A Talk to Remember

At a glance

General Conference in numbers, since 1971.

October 2026

The most recent General Conference.

The median talk ran 8.6 minutes, against 14.2 minutes across every conference.

Speaking at General Conference for the first time: Christian C. Chigbundu, Gabriel W. Reid, Hutch U. Fale, James G. O. Fantone, Jeremiah J. Morgan, Kevin J. Hathaway, Matthew J. Eyring, Paul H. Sinclair, Rosemary K. Chibota, Thabo Lebethoa, Timothy L. Farnes

Topics this conference

  1. Jesus Christ 20
  2. Faith 11
  3. Love 9
  4. Covenants 8
  5. Discipleship 7
  6. Adversity 4
  7. Holy Ghost 4
  8. Grace 3

Talks by calling

  • First Presidency
  • Quorum of the Twelve
  • Seventy
  • Other general officers
First Presidency: 4 talksQuorum of the Twelve: 12 talksSeventy: 15 talksOther general officers: 6 talks

How long talks run

Shortest

Longest

All time

Every conference since 1971.

At 30 minutes a day, listening to every talk would take about 5.3 years.

Most common topics

The line beside each topic is its share of each decade's talks, from the 1970s to the 2020s.

  1. Jesus Christ 1,069
  2. Faith 573
  3. Service 459
  4. Love 444
  5. Family 425
  6. Obedience 407
  7. Priesthood 384
  8. Adversity 368
  9. Missionary work 348
  10. Holy Ghost 346
  11. Testimony 334
  12. Repentance 308

