in the results.
141 | // slowTestThreshold: 5,
142 |
143 | // A list of paths to snapshot serializer modules Jest should use for snapshot testing
144 | // snapshotSerializers: [],
145 |
146 | // The test environment that will be used for testing
147 | // testEnvironment: "jest-environment-node",
148 |
149 | // Options that will be passed to the testEnvironment
150 | // testEnvironmentOptions: {},
151 |
152 | // Adds a location field to test results
153 | // testLocationInResults: false,
154 |
155 | // The glob patterns Jest uses to detect test files
156 | // testMatch: [
157 | // "**/__tests__/**/*.[jt]s?(x)",
158 | // "**/?(*.)+(spec|test).[tj]s?(x)"
159 | // ],
160 |
161 | // An array of regexp pattern strings that are matched against all test paths, matched tests are skipped
162 | // testPathIgnorePatterns: [
163 | // "/node_modules/"
164 | // ],
165 |
166 | // The regexp pattern or array of patterns that Jest uses to detect test files
167 | // testRegex: [],
168 |
169 | // This option allows the use of a custom results processor
170 | // testResultsProcessor: undefined,
171 |
172 | // This option allows use of a custom test runner
173 | // testRunner: "jest-circus/runner",
174 |
175 | // A map from regular expressions to paths to transformers
176 | // transform: undefined,
177 |
178 | // An array of regexp pattern strings that are matched against all source file paths, matched files will skip transformation
179 | // transformIgnorePatterns: [
180 | // "/node_modules/",
181 | // "\\.pnp\\.[^\\/]+$"
182 | // ],
183 |
184 | // An array of regexp pattern strings that are matched against all modules before the module loader will automatically return a mock for them
185 | // unmockedModulePathPatterns: undefined,
186 |
187 | // Indicates whether each individual test should be reported during the run
188 | // verbose: undefined,
189 |
190 | // An array of regexp patterns that are matched against all source file paths before re-running tests in watch mode
191 | // watchPathIgnorePatterns: [],
192 |
193 | // Whether to use watchman for file crawling
194 | // watchman: true,
195 | };
196 |
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1 | import { writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
2 | import fetch from "node-fetch";
3 | import { JSDOM } from "jsdom";
4 |
5 | export default async function getStatisticalReports() {
6 | const allStatisticalReports = await getAllStatisticalReports();
7 | const collections = getCollections(allStatisticalReports);
8 |
9 | const rows = Object.keys(allStatisticalReports).map((year) => {
10 | const row = { year };
11 |
12 | allStatisticalReports[year].stats.forEach(({ key, value }) => {
13 | const collection = collections[key];
14 | if (collection !== "unknown") {
15 | row[collection] = stringToNumber(value);
16 | }
17 | });
18 |
19 | row.url = allStatisticalReports[year].url;
20 |
21 | return row;
22 | });
23 |
24 | writeFileSync("case1/output/stats.json", JSON.stringify(rows, null, 4));
25 | }
26 |
27 | async function getAllStatisticalReports() {
28 | const allStatisticalReports = {};
29 |
30 | await get1970to2016(allStatisticalReports);
31 | await get2017(allStatisticalReports);
32 | await get2018to2021(allStatisticalReports);
33 |
34 | writeFileSync(
35 | "case1/output/allStatisticalReports.json",
36 | JSON.stringify(allStatisticalReports, null, 1)
37 | );
38 |
39 | return allStatisticalReports;
40 | }
41 |
42 | function getCollections(allStatisticalReports) {
43 | const keys = [
44 | ...new Set(
45 | Object.keys(allStatisticalReports).reduce(
46 | (acc, key) =>
47 | acc.concat(allStatisticalReports[key].stats.map((row) => row.key)),
48 | []
49 | )
50 | ),
51 | ];
52 |
53 | const collections = groupKeysIntoCollections(keys);
54 |
55 | writeFileSync(
56 | "case1/output/keyCollections.json",
57 | JSON.stringify(collections, null, 2)
58 | );
59 |
60 | return collections;
61 | }
62 |
63 | async function get1970to2016(allStatisticalReports) {
64 | for (let year = 1970; year <= 2016; year++) {
65 | // A few one-offs that were just easier to do manually
66 | if (year === 1971) {
67 | get1971(allStatisticalReports);
68 | continue;
69 | } else if (year === 2010) {
70 | get2010(allStatisticalReports);
71 | continue;
72 | }
73 |
74 | const url = `https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/${
75 | year + 1
76 | }/04/statistical-report-${year}?lang=eng`;
77 | const main = (await getDomFromURL(url)).window.document.querySelector(
78 | ".body-block"
79 | );
80 | const stats = getKeyValuesFromTable(main);
81 | allStatisticalReports[year] = {
82 | stats,
83 | url,
84 | };
85 |
86 | console.info(`Done with year ${year}...`);
87 | }
88 | }
89 |
90 | function getKeyValuesFromTable(main) {
91 | return Array.from(main.querySelectorAll("tr"))
92 | .map((row) => Array.from(row.querySelectorAll("td")))
93 | .filter((cells) => cells.length > 1)
94 | .map(([key, value]) => ({
95 | key: key.textContent.trim(),
96 | value: value.textContent.trim(),
97 | }));
98 | }
99 |
100 | async function get2017(allStatisticalReports) {
101 | const url =
102 | "https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2017-statistical-report-april-2018-general-conference";
103 |
104 | const main = (await getDomFromURL(url)).window.document.querySelector(
105 | "article"
106 | );
107 |
108 | const stats = Array.from(main.querySelectorAll("span"))
109 | .map((row) => row.textContent)
110 | .filter((text) => text.includes("...."))
