Welcome to our traditional post-Conference puzzlefest!
East of the word clouds below represent a talk, a hymn, or some bit of business that occurred at the recent Conference. Words that appeared most frequently in a talk appear in the largest type; words that appeared less frequently in smaller type.
Your challenge: Identify one of the word clouds by naming the speaker and his talk title (you can check for titles here; there’s also a “Show Music” link there to remind you of the hymns that were sung). It would also be nice if you pointed out which words in the cloud helped you identify the talk to help some readers who might be mystified — this isn’t always easy.
Please solve only ONE puzzle. There will undoubtedly be unsolved puzzles this evening or even tomorrow morning – once latecomers have had a chance to play, I’ll open it up for you to solve additional puzzles.
Let the fun begin!
[Update: The puzzles have all been solved, with a complete answer key in comment 45.]
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5: Bishop Gérald Caussé, “Ye Are No More Strangers”.
Number 2: Called to Serve. You know, if you get here early enough, you get to pick the easy ones :).
13: I’m going to go out on a limb and say ‘Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel’.
I’m guessing that “Valjean” may have been a clue for Alison … but I can’t guess how in the world Jeannine and gomez ever managed to solve their impossibly difficult puzzles! 😛 Congratulations for starting us off well today.
Spot on, Ardis! Gomez, you made me laugh out loud there 🙂
#8 is True Shepherds by President Monson on Sat night. Home Teaching caught my eye, but Hammer was the clincher
Right you are, Carl — thanks for pointing out what helped you recognize it.
A recap:
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2. “Called to Serve”
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5. Gérald Caussé, “Ye Are No More Strangers”
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8. Thomas S. Monson, “True Shepherds”
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13. “Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel”
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18 = “Abide With Me, ‘Tis Eventide” Hey, I’m on vacation! (sorta)
Sometimes it takes shutting down an entry country to get Grant to take a break … but he can still solve puzzles.
Is #3 Christofferson?
I think 6 is Elder Uchtdorf’s Saturday morning.
Right on both counts, queuno and Dovie.
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2. “Called to Serve”
3. D. Todd Christofferson, “Moral Force of Women”
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5. Gérald Caussé, “Ye Are No More Strangers”
6. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Come, Join with Us”
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8. Thomas S. Monson, “True Shepherds”
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13. “Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel”
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18. “Abide with Me”
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#21 has to be Elder Cook’s talk. I don’t think any other speaker mentioned “opera.”
#22 is Quentin L. Cook and “Lamentations of Jeremiah”
Rats! David beat me to it by about 5 seconds, and he also read the wordles numbering correctly!
You have to watch those organists when it comes to anything to do with opera, kevinf — they’re slick.
I like the font you used for the sustainings as 16., it fits somehow.
#1 must be Boyd K. Packer’s “The Key to Spiritual Protection.” SCRIPTURES is so big and also mansion and Joseph gave away the story his told about Joseph F. Smith.
#24 is Look Ahead and Believe by Elder Dube. Sledge was the give away word for me.
# 20 = Elder Holland’s “Broken Vessels”
Fun! (All the ones I knew are taken, but still–fun!).
# 19 The Windows of Heaven by Elder Bednar
#4 with its prominent “teach” and “teachers” is probably David McConkie, “Teaching with the Power and Authority of God.” It was a little hard to follow during conference, but I’ve been meaning to read through the written report.
I go away to work for a while, come back, and find lots of puzzles solved! Hurray! And thanks, especially, to those of you who pointed out the words that gave away the solution to you.
A recap:
1. Boyd K. Packer, “Key to Spiritual Protection”
2. “Called to Serve”
3. D. Todd Christofferson, “Moral Force of Women”
4. David M. McConkie, “Teaching with the Power and Authority of God”
5. Gérald Caussé, “Ye Are No More Strangers”
6. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Come, Join with Us”
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8. Thomas S. Monson, “True Shepherds”
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13. “Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel”
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19. David A. Bednar, “Windows of Heaven”
20. Jeffrey R. Holland, “Like a Broken Vessel”
21. Quentin L. Cook, “Lamentations of Jeremiah: Beware of Bondage”
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24. Edward Dube, “Look Ahead and Believe”
#7 looks to me like Elder Oaks, No Other Gods. Prominence of Marriage and Children hit me as I was looking through the list.