How long talks run

Median talk length by conference, in minutes
05101520April 1971: median 14.4 minutesOctober 1971: median 14.3 minutesApril 1972: median 15.1 minutesOctober 1972: median 14.3 minutesApril 1973: median 16.0 minutesOctober 1973: median 15.8 minutesApril 1974: median 15.2 minutesOctober 1974: median 14.7 minutesApril 1975: median 14.0 minutesOctober 1975: median 14.4 minutesApril 1976: median 13.1 minutesOctober 1976: median 13.1 minutesApril 1977: median 15.1 minutesOctober 1977: median 15.7 minutesApril 1978: median 13.7 minutesOctober 1978: median 13.1 minutesApril 1979: median 16.2 minutesOctober 1979: median 15.5 minutesApril 1980: median 12.6 minutesOctober 1980: median 14.3 minutesApril 1981: median 14.8 minutesOctober 1981: median 15.8 minutesApril 1982: median 15.6 minutesOctober 1982: median 15.8 minutesApril 1983: median 16.0 minutesOctober 1983: median 14.2 minutesApril 1984: median 14.1 minutesOctober 1984: median 14.3 minutesApril 1985: median 14.6 minutesOctober 1985: median 15.5 minutesApril 1986: median 16.9 minutesOctober 1986: median 16.4 minutesApril 1987: median 16.9 minutesOctober 1987: median 16.4 minutesApril 1988: median 16.6 minutesOctober 1988: median 16.9 minutesApril 1989: median 17.4 minutesOctober 1989: median 15.9 minutesApril 1990: median 15.3 minutesOctober 1990: median 13.9 minutesApril 1991: median 15.4 minutesOctober 1991: median 14.9 minutesApril 1992: median 13.8 minutesOctober 1992: median 14.6 minutesApril 1993: median 14.2 minutesOctober 1993: median 14.3 minutesApril 1994: median 14.5 minutesOctober 1994: median 16.1 minutesApril 1995: median 12.0 minutesOctober 1995: median 15.6 minutesApril 1996: median 16.4 minutesOctober 1996: median 15.6 minutesApril 1997: median 14.9 minutesOctober 1997: median 16.2 minutesApril 1998: median 15.0 minutesOctober 1998: median 14.9 minutesApril 1999: median 15.6 minutesOctober 1999: median 13.8 minutesApril 2000: median 15.4 minutesOctober 2000: median 14.9 minutesApril 2001: median 15.2 minutesOctober 2001: median 15.6 minutesApril 2002: median 15.3 minutesOctober 2002: median 15.7 minutesApril 2003: median 12.7 minutesOctober 2003: median 15.7 minutesApril 2004: median 14.1 minutesOctober 2004: median 14.4 minutesApril 2005: median 15.0 minutesOctober 2005: median 15.9 minutesApril 2006: median 16.1 minutesOctober 2006: median 11.3 minutesApril 2007: median 13.2 minutesOctober 2007: median 10.8 minutesApril 2008: median 13.5 minutesOctober 2008: median 14.7 minutesApril 2009: median 15.6 minutesOctober 2009: median 14.8 minutesApril 2010: median 14.3 minutesOctober 2010: median 14.3 minutesApril 2011: median 15.1 minutesOctober 2011: median 14.8 minutesApril 2012: median 14.7 minutesOctober 2012: median 14.8 minutesApril 2013: median 14.6 minutesOctober 2013: median 14.8 minutesApril 2014: median 14.4 minutesOctober 2014: median 13.3 minutesApril 2015: median 12.4 minutesOctober 2015: median 12.0 minutesApril 2016: median 13.9 minutesOctober 2016: median 13.4 minutesApril 2017: median 13.1 minutesOctober 2017: median 13.9 minutesApril 2018: median 12.2 minutesOctober 2018: median 14.3 minutesApril 2019: median 15.0 minutesOctober 2019: median 13.0 minutesApril 2020: median 14.7 minutesOctober 2020: median 12.7 minutesApril 2021: median 12.5 minutesOctober 2021: median 11.4 minutesApril 2022: median 12.7 minutesOctober 2022: median 12.3 minutesApril 2023: median 12.4 minutesOctober 2023: median 12.0 minutesApril 2024: median 12.9 minutesOctober 2024: median 12.0 minutesApril 2025: median 11.5 minutesOctober 2025: median 11.8 minutesApril 2026: median 9.2 minutesOctober 2026: median 8.6 minutes19801990200020102020
Talks per conference
0204060April 1971: 42 talksOctober 1971: 43 talksApril 1972: 44 talksOctober 1972: 42 talksApril 1973: 38 talksOctober 1973: 39 talksApril 1974: 43 talksOctober 1974: 42 talksApril 1975: 44 talksOctober 1975: 50 talksApril 1976: 49 talksOctober 1976: 51 talksApril 1977: 38 talksOctober 1977: 36 talksApril 1978: 40 talksOctober 1978: 43 talksApril 1979: 33 talksOctober 1979: 38 talksApril 1980: 36 talksOctober 1980: 44 talksApril 1981: 35 talksOctober 1981: 39 talksApril 1982: 38 talksOctober 1982: 35 talksApril 1983: 29 talksOctober 1983: 33 talksApril 1984: 31 talksOctober 1984: 35 talksApril 1985: 32 talksOctober 1985: 34 talksApril 1986: 25 talksOctober 1986: 32 talksApril 1987: 26 talksOctober 1987: 32 talksApril 1988: 29 talksOctober 1988: 34 talksApril 1989: 26 talksOctober 1989: 35 talksApril 1990: 37 talksOctober 1990: 37 talksApril 1991: 31 talksOctober 1991: 38 talksApril 1992: 38 talksOctober 1992: 38 talksApril 1993: 33 talksOctober 1993: 36 talksApril 1994: 37 talksOctober 1994: 35 talksApril 1995: 40 talksOctober 1995: 38 talksApril 1996: 35 talksOctober 1996: 33 talksApril 1997: 37 talksOctober 1997: 36 talksApril 1998: 36 talksOctober 1998: 37 talksApril 1999: 37 talksOctober 1999: 37 talksApril 2000: 35 talksOctober 2000: 38 talksApril 2001: 35 talksOctober 2001: 37 talksApril 2002: 37 talksOctober 2002: 34 talksApril 2003: 39 talksOctober 2003: 35 talksApril 2004: 36 talksOctober 2004: 36 talksApril 2005: 35 talksOctober 2005: 37 talksApril 2006: 34 talksOctober 2006: 42 talksApril 2007: 39 talksOctober 2007: 42 talksApril 2008: 39 talksOctober 2008: 36 talksApril 2009: 36 talksOctober 2009: 38 talksApril 2010: 37 talksOctober 2010: 38 talksApril 2011: 37 talksOctober 2011: 38 talksApril 2012: 37 talksOctober 2012: 38 talksApril 2013: 37 talksOctober 2013: 38 talksApril 2014: 37 talksOctober 2014: 38 talksApril 2015: 36 talksOctober 2015: 39 talksApril 2016: 35 talksOctober 2016: 37 talksApril 2017: 36 talksOctober 2017: 35 talksApril 2018: 36 talksOctober 2018: 33 talksApril 2019: 31 talksOctober 2019: 34 talksApril 2020: 33 talksOctober 2020: 35 talksApril 2021: 36 talksOctober 2021: 40 talksApril 2022: 36 talksOctober 2022: 36 talksApril 2023: 34 talksOctober 2023: 33 talksApril 2024: 33 talksOctober 2024: 35 talksApril 2025: 32 talksOctober 2025: 34 talksApril 2026: 34 talksOctober 2026: 37 talks19801990200020102020

Lengths come from the audio, which 4,082 of the 4,096 talks have.