111 | .map((text) => {
112 | const [, key, value] = text.match(/([^\.]+)\.+ (.+)/);
113 | return {
114 | key,
115 | value,
116 | };
117 | });
118 |
119 | allStatisticalReports[2017] = {
120 | stats,
121 | url,
122 | };
123 |
124 | console.info(`Done with year 2017...`);
125 | }
126 |
127 | function get1971(allStatisticalReports) {
128 | allStatisticalReports[1971] = {
129 | stats: toArrayOfKeyValues({
130 | "Total Membership": "3,090,953",
131 | "New Children of Record": "53,524",
132 | "Converts Baptized": "83,514",
133 | Stakes: "562",
134 | Wards: "4,342",
135 | }),
136 | url: "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1972/04/the-annual-report-of-the-church?lang=eng",
137 | };
138 |
139 | console.info(`Done with year 1971...`);
140 | }
141 |
142 | function get2010(allStatisticalReports) {
143 | allStatisticalReports[2010] = {
144 | stats: toArrayOfKeyValues({
145 | "Total Membership": "14,131,467",
146 | "New Children of Record": "120,528",
147 | "Converts Baptized": "272,814",
148 | Stakes: "2,896",
149 | Wards: "28,660",
150 | }),
151 | url: "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2011/04/statistical-report-2010?lang=eng",
152 | };
153 |
154 | console.info(`Done with year 2010...`);
155 | }
156 |
157 | function toArrayOfKeyValues(object) {
158 | return Object.keys(object).reduce(
159 | (acc, key) => (acc.push({ key, value: object[key] }), acc),
160 | []
161 | );
162 | }
163 |
164 | async function get2018to2021(allStatisticalReports) {
165 | const urls = {
166 | 2018: "https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2018-statistical-report",
167 | 2019: "https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2019-statistical-report",
168 | 2020: "https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/april-2021-general-conference-statistical-report",
169 | 2021: "https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2021-statistical-report-april-2022-conference",
170 | 2022: "https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2022-statistical-report-april-2023-conference",
171 | 2023: "https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2023-statistical-report-church-jesus-christ",
172 | 2024: "https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2024-statistical-report",
173 | };
174 |
175 | for (const year in urls) {
176 | const url = urls[year];
177 | const main = (await getDomFromURL(url)).window.document.querySelector(
178 | "article"
179 | );
180 | const stats = getKeyValuesFromTable(main);
181 | allStatisticalReports[year] = {
182 | stats,
183 | url,
184 | };
185 |
186 | console.info(`Done with year ${year}...`);
187 | }
188 | }
189 |
190 | async function getDomFromURL(url) {
191 | const report = await fetch(url).then((response) => response.text());
192 |
193 | return new JSDOM(report);
194 | }
195 |
196 | function groupKeysIntoCollections(keys) {
197 | return keys.reduce((acc, key) => {
198 | acc[key] = getCollectionFromKey(key);
199 | return acc;
200 | }, {});
201 | }
202 |
203 | function getCollectionFromKey(key) {
204 | if (key.match(/Total Membership/i) || key.match(/Total Church membership/i)) {
205 | return "membership";
206 | } else if (key.match(/Number of Stakes/i) || key === "Stakes") {
207 | return "stakes";
208 | } else if (
209 | key.match(/Number of Wards/i) ||
210 | key === "Wards" ||
211 | key.match(/Total Wards/i) ||
212 | key.match(/Wards and Branches/i)
213 | ) {
214 | return "wards";
215 | } else if (key.match(/convert/i)) {
216 | return "converts";
217 | } else if (
218 | (key.match(/children/i) &&
219 | (key.match(/baptize/i) || key.match(/record/i))) ||
220 | key.match(/Eight-year-olds/)
221 | ) {
222 | return "children_of_record";
223 | } else {
224 | return "unknown";
225 | }
226 | }
227 |
228 | function stringToNumber(string) {
229 | return Number(string.replaceAll(/\D/g, ""));
230 | }
231 |
232 | getStatisticalReports();
233 |
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1 | How will life’s challenges affect our faith in Jesus Christ? And what effect will our faith have on the joy and peace we experience in this life?
2 |
3 | The year was 1977. The phone rang, and the message tore our hearts apart. Carolyn and Doug Tebbs were in the process of moving to their new home after completing graduate school. The elders quorum had come to load the moving van. Doug, making sure the path was clear before backing out, took one last look. What he could not see was his little daughter, Jennie, dart behind the truck at just the wrong moment. In an instant, their beloved Jennie was gone.
4 |
5 | What would happen next? Would the pain they so deeply felt and the inconceivable sense of loss create an irreconcilable chasm between Carolyn and Doug, or would it somehow bind their hearts together and solidify their faith in Heavenly Father’s plan?
6 |
7 | The road through their afflictions has been long and painful, but from somewhere came the spiritual reserves to not lose hope but to “hold on [their] way.” Somehow this incredible couple became even more Christlike. More committed. More compassionate. They believed that, in His time, God would consecrate their afflictions for their gain.
8 |
9 | Though the pain and loss would not and could not leave completely, Carolyn and Doug have been comforted by the assurance that by their staying firmly on the covenant path, their beloved Jennie would be theirs forever.
10 |
11 | Their example has strengthened my faith in the Lord’s plan. We don’t see all things. He does. The Lord told Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail that “all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good. The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?”
12 |
13 | As we accept the Lord’s will, He teaches us how to walk with Him. As a young missionary serving in Tahiti, I was asked to administer to a sick infant. We laid our hands on his head and blessed him to get better. His health began to improve, but then he fell sick again. A second time we blessed him but with the same result. A third request came. We pleaded with the Lord that His will be done. Shortly after, this little spirit returned to his heavenly home.
14 |
15 | But we were at peace. We wanted the infant to live, but the Lord had other plans. Accepting His will in place of our own is key to finding joy no matter our circumstances.
16 |
17 | The simple faith we have in Jesus Christ as we first begin to learn about Him can remain in our hearts as we confront life’s challenges. Our faith in Him can and will guide us through the complexities of life. Indeed, we will find that there is simplicity on the other side of life’s complexities as we remain “[steadfast] in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope.”
18 |
19 | Part of life’s purpose is to allow these potential stumbling blocks to become stepping-stones as we climb what I call the “ladder of faith”—a ladder because it suggests that faith is not static. It can go up or down according to the choices we make.
20 |
21 | As we strive to build faith in the Savior, we may not fully comprehend God’s love for us, and we may obey His laws out of a sense of obligation. Guilt may even become our primary motivator rather than love. A real connection to Him may not yet have been experienced.
22 |
23 | As we seek to increase our faith, we may be confused by what James taught. He reminded us that “faith without works is dead.” We may stumble if we think everything depends on us. An overdependence on ourselves can impede our ability to access the powers of heaven.
24 |
25 | But as we move toward true faith in Jesus Christ, our mindset begins to change. We recognize that obedience and faith in the Savior qualify us to have His Spirit always to be with us. Obedience is no longer an irritant but becomes a quest. We recognize that obedience to God’s commands enables us to be trusted of Him. With His trust comes increased light. This light guides our journey and allows us to see more clearly the path we should take.
