Welcome to this session of the 181st annual General Conference Wordle Puzzle, where players identify talks, hymns, prayers, business, or other bits of Conference disguised as Wordles. In each case, text has been run through the engine at wordle.net, which counts the number of times words appear in that text, then adjusts the size of each word accordingly. That is, in the talk puzzled here as “1,” the words “church” and “women” were used many times in a given talk and appear very large, while words like “pioneer,” “explained,” and “sacrifice” were used very seldom and appear very small. The goal is to identify that talk and the name of the speaker.
As usual, please solve only ONE puzzle so that others can play. If puzzles remain unsolved by mid-afternoon, you’ll be invited to solve more. (If you want to solve them all now and be crowned Konference King and Wordle Wizard, email your answers to me at keepapitchinin [at] aol [dot] com and I’ll announce how many you got right without giving away the answers.) Please identify both the speaker and the talk; speakers, talk titles, and hymns can be found on this page of the Church’s website.
Enjoy!
UPDATE: All puzzles have been solved; answers appear in comment 43. Don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to October already …
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#14: Press Forward, Saints
Kind of a dramatic visual, isn’t it, Sara? You’re right, of course.
#12 is Elder Scott’s, and lds.org is down for maintenance.
Aha. One of the benefits of living on the East Coast: I got here early enough to identify President Dieter Uchtdorf’s talk. #17. On the Road to Damascus.
(I was waiting for your Wordles ever since Conference, so I could identify that one! Sorry for beating everyone else to the punch! : )
It’s a conspiracy! By whom and for what, I dunno, but how could lds.org be down this morning of all mornings??
kew, you’re right with 12: Richard G. Scott, The Eternal Blessings of Marriage. (I’ll bet “Jeanene” was the clincher.)
And Researcher, you’re right, too. Was it, um, “Damascus” that gave it away?
While lds.org is down, maybe this Church News page can substitute. The titles aren’t always exact, and the music isn’t listed, but if some Wordle is tickling at your memory that list may help.
# 5 is the hymn “Have I done any good?”
I hunted and hunted for the most memorable talk (to me anyway) but it didn’t seem to be there… it’s the one from President Monson with the words “Fort Collins” in it. (People are still giddy about that… our stake will be in that temple district.)
lds.org is back up. Whew!
Your #5 is right, Coffinberry.
I apologize for not doing a regional version that would sweep in THE MOST IMPORTANT announcement evah! 🙂
#4, Elder Perry on the Sabbath??
#16 See the Mighty Priesthood Gathered
(and lds.org is back up–if it in fact ever was down)
Aaron and Mark both score with correct answers!
Recap:
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4. L. Tom Perry, “The Sabbath and the Sacrament”
5. Have I Done Any Good in the World Today?
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12. Richard G. Scott, “The Eternal Blessings of Marriage”
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14. Press Forward, Saints
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16. See the Mighty Priesthood Gathered
17. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Waiting on the Road to Damascus”
Coffinberry, here’s your Wordle of Thomas S. Monson, “It’s Conference Time”:
Lol… thanks Ardis! (PS Glad you’re feeling better some.)
# 2, “I Know That Our Redeemer Lives”
Make that, “i know that my redeemer LIVES,” kevinf. What a graphic.
I also think I know number 8, but I’d not want to get involved in a “scrum” over answering more than one, so I’ll be “Going” on with my daily mission of work. 🙂
*snicker*
#8 is Preparing the World for the Second Coming by Neil L. Andersen. I think!? 🙂
You think exactly right, Cliff.
Uh… Isn’t number 1 Elder Quentin Cook’s talk from the first session?
Yup, that’s the one, Tod.
Recap:
1. Quentin L. Cook, “LDS Women are Incredible!”
2. I Know that My Redeemer Lives
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4. L. Tom Perry, “The Sabbath and the Sacrament”
5. Have I Done Any Good in the World Today?
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8. Neal L. Andersen, ‘Preparing the World for the Second Coming”
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12. Richard G. Scott, “The Eternal Blessings of Marriage”
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14. Press Forward, Saints
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16. See the Mighty Priesthood Gathered
17. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Waiting on the Road to Damascus”
#6: Sister Allred, “The Essesse of Discipleship”? (I sound so certain, don’t I?)
Do you, Paul? Are you sure? Really? (You’re right, whether or not you’re sure!)
Okay, I’ve given everyone enough time. # 10 is Elaine Dalton’s “Guardian of Virtue” talk that is being discussed over at BCC, given at the YW session two weeks ago.
That’s the one, kevinf — all sessions of conference are fair game.
Now’s a good time, I suppose, to open up the rest of the puzzles to anybody who wants to solve more, even if you’ve already identified one. Have at it!