Show as a table
ConferenceTalksMedian minutes
October 2026378.6
April 2026349.2
October 20253411.8
April 20253211.5
October 20243512.0
April 20243312.9
October 20233312.0
April 20233412.4
October 20223612.3
April 20223612.7
October 20214011.4
April 20213612.5
October 20203512.7
April 20203314.7
October 20193413.0
April 20193115.0
October 20183314.3
April 20183612.2
October 20173513.9
April 20173613.1
October 20163713.4
April 20163513.9
October 20153912.0
April 20153612.4
October 20143813.3
April 20143714.4
October 20133814.8
April 20133714.6
October 20123814.8
April 20123714.7
October 20113814.8
April 20113715.1
October 20103814.3
April 20103714.3
October 20093814.8
April 20093615.6
October 20083614.7
April 20083913.5
October 20074210.8
April 20073913.2
October 20064211.3
April 20063416.1
October 20053715.9
April 20053515.0
October 20043614.4
April 20043614.1
October 20033515.7
April 20033912.7
October 20023415.7
April 20023715.3
October 20013715.6
April 20013515.2
October 20003814.9
April 20003515.4
October 19993713.8
April 19993715.6
October 19983714.9
April 19983615.0
October 19973616.2
April 19973714.9
October 19963315.6
April 19963516.4
October 19953815.6
April 19954012.0
October 19943516.1
April 19943714.5
October 19933614.3
April 19933314.2
October 19923814.6
April 19923813.8
October 19913814.9
April 19913115.4
October 19903713.9
April 19903715.3
October 19893515.9
April 19892617.4
October 19883416.9
April 19882916.6
October 19873216.4
April 19872616.9
October 19863216.4
April 19862516.9
October 19853415.5
April 19853214.6
October 19843514.3
April 19843114.1
October 19833314.2
April 19832916.0
October 19823515.8
April 19823815.6
October 19813915.8
April 19813514.8
October 19804414.3
April 19803612.6
October 19793815.5
April 19793316.2
October 19784313.1
April 19784013.7
October 19773615.7
April 19773815.1
October 19765113.1
April 19764913.1
October 19755014.4
April 19754414.0
October 19744214.7
April 19744315.2
October 19733915.8
April 19733816.0
October 19724214.3
April 19724415.1
October 19714314.3
April 19714214.4
Talks by length, in minutes
0–2 minutes: 1 talk2–4 minutes: 50 talks4–6 minutes: 73 talks6–8 minutes: 142 talks8–10 minutes: 321 talks10–12 minutes: 780 talks12–14 minutes: 606 talks14–16 minutes: 630 talks16–18 minutes: 725 talks18–20 minutes: 396 talks20–22 minutes: 184 talks22–24 minutes: 85 talks24–26 minutes: 43 talks26–28 minutes: 16 talks28 minutes or more: 30 talks0102030

Shortest

Longest

Who speaks

Each decade's talks, by the speaker's calling at the time.

  • First Presidency
  • Quorum of the Twelve
  • Seventy
  • Other general officers
1970s1970s · First Presidency: 157 talks (21%)1970s · Quorum of the Twelve: 208 talks (28%)1970s · Seventy: 311 talks (41%)1970s · Other general officers: 79 talks (10%)1980s1980s · First Presidency: 132 talks (20%)1980s · Quorum of the Twelve: 237 talks (36%)1980s · Seventy: 200 talks (30%)1980s · Other general officers: 91 talks (14%)1990s1990s · First Presidency: 155 talks (21%)1990s · Quorum of the Twelve: 241 talks (33%)1990s · Seventy: 210 talks (29%)1990s · Other general officers: 120 talks (17%)2000s2000s · First Presidency: 180 talks (24%)2000s · Quorum of the Twelve: 237 talks (32%)2000s · Seventy: 191 talks (26%)2000s · Other general officers: 132 talks (18%)2010s2010s · First Presidency: 154 talks (21%)2010s · Quorum of the Twelve: 237 talks (33%)2010s · Seventy: 192 talks (26%)2010s · Other general officers: 144 talks (20%)2020s2020s · First Presidency: 74 talks (15%)2020s · Quorum of the Twelve: 169 talks (35%)2020s · Seventy: 170 talks (35%)2020s · Other general officers: 75 talks (15%)
Show as a table
DecadeFirst PresidencyQuorum of the TwelveSeventyOther general officers
197015720831179
198013223720091
1990155241210120
2000180237191132
2010154237192144
20207416917075

Most talks

  1. Gordon B. Hinckley 1971–2007 212
  2. Thomas S. Monson 1971–2017 210
  3. Russell M. Nelson 1984–2025 114
  4. Henry B. Eyring 1985–2026 110
  5. Dallin H. Oaks 1971–2026 103
  6. James E. Faust 1972–2007 100
  7. Boyd K. Packer 1971–2015 90
  8. M. Russell Ballard 1976–2023 88
  9. L. Tom Perry 1972–2015 87
  10. Spencer W. Kimball 1971–1985 75

Longest time between first and last talk

  • Dallin H. Oaks 55 years, 1971–2026
  • M. Russell Ballard 47 years, 1976–2023
  • Thomas S. Monson 46 years, 1971–2017
  • Boyd K. Packer 44 years, 1971–2015
  • L. Tom Perry 43 years, 1972–2015