hˈɛbɚ dʒˈeɪ. ɡɹˈænt wˈʌns sˈɛd ʌv kˈænən: "ðɛɹ pɹˈɑːbəbli ɪz nˌɑːɾə jˈʌŋ mˈæn ɪnðə tʃˈɜːtʃ hˌuː hæd hæd mˈoːɹ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾiz ænd ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd tə hˌɪm ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəli, spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəli, ænd ˈɛvɹi ˈʌðɚ wˈeɪ ðɐn dʒˈɑːn kjˈuː. kˈænən."
Heber J. Grant once said of Cannon: "There probably is not a young man in the church who had had more opportunities and advantages extended to him educationally, spiritually, and every other way than John Q. Cannon."