26 |
27 | But there is more. As our faith in the Savior increases, we observe a subtle shift that includes a divine understanding of our relationship with God—a steady movement away from “What do I want?” to “What does God want?” Like the Savior, we want to act “not as I will, but as thou wilt.” We want to do God’s work and be an instrument in His hands.
28 |
29 | Our progression is an eternal one. President Russell M. Nelson has taught that there is so much more that Heavenly Father wants us to know. As we progress, we better understand what the Lord taught Joseph Smith: “For if you keep my commandments you shall receive of his fulness, and be glorified in me; … I say unto you, you shall receive grace for grace.”
30 |
31 | How high we climb on the ladder of faith is our decision. Elder Neil L. Andersen taught that “faith is not by chance, but by choice.” We can choose to make the choices needed to increase our faith in the Savior.
32 |
33 | Consider the impact of the choices made when Laman and Lemuel descended the ladder of faith while Nephi climbed higher. Is there a clearer representation than the difference between Nephi’s response of “I will go and do” versus Laman and Lemuel, having just seen an angel, responding with “How is it possible that the Lord will deliver?”
34 |
35 | Unbelief blocks our ability to see miracles, whereas a mindset of faith in the Savior unlocks the powers of heaven.
36 |
37 | Even when our faith is weak, the Lord’s hand will always be stretched out. Years ago I received the assignment to reorganize a stake in Nigeria. At the last minute, there was a change in the date. There was a man in the stake who had decided to skip town for the first conference date. He did not want to risk being called as the stake president.
38 |
39 | While he was away, he was in a terrible accident, but he was unharmed. This caused him to consider why his life had been spared. He revisited the decision he had made. He repented and humbly attended the new conference date. And yes, he was called to be the new stake president.
40 |
41 | Elder Neal A. Maxwell taught: “Only by aligning our wills with God’s is full happiness to be found. Anything less results in a lesser portion.”
42 |
43 | After doing “all things that lie in our power,” then it is time to “stand still … to see the salvation of God.” I saw this while serving as a ministering brother to the McCormick family. Married for 21 years, Mary Kay served faithfully in her callings. Ken was not a member of the Church and had no interest in becoming one, but loving his wife, he chose to attend church with her.
44 |
45 | One Sunday I felt impressed to share my testimony with Ken. I asked him if I could do so. His response was simple and clear: “No, thank you.”
46 |
47 | I was puzzled. I had felt a prompting and tried to follow it. It was tempting to decide that I had done my part. But after prayer and reflection, I could see that though my intentions were correct, I had relied too much on myself and too little on the Lord.
48 |
49 | Later I returned but with a different mindset. I would go simply as an instrument in the Lord’s hands, with no other desire than to follow the Spirit. Together with my faithful companion, Gerald Cardon, we entered the McCormick home.
50 |
51 | Soon after, I felt prompted to invite Gerald to sing “I Know That My Redeemer Lives.” He gave me a questioning look, but having faith in my faith, he did it. A beautiful spirit filled the room. The prompting came to invite Mary Kay and Kristin, their daughter, to share their testimonies. As they did so, the Spirit grew stronger. In fact, after Kristin’s testimony, tears were streaming down Ken’s cheeks.
52 |
53 | God had taken over. Hearts were not just touched but changed forever. Twenty-one years of unbelief were washed away by the power of the Holy Ghost. A week later, Ken was baptized. A year later, Ken and Mary Kay were sealed in the house of the Lord for time and for all eternity.
54 |
55 | Together we had experienced what it meant to replace our will with the Lord’s will, and our faith in Him increased.
56 |
57 | Please consider a few questions posed by God’s prophets as you strive to climb your ladder of faith:
58 |
59 | Am I stripped of pride?
60 |
61 | Do I give place in my heart for the word of God?
62 |
63 | Do I allow my afflictions to be consecrated for my gain?
64 |
65 | Am I willing to let my will be swallowed up in the will of the Father?
66 |
67 | If I have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, can I feel so now?
68 |
69 | Do I let God prevail in my life?
70 |
71 | If you find your current path in conflict with your faith in the Savior, then please find your way back to Him. Your exaltation and that of your posterity depend on it.
72 |
73 | May we plant the seeds of faith deep in our hearts. May we nourish these seeds as we bind ourselves to the Savior by honoring the covenants we have made with Him. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
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1 | I have a dear friend who is a brilliant, retired university professor, a prolific author, and, above all, a committed disciple of Jesus Christ. He has visited the Holy Land dozens of times to participate in conferences, conduct academic research, and lead tours. According to him, every time he visits the land where Jesus walked, he marvels because he undoubtedly learns something new, astonishing, and fascinating about the Savior, His mortal ministry, and His beloved homeland. The awe my friend shows when he talks about all that he learns in the Holy Land is contagious, and this amazement has been fundamental in his great achievements and academic pursuits in his life.
2 |
3 | As I have listened to his experiences and felt of his enthusiasm, I have reflected on how much more spiritual wonder, so to speak, that we can and should feel for the gospel of Jesus Christ and the difference it can make in our discipleship and in our journey toward eternal life. The wonder I refer to is the sensation of emotion, awe, or amazement common to all who wholeheartedly center their lives on the Savior and His teachings and humbly recognize His presence in their lives. Such a feeling of wonder, inspired by the influence of the Holy Ghost, stimulates the enthusiasm to joyfully live the doctrine of Christ.
4 |
5 | The scriptures contain several examples of how this sensation is manifest. The prophet Isaiah, for example, expressed the depth of his gratitude for the Lord through his rejoicing in Him. Those who heard Jesus preaching in the synagogue at Capernaum were astonished at His doctrine and the strength with which He taught. It was this same feeling that penetrated every fiber of young Joseph Smith’s heart as he read from the Bible the first chapter of James, leading him to seek the wisdom of God.
6 |
7 | My brothers and sisters, when we truly are in awe of Jesus Christ and His gospel, we are happier, we have more enthusiasm for God’s work, and we recognize the Lord’s hand in all things. Additionally, our study of God’s words is more meaningful; our prayers, more intentional; our worship, more reverent; our service in God’s kingdom, more diligent. All these actions contribute to the Holy Spirit’s influence being more frequent in our lives. Thus, our testimony of the Savior and His gospel will be strengthened, we will keep Christ alive in us, and we will live our lives “rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, … abounding therein with thanksgiving.” When we live in this way, we become more spiritually resilient and protected against falling into the trap of spiritual apathy.