Hugh wins #7.
So, how did you translate the “sustaining of the officers” into a Wordle? Did you transcribe it from the audio? Oh my! But clever.
Naw — they actually did post a transcription to that bit of business! They made it easy for me, although I’m glad to take the credit for everything else. 🙂
Still a few easy ones left… I’ll take #17, “When He Comes Again.”
that’s right, lindberg!
I hope some of you have been working on the harder ones, ready to post the solutions when I open it up to multiple answers.
1. Boyd K. Packer, “Key to Spiritual Protection”
2. “Called to Serve”
3. D. Todd Christofferson, “Moral Force of Women”
4. David M. McConkie, “Teaching with the Power and Authority of God”
5. Gérald Caussé, “Ye Are No More Strangers”
6. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Come, Join with Us”
7. 7. Dallin H. Oaks, “No Other Gods”
8. Thomas S. Monson, “True Shepherds”
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13. “Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel”
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16. Sustaining of Officers
17. “I Wonder When He Comes Again”
18. “Abide with Me”
19. David A. Bednar, “Windows of Heaven”
20. Jeffrey R. Holland, “Like a Broken Vessel”
21. Quentin L. Cook, “Lamentations of Jeremiah: Beware of Bondage”
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24. Edward Dube, “Look Ahead and Believe”
Being a night owl and licking my wounds from watching the Dodgers lose has its advantages. I get a chance to figure out one of the remaining wordles after many people have gone to sleep.
#14 – Elder Richard J. Maynes – “The Strength to Endure”.
The word that tipped me off was “basketball.” I remembered wondering when he talked about playing basketball for “a well-respected coach and author at a college in California” if the coach was John Wooden. Don’t know if he did, but the story he told reminded me of my high school football coach and his beginning of the season practices.
You’re right, Chris — that’s the one.
Okay, folks, we still have about a half dozen puzzles to solve, so feel free to solve a second and third one. (Unless this really drags on through the day, try not to solve them all in one fell swoop, or swell foop, or whatever.)
22 is Sister Oscarson. Agnes and Isabelle were the keys for me.
Mark B. scores! (Bonnie L. Oscarson, “Be Ye Converted”)
#11 “Do What Is Right” with its stout hearts? I don’t remember that being sung. I do remember the lovely Mack Wilberg arrangement of “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come,” “Called to Serve,” and “There is Sunshine in My Soul.”
“What What Is Right” was in the middle of the Priesthood session (not that I was — ahem — watching) — and Amy scores another one.
1. Boyd K. Packer, “Key to Spiritual Protection”
2. “Called to Serve”
3. D. Todd Christofferson, “Moral Force of Women”
4. David M. McConkie, “Teaching with the Power and Authority of God”
5. Gérald Caussé, “Ye Are No More Strangers”
6. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Come, Join with Us”
7. 7. Dallin H. Oaks, “No Other Gods”
8. Thomas S. Monson, “True Shepherds”
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11. “Do What Is Right”
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13. “Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel”
14. Richard J. Maynes, “Strength to Endure”
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16. Sustaining of Officers
17. “I Wonder When He Comes Again”
18. “Abide with Me”
19. David A. Bednar, “Windows of Heaven”
20. Jeffrey R. Holland, “Like a Broken Vessel”
21. Quentin L. Cook, “Lamentations of Jeremiah: Beware of Bondage”
22. Bonnie L. Oscarson, “Be Ye Converted”
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24. Edward Dube, “Look Ahead and Believe”
#9 is “Power in the Priesthood” by Elder Neil L Andersen. Brazil and Parrella reminded me of the story, but I admit I had to do some browsing to find who the storyteller was.