Recap:
1. Quentin L. Cook, “LDS Women are Incredible!”
2. I Know that My Redeemer Lives
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4. L. Tom Perry, “The Sabbath and the Sacrament”
5. Have I Done Any Good in the World Today?
6. Silvia H. Allred, “The Essence of Discipleship”
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8. Neal L. Andersen, “Preparing the World for the Second Coming”
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10. Elaine S. Dalton, “Guardians of Virtue”
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12. Richard G. Scott, “The Eternal Blessings of Marriage”
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14. Press Forward, Saints
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16. See the Mighty Priesthood Gathered
17. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Waiting on the Road to Damascus”
11. Jeffrey R. Holland, “An Ensign to the Nations”
That’s right, Justin. I didn’t see any really distinctive clue words in that one, although taken together the vocabulary (“whosoever,” “declared”) sounds very much like him.
#15 is that “Opportunities to Do Good” by President Eyring?
Yes! Cliff gets another one that I thought was rather difficult — lots of opportunity words (work, service, help, welfare) but no really distinctive phrases.
Recap:
1. Quentin L. Cook, “LDS Women are Incredible!”
2. I Know that My Redeemer Lives
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4. L. Tom Perry, “The Sabbath and the Sacrament”
5. Have I Done Any Good in the World Today?
6. Silvia H. Allred, “The Essence of Discipleship”
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8. Neal L. Andersen, “Preparing the World for the Second Coming”
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10. Elaine S. Dalton, “Guardians of Virtue”
11. Jeffrey R. Holland, “An Ensign to the Nations”
12. Richard G. Scott, “The Eternal Blessings of Marriage”
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14. Press Forward, Saints
15. Henry B. Eyring, “Opportunities to Do Good”
16. See the Mighty Priesthood Gathered
17. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Waiting on the Road to Damascus”
Ardis – These really are lots of fun, so if I haven’t said Thank You for preparing these, then by all that is good and right, Thank you! Hope you are continuing to get better.
Thanks, Cliff. It’s nice to know you enjoy them as much as I do — I wonder, sometimes, if I enjoy them because I already have the answers?!
In an early comment Researcher suggested that she thought of these Wordles even while Pres. Uchtdorf was speaking. I do, too, sometimes, thinking about what words are going to dominate, and whether there will be names or other unusual terms that are dead giveaways.
# 13, Cecil O. Samuelson, “Testimony”?
By the way, this is fun. Thanks for doing these each time, Ardis.
Dang you, Kevinf! I was just about to guess that. No fibbing. OK, I’ll try for one other . . .
kevinf has a testimony. And a new granddaughter.
1. Quentin L. Cook, “LDS Women are Incredible!”
2. I Know that My Redeemer Lives
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4. L. Tom Perry, “The Sabbath and the Sacrament”
5. Have I Done Any Good in the World Today?
6. Silvia H. Allred, “The Essence of Discipleship”
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8. Neal L. Andersen, “Preparing the World for the Second Coming”
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10. Elaine S. Dalton, “Guardians of Virtue”
11. Jeffrey R. Holland, “An Ensign to the Nations”
12. Richard G. Scott, “The Eternal Blessings of Marriage”
13. Cecil O. Samuelsen, “Testimony”
14. Press Forward, Saints
15. Henry B. Eyring, “Opportunities to Do Good”
16. See the Mighty Priesthood Gathered
17. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Waiting on the Road to Damascus”
No. 3, “Face the Future with Faith” by Russell Nelson.
[fingers crossed]
Uncross those fingers, David — you’re right.
Two more, friends (7 and 9). 7 has some interesting, shiny key words …
It’s getting late . . . I’m itching to solve the rest of them . . .
Solve another one, then!
IS #9 Priesthood Power by President Monson?
Yes, Cliff, that’s it.
One more!
#7 is Finding Joy through Loving Service by M. Russell Ballard I think.
And we have a wrap! Whew. Thanks, everybody; it was fun.
1. Quentin L. Cook, “LDS Women are Incredible!”
2. I Know that My Redeemer Lives
3. Russell M. Nelson, “Face the Future with Faith”
4. L. Tom Perry, “The Sabbath and the Sacrament”
5. Have I Done Any Good in the World Today?
6. Silvia H. Allred, “The Essence of Discipleship”
7. M. russell Ballard, “Finding Joy through Loving Service”
8. Neal L. Andersen, “Preparing the World for the Second Coming”
9. Thomas S. Monson, “Priesthood Power”
10. Elaine S. Dalton, “Guardians of Virtue”
11. Jeffrey R. Holland, “An Ensign to the Nations”
12. Richard G. Scott, “The Eternal Blessings of Marriage”
13. Cecil O. Samuelsen, “Testimony”
14. Press Forward, Saints
15. Henry B. Eyring, “Opportunities to Do Good”
16. See the Mighty Priesthood Gathered
17. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Waiting on the Road to Damascus”
Thanks for posting these, it was a huge help in preparing my SS lesson this week, when I was searching for a conference talk and needed more than just the topic index in the May Ensign!