8 |
9 | Such apathy is characterized by the gradual loss of our excitement to engage fully in the Lord’s gospel. It generally begins when we are feeling that we have already attained all the necessary knowledge and blessings for our happiness in this life. This complacency, so to speak, causes us to take the gospel gifts for granted, and from then on, we run the risk of neglecting both our regular immersion in the essentials of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the covenants we have made. Consequently, we gradually distance ourselves from the Lord, weakening our ability to “hear Him,” becoming indifferent and insensitive to the greatness of His work. Doubt regarding the truths we have already received may enter our mind and heart, making us vulnerable to the enemy’s temptations.
10 |
11 | Pastor Aiden Wilson Tozer, a renowned writer and valiant Christian, wrote, “Complacency is a deadly foe of all spiritual growth.” Wasn’t this exactly what happened to the people of Nephi shortly after the birth of Christ? They “began to be less and less astonished at a sign or a wonder from heaven, … [disbelieving] all which they had heard and seen.” Thus did Satan “blind their eyes and lead them away to believe that the doctrine of Christ was a foolish and a vain thing.”
12 |
13 | My beloved brothers and sisters, in His perfect and infinite love and knowing our human nature, the Savior has established the way for us to avoid falling into the trap of spiritual apathy. The Savior’s invitation gives us a broader perspective, especially considering the complex world in which we live: “Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my Spirit, and you shall have peace in me.” As we accept the Savior’s invitation, we demonstrate our humility, our desire to be teachable, and our hope to become more like Him. This invitation also includes serving Him and ministering to God’s children “with all [our] heart, might, mind and strength.” At the core of our effort in this journey are, of course, the two great commandments: to love the Lord our God and love our neighbor as ourselves.
14 |
15 | This type of behavior is part of Jesus’s divine character and was evident in everything He did during His earthly ministry. Therefore, when we intentionally and truly dedicate ourselves to look unto Him and learn from His perfect example, we come to know Him better. We grow in enthusiasm and desire to incorporate into our lives the ultimate standard of how we should live, the example we should set, and the commandments we should follow. We also gain additional understanding, wisdom, divine character, and grace toward God and our neighbors. I can assure you that our ability to feel the Savior’s influence and love will be intensified in our lives, magnifying our faith, our desire to act righteously, and the motivation to serve Him and others. In addition, our gratitude for the blessings and challenges we experience in mortality will solidify and become part of our true worship.
16 |
17 | My dear friends, all these things strengthen our spiritual wonder regarding the gospel and move us to joyfully keep the covenants we make with the Lord—even in the midst of the trials and challenges we experience. Of course, for these outcomes to happen, we need to immerse ourselves with faith and real intent in the Savior’s teachings, striving to incorporate His attributes into our way of being. In addition, we need to draw nearer to Him through our repentance, seeking His forgiveness and His redeeming power in our lives and keeping His commandments. The Lord Himself promised that He would direct our paths if we would trust in Him with all our hearts, acknowledging Him in all our ways and not leaning on our own understanding.
18 |
19 | A man I met recently, whose name is Wes and who is attending the conference today, accepted Christ’s invitation to learn of Him and of His gospel and began to experience the awe of His love after 27 years of distancing himself from the covenant path. He told me that one day he was contacted via Facebook by a missionary, Elder Jones, who was temporarily assigned to Wes’s area before going to his originally assigned mission in Panama. When Elder Jones came across Wes’s profile, not even knowing beforehand that he was already a member of the Church, he felt the guidance of the Holy Ghost and knew that he should immediately contact Wes. He quickly acted on this impression. Wes was amazed by this unexpected contact and began to realize that the Lord was aware of him despite his distance from the covenant path.
20 |
21 | From then on, Wes and the missionaries began to communicate frequently. Elder Jones and his companion provided weekly acts of service and spiritual messages that helped Wes to recover his awe of the Savior and His gospel. It rekindled the flame of his testimony of the truth and of the Savior’s love for him. Wes felt the peace that comes from the Comforter and gained the strength he needed to return to the fold. He told me that this experience brought him spiritually and emotionally back to life and helped him to eliminate the feelings of bitterness accumulated over the years because of the difficult experiences he had been through.
22 |
23 | As my aforementioned thoughtful professor friend has observed, there is always something wonderful and fascinating to learn about Jesus Christ and His gospel. The Lord has made wonderful promises that are extended to all those, including us, who seek to learn of Him and incorporate His words into their lives. To Enoch, He said, “Behold my Spirit [shall be] upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify; and the mountains shall flee before you, and the rivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you.” Through His servant King Benjamin, He declared, “Ye shall be called the children of Christ, his sons, and his daughters; for behold, this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and his daughters.”
24 |
25 | Therefore, as we genuinely and continually strive to learn of the Savior and follow His example, I promise you, in His name, that His divine attributes will be written in our minds and hearts, that we will become more like Him, and that we will walk with Him.
26 |
27 | My beloved brothers and sisters, I pray that we will ever stand in awe of Jesus Christ and His complete, infinite, and perfect love. May the remembrance of what our eyes have seen and our hearts have felt increase our amazement at the Savior’s atoning sacrifice, which can heal us of our spiritual and emotional wounds and help us to draw closer to Him. May we marvel at the great promises that the Father has in His hands and that He has prepared for those who are faithful:
28 |
29 | “The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours.
30 |
31 | “And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious.”
32 |
33 | Jesus is the Redeemer of the world, and this is His Church. I bear witness of these truths in the awe-inspiring, sacred, and sublime name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, amen.