I think #10 is Elder Scott’s talk. It was so good I listened to it twice. I had never looked at the story of the people of Ammon that way.
You-all are GOOD! Both Carl and Jeannine correctly identify their puzzles.
That leaves us 12, 15, and 23 to solve.
23 is Elder M. Russell Ballard, “Put Your Trust In the Lord”. I guess it was the size of the word “Missionary” that tipped me off.
Right, Alison!
1. Boyd K. Packer, “Key to Spiritual Protection”
2. “Called to Serve”
3. D. Todd Christofferson, “Moral Force of Women”
4. David M. McConkie, “Teaching with the Power and Authority of God”
5. Gérald Caussé, “Ye Are No More Strangers”
6. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Come, Join with Us”
7. 7. Dallin H. Oaks, “No Other Gods”
8. Thomas S. Monson, “True Shepherds”
9. Neil L. Ander
sonSEN, “Power in the Priesthood”10. Richard G. Scott, “Personal Strength through the Atonement of Jesus Christ”
11. “Do What Is Right”
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13. “Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel”
14. Richard J. Maynes, “Strength to Endure”
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16. Sustaining of Officers
17. “I Wonder When He Comes Again”
18. “Abide with Me”
19. David A. Bednar, “Windows of Heaven”
20. Jeffrey R. Holland, “Like a Broken Vessel”
21. Quentin L. Cook, “Lamentations of Jeremiah: Beware of Bondage”
22. Bonnie L. Oscarson, “Be Ye Converted”
23. M. Russell Ballard, “Put Your Trust in the Lord”
24. Edward Dube, “Look Ahead and Believe”
Is 12 Pres. Eyring’s priesthood session talk, “Bind Up Their Wounds”? The word “Samaritan” is what I’m remembering.
Going out on a limb here for #15 but the only one I know that used “body” that much was Elder Nelson in his talk “Decisions for Eternity.”
Bingo! Mike and Chocolate come through with solutions to the final puzzles! (I started to write “… with the final solutions,” but that didn’t come out right …)
Thanks, everyone, for playing. We now adjourn the Conference Wordle tradition for six months, to reconvene in the days following April Conference, 2014.
1. Boyd K. Packer, “Key to Spiritual Protection”
2. “Called to Serve”
3. D. Todd Christofferson, “Moral Force of Women”
4. David M. McConkie, “Teaching with the Power and Authority of God”
5. Gérald Caussé, “Ye Are No More Strangers”
6. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Come, Join with Us”
7. Dallin H. Oaks, “No Other Gods”
8. Thomas S. Monson, “True Shepherds”
9. Neil L. Ander
sonSEN, “Power in the Priesthood”10. Richard G. Scott, “Personal Strength through the Atonement of Jesus Christ”
11. “Do What Is Right”
12. Henry B. Eyring, “Bind Up Their Wounds”
13. “Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel”
14. Richard J. Maynes, “Strength to Endure”
15. Russell M. Nelson, “Decisions for Eternity”
16. Sustaining of Officers
17. “I Wonder When He Comes Again”
18. “Abide with Me”
19. David A. Bednar, “Windows of Heaven”
20. Jeffrey R. Holland, “Like a Broken Vessel”
21. Quentin L. Cook, “Lamentations of Jeremiah: Beware of Bondage”
22. Bonnie L. Oscarson, “Be Ye Converted”
23. M. Russell Ballard, “Put Your Trust in the Lord”
24. Edward Dube, “Look Ahead and Believe”
Now that we’re done, here’s a shout out from the Danes–Elder Andersen’s name is spelled in the good Danish way, with an SEN at the end!
My Nielsen ancestors would want you all to get it right.
When I saw your name in the Recent Comments box, Mark, after the puzzles were all solved, my instant reaction was, “Oh, no, what I have I got wrong this time?” It didn’t take long to find out.
Fixed throughout.
LOL. Nice of Mark to make sure Elder Andersen’s ancestors aren’t turning in their graves. : )
You know those Danes–a truly great people.
And sticklers for spelling.