I always think these word collages are so interesting. They take the words that are most frequently used and enlarge them to show which words are spoken the most often. It kind of gives us an "at-a-glance" summary of the important messages and themes of the LDS General Conference.
I thought this blog was very interesting. The following thought comes from it:
When Elder Neil L. Andersen rose to the pulpit last Sunday morning for the first time as a newly sustained member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, these were his first words:
My dear brothers and sisters across the world, my knees are weak and my emotions close to the surface. I express my love for you and profoundly thank you for your sustaining vote. In so many dimensions, I feel inadequate and humbled. I take solace that in one qualification for the holy apostleship where there can be no latitude extended, the Lord has deeply blessed me. I do know with perfect and certain clarity through the power of the Holy Ghost that Jesus is the Christ, the Beloved Son of God … To those who know me, if ever I have been less than I should have been in your presence, I ask for your forgiveness and patience. I so very much need your faith and prayers in my behalf. I know that I am not what I must become. I pray that I might be willing and moldable to the Lord’s tutoring and correction.
In short, Elder Andersen briefly acknowledged how nervous he was, and then immediately fulfilled the key responsibility of being a Special Witness–he bore a plain, but powerful, testimony of the reality of Jesus Christ as the Son of God. He concluded his introduction with a genuine prayer for forgiveness and patience from those he may have wronged.I was so impressed by this opening statement that I was inspired (or maybe just driven by curiosity) to go and seek out the first words of every other living Prophet, Seer, and Revelator on the Earth today. A couple of observations, as well as the quotes from each address (with some minor editing on my part) are presented below. Note that many of these men spoke in General Conference prior to being called as an Apostle.
My dear brothers and sisters across the world, my knees are weak and my emotions close to the surface. I express my love for you and profoundly thank you for your sustaining vote. In so many dimensions, I feel inadequate and humbled. I take solace that in one qualification for the holy apostleship where there can be no latitude extended, the Lord has deeply blessed me. I do know with perfect and certain clarity through the power of the Holy Ghost that Jesus is the Christ, the Beloved Son of God … To those who know me, if ever I have been less than I should have been in your presence, I ask for your forgiveness and patience. I so very much need your faith and prayers in my behalf. I know that I am not what I must become. I pray that I might be willing and moldable to the Lord’s tutoring and correction.
In short, Elder Andersen briefly acknowledged how nervous he was, and then immediately fulfilled the key responsibility of being a Special Witness–he bore a plain, but powerful, testimony of the reality of Jesus Christ as the Son of God. He concluded his introduction with a genuine prayer for forgiveness and patience from those he may have wronged.I was so impressed by this opening statement that I was inspired (or maybe just driven by curiosity) to go and seek out the first words of every other living Prophet, Seer, and Revelator on the Earth today. A couple of observations, as well as the quotes from each address (with some minor editing on my part) are presented below. Note that many of these men spoke in General Conference prior to being called as an Apostle.
3 comments:
Where do you find those word clouds?
Interesting note that the apostles immediately take upon themselves their principal obligation - to be special witnesses for the Lord in all the world. Thanks for sharing, Vonnie.
Claire, I found the word clouds on the DNews - Mormon Times section. They're designed by a guy named Connor Boyack.
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