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1 | import talks_1971_04 from "@root/case2/output/1971-04.json";
2 | import talks_1971_10 from "@root/case2/output/1971-10.json";
3 | import talks_1972_04 from "@root/case2/output/1972-04.json";
4 | import talks_1972_10 from "@root/case2/output/1972-10.json";
5 | import talks_1973_04 from "@root/case2/output/1973-04.json";
6 | import talks_1973_10 from "@root/case2/output/1973-10.json";
7 | import talks_1974_04 from "@root/case2/output/1974-04.json";
8 | import talks_1974_10 from "@root/case2/output/1974-10.json";
9 | import talks_1975_04 from "@root/case2/output/1975-04.json";
10 | import talks_1975_10 from "@root/case2/output/1975-10.json";
11 | import talks_1976_04 from "@root/case2/output/1976-04.json";
12 | import talks_1976_10 from "@root/case2/output/1976-10.json";
13 | import talks_1977_04 from "@root/case2/output/1977-04.json";
14 | import talks_1977_10 from "@root/case2/output/1977-10.json";
15 | import talks_1978_04 from "@root/case2/output/1978-04.json";
16 | import talks_1978_10 from "@root/case2/output/1978-10.json";
17 | import talks_1979_04 from "@root/case2/output/1979-04.json";
18 | import talks_1979_10 from "@root/case2/output/1979-10.json";
19 | import talks_1980_04 from "@root/case2/output/1980-04.json";
20 | import talks_1980_10 from "@root/case2/output/1980-10.json";
21 | import talks_1981_04 from "@root/case2/output/1981-04.json";
22 | import talks_1981_10 from "@root/case2/output/1981-10.json";
23 | import talks_1982_04 from "@root/case2/output/1982-04.json";
24 | import talks_1982_10 from "@root/case2/output/1982-10.json";
25 | import talks_1983_04 from "@root/case2/output/1983-04.json";
26 | import talks_1983_10 from "@root/case2/output/1983-10.json";
27 | import talks_1984_04 from "@root/case2/output/1984-04.json";
28 | import talks_1984_10 from "@root/case2/output/1984-10.json";
29 | import talks_1985_04 from "@root/case2/output/1985-04.json";
30 | import talks_1985_10 from "@root/case2/output/1985-10.json";
31 | import talks_1986_04 from "@root/case2/output/1986-04.json";
32 | import talks_1986_10 from "@root/case2/output/1986-10.json";
33 | import talks_1987_04 from "@root/case2/output/1987-04.json";
34 | import talks_1987_10 from "@root/case2/output/1987-10.json";
35 | import talks_1988_04 from "@root/case2/output/1988-04.json";
36 | import talks_1988_10 from "@root/case2/output/1988-10.json";
37 | import talks_1989_04 from "@root/case2/output/1989-04.json";
38 | import talks_1989_10 from "@root/case2/output/1989-10.json";
39 | import talks_1990_04 from "@root/case2/output/1990-04.json";
40 | import talks_1990_10 from "@root/case2/output/1990-10.json";
41 | import talks_1991_04 from "@root/case2/output/1991-04.json";
42 | import talks_1991_10 from "@root/case2/output/1991-10.json";
43 | import talks_1992_04 from "@root/case2/output/1992-04.json";
44 | import talks_1992_10 from "@root/case2/output/1992-10.json";
45 | import talks_1993_04 from "@root/case2/output/1993-04.json";
46 | import talks_1993_10 from "@root/case2/output/1993-10.json";
47 | import talks_1994_04 from "@root/case2/output/1994-04.json";
48 | import talks_1994_10 from "@root/case2/output/1994-10.json";
49 | import talks_1995_04 from "@root/case2/output/1995-04.json";
50 | import talks_1995_10 from "@root/case2/output/1995-10.json";
51 | import talks_1996_04 from "@root/case2/output/1996-04.json";
52 | import talks_1996_10 from "@root/case2/output/1996-10.json";
53 | import talks_1997_04 from "@root/case2/output/1997-04.json";
54 | import talks_1997_10 from "@root/case2/output/1997-10.json";
55 | import talks_1998_04 from "@root/case2/output/1998-04.json";
56 | import talks_1998_10 from "@root/case2/output/1998-10.json";
57 | import talks_1999_04 from "@root/case2/output/1999-04.json";
58 | import talks_1999_10 from "@root/case2/output/1999-10.json";
59 | import talks_2000_04 from "@root/case2/output/2000-04.json";
60 | import talks_2000_10 from "@root/case2/output/2000-10.json";
61 | import talks_2001_04 from "@root/case2/output/2001-04.json";
62 | import talks_2001_10 from "@root/case2/output/2001-10.json";
63 | import talks_2002_04 from "@root/case2/output/2002-04.json";
64 | import talks_2002_10 from "@root/case2/output/2002-10.json";
65 | import talks_2003_04 from "@root/case2/output/2003-04.json";
66 | import talks_2003_10 from "@root/case2/output/2003-10.json";
67 | import talks_2004_04 from "@root/case2/output/2004-04.json";
68 | import talks_2004_10 from "@root/case2/output/2004-10.json";
69 | import talks_2005_04 from "@root/case2/output/2005-04.json";
70 | import talks_2005_10 from "@root/case2/output/2005-10.json";
71 | import talks_2006_04 from "@root/case2/output/2006-04.json";
72 | import talks_2006_10 from "@root/case2/output/2006-10.json";
73 | import talks_2007_04 from "@root/case2/output/2007-04.json";
74 | import talks_2007_10 from "@root/case2/output/2007-10.json";
75 | import talks_2008_04 from "@root/case2/output/2008-04.json";
76 | import talks_2008_10 from "@root/case2/output/2008-10.json";
77 | import talks_2009_04 from "@root/case2/output/2009-04.json";
78 | import talks_2009_10 from "@root/case2/output/2009-10.json";
79 | import talks_2010_04 from "@root/case2/output/2010-04.json";
80 | import talks_2010_10 from "@root/case2/output/2010-10.json";
81 | import talks_2011_04 from "@root/case2/output/2011-04.json";
82 | import talks_2011_10 from "@root/case2/output/2011-10.json";
83 | import talks_2012_04 from "@root/case2/output/2012-04.json";
84 | import talks_2012_10 from "@root/case2/output/2012-10.json";
85 | import talks_2013_04 from "@root/case2/output/2013-04.json";
86 | import talks_2013_10 from "@root/case2/output/2013-10.json";
87 | import talks_2014_04 from "@root/case2/output/2014-04.json";
88 | import talks_2014_10 from "@root/case2/output/2014-10.json";
89 | import talks_2015_04 from "@root/case2/output/2015-04.json";
90 | import talks_2015_10 from "@root/case2/output/2015-10.json";
91 | import talks_2016_04 from "@root/case2/output/2016-04.json";
92 | import talks_2016_10 from "@root/case2/output/2016-10.json";
93 | import talks_2017_04 from "@root/case2/output/2017-04.json";
94 | import talks_2017_10 from "@root/case2/output/2017-10.json";
95 | import talks_2018_04 from "@root/case2/output/2018-04.json";
96 | import talks_2018_10 from "@root/case2/output/2018-10.json";
97 | import talks_2019_04 from "@root/case2/output/2019-04.json";
98 | import talks_2019_10 from "@root/case2/output/2019-10.json";
99 | import talks_2020_04 from "@root/case2/output/2020-04.json";
100 | import talks_2020_10 from "@root/case2/output/2020-10.json";
101 | import talks_2021_04 from "@root/case2/output/2021-04.json";
102 | import talks_2021_10 from "@root/case2/output/2021-10.json";
103 | import talks_2022_04 from "@root/case2/output/2022-04.json";
104 | import talks_2022_10 from "@root/case2/output/2022-10.json";
105 | import talks_2023_04 from "@root/case2/output/2023-04.json";
106 | import talks_2023_10 from "@root/case2/output/2023-10.json";
107 | import talks_2024_04 from "@root/case2/output/2024-04.json";
108 | import talks_2024_10 from "@root/case2/output/2024-10.json";
109 | import talks_2025_04 from "@root/case2/output/2025-04.json";
110 | import talks_2025_10 from "@root/case2/output/2025-10.json";
111 |
112 | const talksCombined = [
113 | talks_1971_04,
114 | talks_1971_10,
115 | talks_1972_04,
116 | talks_1972_10,
117 | talks_1973_04,
118 | talks_1973_10,
119 | talks_1974_04,
120 | talks_1974_10,
121 | talks_1975_04,
122 | talks_1975_10,
123 | talks_1976_04,
124 | talks_1976_10,
125 | talks_1977_04,
126 | talks_1977_10,
127 | talks_1978_04,
128 | talks_1978_10,
129 | talks_1979_04,
130 | talks_1979_10,
131 | talks_1980_04,
132 | talks_1980_10,
133 | talks_1981_04,
134 | talks_1981_10,
135 | talks_1982_04,
136 | talks_1982_10,
137 | talks_1983_04,
138 | talks_1983_10,
139 | talks_1984_04,
140 | talks_1984_10,
141 | talks_1985_04,
142 | talks_1985_10,
143 | talks_1986_04,
144 | talks_1986_10,
145 | talks_1987_04,
146 | talks_1987_10,
147 | talks_1988_04,
148 | talks_1988_10,
149 | talks_1989_04,
150 | talks_1989_10,
151 | talks_1990_04,
152 | talks_1990_10,
153 | talks_1991_04,
154 | talks_1991_10,
155 | talks_1992_04,
156 | talks_1992_10,
157 | talks_1993_04,
158 | talks_1993_10,
159 | talks_1994_04,
160 | talks_1994_10,
161 | talks_1995_04,
162 | talks_1995_10,
163 | talks_1996_04,
164 | talks_1996_10,
165 | talks_1997_04,
166 | talks_1997_10,
167 | talks_1998_04,
168 | talks_1998_10,
169 | talks_1999_04,
170 | talks_1999_10,
171 | talks_2000_04,
172 | talks_2000_10,
173 | talks_2001_04,
174 | talks_2001_10,
175 | talks_2002_04,
176 | talks_2002_10,
177 | talks_2003_04,
178 | talks_2003_10,
179 | talks_2004_04,
180 | talks_2004_10,
181 | talks_2005_04,
182 | talks_2005_10,
183 | talks_2006_04,
184 | talks_2006_10,
185 | talks_2007_04,
186 | talks_2007_10,
187 | talks_2008_04,
188 | talks_2008_10,
189 | talks_2009_04,
190 | talks_2009_10,
191 | talks_2010_04,
192 | talks_2010_10,
193 | talks_2011_04,
194 | talks_2011_10,
195 | talks_2012_04,
196 | talks_2012_10,
197 | talks_2013_04,
198 | talks_2013_10,
199 | talks_2014_04,
200 | talks_2014_10,
201 | talks_2015_04,
202 | talks_2015_10,
203 | talks_2016_04,
204 | talks_2016_10,
205 | talks_2017_04,
206 | talks_2017_10,
207 | talks_2018_04,
208 | talks_2018_10,
209 | talks_2019_04,
210 | talks_2019_10,
211 | talks_2020_04,
212 | talks_2020_10,
213 | talks_2021_04,
214 | talks_2021_10,
215 | talks_2022_04,
216 | talks_2022_10,
217 | talks_2023_04,
218 | talks_2023_10,
219 | talks_2024_04,
220 | talks_2024_10,
221 | talks_2025_04,
222 | talks_2025_10,
223 | ].flat();
224 |
225 | export default talksCombined;
226 |
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1 | {
2 | "Number of Stakes of Zion at the Close of 1970": "stakes",
3 | "Number of Wards": "wards",
4 | "Number of Independent Branches in Stakes": "unknown",
5 | "Total Wards and Independent Branches in Stakes at Close of Year": "wards",
6 | "Number of Mission Branches at Close of Year": "unknown",
7 | "Number of Full-time Missions at end of Year": "unknown",
8 | "In the Stakes": "unknown",
9 | "In the Missions": "unknown",
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247 | "Temples Rededicated (Ogden Utah)": "unknown",
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249 | "Temples Rededicated (Mexico City Mexico and Montreal Quebec)": "unknown",
250 | "Temples Dedicated in 2016 (Provo City Center, Sapporo Japan, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Fort Collins Colorado, Star Valley Wyoming, and Hartford Connecticut)": "unknown",
251 | "Temples Rededicated (Suva Fiji and Freiberg Germany)": "unknown",
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264 | "Temples dedicated during 2019—Rome Italy, Kinshasa DR Congo, Fortaleza Brazil, Port-au-Prince Haiti, Lisbon Portugal, and Arequipa Peru": "unknown",
265 | "Temples rededicated during 2019—Memphis Tennessee, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Oakland California, Raleigh North Carolina, Frankfurt Germany, Asunción Paraguay, and Baton Rouge Louisiana": "unknown",
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268 | "Temples dedicated during 2020—Durban South Africa Temple (February 16, 2020)": "unknown",
269 | "Temples rededicated during 2020": "unknown",
270 | "New children of record during 2021": "children_of_record",
271 | "Converts baptized during 2021": "converts",
272 | "Full-Time Teaching Missionaries": "unknown",
273 | "Temples dedicated during 2021\n\n\t\t\tThe Winnipeg Manitoba Temple was dedicated on October 31, 2021.\n\t\t\tThe Pocatello Idaho Temple was dedicated on November 7, 2021.": "unknown",
274 | "Temples rededicated during 2021\n\n\t\t\tThe Mesa Arizona Temple was rededicated on December 12, 2021.": "unknown",
275 | "New children of record during 2022": "children_of_record",
276 | "Converts baptized during 2022": "converts",
277 | "Senior Church-Service Missionaries": "unknown",
278 | "Young Church-Service Missionaries": "unknown",
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280 | "Converts baptized during 2023": "converts",
281 | "Full-time teaching missionaries": "unknown",
282 | "Senior service missionaries": "unknown",
283 | "Young service missionaries": "unknown",
284 | "*Temples in operation": "unknown",
285 | "Temples under construction": "unknown",
286 | "Temples announced": "unknown",
287 | "New children of record during 2024": "children_of_record",
288 | "Converts baptized during 2024": "converts",
289 | "Additional temples announced": "unknown"
290 | }
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243 | "url": "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1997/04/statistical-report-1996?lang=eng"
244 | },
245 | {
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252 | "url": "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1998/04/statistical-report-1997?lang=eng"
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254 | {
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280 | },
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298 | },
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307 | },
308 | {
309 | "year": "2004",
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312 | "membership": 12275822,
313 | "children_of_record": 98870,
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315 | "url": "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2005/04/statistical-report-2004?lang=eng"
316 | },
317 | {
318 | "year": "2005",
319 | "stakes": 2701,
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321 | "membership": 12560869,
322 | "children_of_record": 93150,
323 | "converts": 243108,
324 | "url": "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2006/04/statistical-report-2005?lang=eng"
325 | },
326 | {
327 | "year": "2006",
328 | "stakes": 2745,
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330 | "membership": 12868606,
331 | "children_of_record": 94006,
332 | "converts": 272845,
333 | "url": "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/04/statistical-report-2006?lang=eng"
334 | },
335 | {
336 | "year": "2007",
337 | "stakes": 2790,
338 | "wards": 27827,
339 | "membership": 13193999,
340 | "children_of_record": 93698,
341 | "converts": 279218,
342 | "url": "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2008/04/statistical-report-2007?lang=eng"
343 | },
344 | {
345 | "year": "2008",
346 | "stakes": 2818,
347 | "wards": 28109,
348 | "membership": 13508509,
349 | "children_of_record": 123502,
350 | "converts": 265593,
351 | "url": "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2009/04/statistical-report-2008?lang=eng"
352 | },
353 | {
354 | "year": "2009",
355 | "stakes": 2865,
356 | "wards": 28424,
357 | "membership": 13824854,
358 | "children_of_record": 119722,
359 | "converts": 280106,
360 | "url": "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2010/04/statistical-report-2009?lang=eng"
361 | },
362 | {
363 | "year": "2010",
364 | "membership": 14131467,
365 | "children_of_record": 120528,
366 | "converts": 272814,
367 | "stakes": 2896,
368 | "wards": 28660,
369 | "url": "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2011/04/statistical-report-2010?lang=eng"
370 | },
371 | {
372 | "year": "2011",
373 | "stakes": 2946,
374 | "wards": 28784,
375 | "membership": 14441346,
376 | "children_of_record": 119917,
377 | "converts": 281312,
378 | "url": "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2012/04/statistical-report-2011?lang=eng"
379 | },
380 | {
381 | "year": "2012",
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387 | "url": "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2013/04/statistical-report-2012?lang=eng"
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389 | {
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396 | "url": "https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2014/04/statistical-report-2013?lang=eng"
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I have a dear friend who is a
6 | brilliant, retired university professor, a prolific author, and,
7 | above all, a committed disciple of Jesus Christ. He has visited
8 | the Holy Land dozens of times to participate in conferences,
9 | conduct academic research, and lead tours. According to him,
10 | every time he visits the land where Jesus walked, he marvels
11 | because he undoubtedly learns something new, astonishing, and
12 | fascinating about the Savior, His mortal ministry, and His
13 | beloved homeland. The awe my friend shows when he talks about
14 | all that he learns in the Holy Land is contagious, and this
15 | amazement has been fundamental in his great achievements and
16 | academic pursuits in his life.
17 |
As I have listened to his
18 | experiences and felt of his enthusiasm, I have reflected on how
19 | much more spiritual wonder, so to speak, that we can and should
20 | feel for the gospel of Jesus Christ and the difference it can
21 | make in our discipleship and in our journey toward eternal life.
22 | The wonder I refer to is the sensation of emotion, awe, or
23 | amazement common to all who wholeheartedly center their lives on
24 | the Savior and His teachings and humbly recognize His presence
25 | in their lives. Such a feeling of wonder, inspired by the
26 | influence of the Holy Ghost, stimulates the enthusiasm to
27 | joyfully live the doctrine of Christ.1
30 |
The scriptures contain several
31 | examples of how this sensation is manifest. The prophet Isaiah,
32 | for example, expressed the depth of his gratitude for the Lord
33 | through his rejoicing in Him.2 Those
36 | who heard Jesus preaching in the synagogue at Capernaum were
37 | astonished at His doctrine and the strength with which He
38 | taught.3 It
40 | was this same feeling that penetrated every fiber of young
41 | Joseph Smith’s heart as he read from the Bible the first
43 | chapter of James, leading him to seek the wisdom of
44 | God.4
46 |
My brothers and sisters, when we
47 | truly are in awe of Jesus Christ and His gospel, we are happier,
48 | we have more enthusiasm for God’s work, and we recognize the
49 | Lord’s hand in all things. Additionally, our study of God’s
50 | words is more meaningful; our prayers, more intentional; our
51 | worship, more reverent; our service in God’s kingdom, more
52 | diligent. All these actions contribute to the Holy Spirit’s
53 | influence being more frequent in our lives.5 Thus,
56 | our testimony of the Savior and His gospel will be strengthened,
57 | we will keep Christ alive in us,6 and
60 | we will live our lives “rooted and built up in him, and
61 | stablished in the faith, … abounding therein with
62 | thanksgiving.”7 When
64 | we live in this way, we become more
65 | spiritually resilient and
66 | protected against falling into the trap of spiritual apathy.
67 |
Such apathy is characterized by the
68 | gradual loss of our excitement to engage fully in the Lord’s
69 | gospel. It generally begins when we are feeling that we have
70 | already attained all the necessary knowledge and blessings for
71 | our happiness in this life. This complacency, so to speak,
72 | causes us to take the gospel gifts for granted, and from then
73 | on, we run the risk of neglecting both our regular immersion in
74 | the essentials of the gospel of Jesus Christ8 and
77 | the covenants we have made. Consequently, we gradually distance
78 | ourselves from the Lord, weakening our ability to “hear Him,”9
81 | becoming indifferent and insensitive to the greatness of His
82 | work. Doubt regarding the truths we have already received may
83 | enter our mind and heart, making us vulnerable to the enemy’s
84 | temptations.10
86 |
Pastor Aiden Wilson Tozer, a
87 | renowned writer and valiant Christian, wrote, “Complacency is a
88 | deadly foe of all spiritual growth.”11
91 | Wasn’t this exactly what happened to the people of Nephi shortly
92 | after the birth of Christ? They “began to be less and less
93 | astonished at a sign or a wonder from heaven, … [disbelieving]
94 | all which they had heard and seen.” Thus did Satan “blind their
95 | eyes and lead them away to believe that the doctrine of Christ
96 | was a foolish and a vain thing.”12
99 |
My beloved brothers and sisters, in
100 | His perfect and infinite love and knowing our human nature,13 the
103 | Savior has established the way for us to avoid falling into the
104 | trap of spiritual apathy. The Savior’s invitation gives us a
105 | broader perspective, especially considering the complex world in
106 | which we live: “Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in the
107 | meekness of my Spirit, and you shall have peace in me.”14 As
110 | we accept the Savior’s invitation, we demonstrate our humility,
111 | our desire to be teachable, and our hope to become more like
112 | Him.15
114 | This invitation also includes serving Him and ministering to
115 | God’s children “with all [our] heart, might, mind and
116 | strength.”16 At
118 | the core of our effort in this journey are, of course, the two
119 | great commandments: to love the Lord our God and love our
120 | neighbor as ourselves.17
122 |
This type of behavior is part of
123 | Jesus’s divine character and was evident in everything He did
124 | during His earthly ministry.18
127 | Therefore, when we intentionally and truly dedicate ourselves to
128 | look unto Him and learn from His perfect example,19 we
131 | come to know Him better. We grow in enthusiasm and desire to
132 | incorporate into our lives the ultimate standard of how we
133 | should live, the example we should set, and the commandments we
134 | should follow. We also gain additional understanding, wisdom,
135 | divine character, and grace toward God and our neighbors.20 I
138 | can assure you that our ability to feel the Savior’s influence
139 | and love will be intensified in our lives, magnifying our faith,
140 | our desire to act righteously, and the motivation to serve Him
141 | and others.21 In
143 | addition, our gratitude for the blessings and challenges we
144 | experience in mortality will solidify and become part of our
145 | true worship.22
147 |
My dear
148 | friends, all these things
149 | strengthen our spiritual wonder regarding the gospel and move us
150 | to joyfully keep the covenants we make with the Lord—even in the
151 | midst of the trials and challenges we experience. Of course, for
152 | these outcomes to happen, we need to immerse ourselves with
153 | faith and real intent in the Savior’s teachings,23
156 | striving to incorporate His attributes into our way of being.24 In
159 | addition, we need to draw nearer to Him through our
160 | repentance,25
162 | seeking His forgiveness and His redeeming power in our lives and
163 | keeping His commandments. The Lord Himself promised that He
164 | would direct our paths if we would trust in Him with all our
165 | hearts, acknowledging Him in all our ways and not leaning on our
166 | own understanding.26
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A man I met recently, whose name is
189 | Wes and who is attending the conference today, accepted Christ’s
190 | invitation to learn of Him and of His gospel and began to
191 | experience the awe of His love after 27 years of distancing
192 | himself from the covenant path. He told me that one day he was
193 | contacted via Facebook by a missionary, Elder Jones, who was
194 | temporarily assigned to Wes’s area before going to his
195 | originally assigned mission in Panama. When Elder Jones came
196 | across Wes’s profile, not even knowing beforehand that he was
197 | already a member of the Church, he felt the guidance of the Holy
198 | Ghost and knew that he should immediately contact Wes. He
199 | quickly acted on this impression. Wes was amazed by this
200 | unexpected contact and began to realize that the Lord was aware
201 | of him despite his distance from the covenant path.
202 |
From then on, Wes and the
203 | missionaries began to communicate frequently. Elder Jones and
204 | his companion provided weekly acts of service and spiritual
205 | messages that helped Wes to recover his awe of the Savior and
206 | His gospel. It rekindled the flame of his testimony of the truth
207 | and of the Savior’s love for him. Wes felt the peace that comes
208 | from the Comforter and gained the strength he needed to return
209 | to the fold. He told me that this experience brought him
210 | spiritually and emotionally back to life and helped him to
211 | eliminate the feelings of bitterness accumulated over the years
212 | because of the difficult experiences he had been through.
213 |
As my aforementioned thoughtful
214 | professor friend has observed, there is always something
215 | wonderful and fascinating to learn about Jesus Christ and His
216 | gospel.27 The
218 | Lord has made wonderful promises that are extended to all those,
219 | including us, who seek to learn of Him and incorporate His words
220 | into their lives. To Enoch, He said, “Behold my Spirit [shall
221 | be] upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify; and the
222 | mountains shall flee before you, and the rivers shall turn from
223 | their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you.”28
226 | Through His servant King Benjamin, He declared, “Ye shall be
227 | called the children of Christ, his sons, and his daughters; for
228 | behold, this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say
229 | that your hearts are changed through faith on his name;
230 | therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and his
231 | daughters.”29
233 |
Therefore, as we genuinely and
234 | continually strive to learn of the Savior and follow His
235 | example, I promise you, in His name, that His divine attributes
236 | will be written in our minds and hearts,30
239 | that we will become more like Him, and that we will walk with
240 | Him.31
242 |
My beloved brothers and sisters, I
243 | pray that we will ever stand in awe of Jesus Christ and His
244 | complete, infinite, and perfect love. May the remembrance of
245 | what our eyes have seen and our hearts have felt increase our
246 | amazement at the Savior’s atoning sacrifice, which can heal us
247 | of our spiritual and emotional wounds and help us to draw closer
248 | to Him. May we marvel at the great promises that the Father has
249 | in His hands and that He has prepared for those who are
250 | faithful:
251 |
“The kingdom is yours and the
252 | blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are
253 | yours.
254 |
“And he who receiveth all things
255 | with thankfulness shall be made glorious.”32
258 |
Jesus is the Redeemer of the world,
259 | and this is His Church. I bear witness of these truths in the
260 | awe-inspiring, sacred, and sublime name of our Savior, Jesus
261 | Christ, amen.