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I thought that since it’s been a couple of months since General Conference it would be good to share the stats on who the most “liked” General Authority is. Depending on how you want to break it down, it is either Dieter Uchtdorf or David Bednar. This is based on the latest statistics from the October 2014 General Conference.
Below is a chart that includes the top 10 talks from Conference talks. This is ranked in order from the talk with the most “shares” and “likes” on social media from greatest to least.
|
Name |
Title | Talk | Shares |
| David Bednar | Apostle | Come and See | 13,000 |
| Jeffery Holland | Apostle | Are we not all Beggars | 12,000 |
| Jorg Klebingat | Quorum of 70 | Approaching the Throne of God with Confidence | 11,000 |
| Dieter Uchtdorf | Presidency | Lord, is it I? | 9,500 |
| Lynn Robbins | Quorum of 70 | Which way do you Face? | 7,200 |
| Dallin Oaks | Apostle | Loving others and living with differences | 7,200 |
| Dieter Uchtdorf | Presidency | Receiving Testimony of Light and Truth | 6,200 |
| D Todd Christoffersen | Apostle | Free to Act for Selves | 5,300 |
| Richard Scott | Apostle | Exercise your Faith | 5,100 |
| Dieter Uchtdorf | Presidency | Living the Gospel Joyful | 5,000 |
As you can see, David Bednar, a member of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles, has the highest ranked talk. However, you’ll notice that Dieter Uchtdorf has all three of the talks he gave included in the top 10. With Uchtdorf’s three talks combined, he has over 20,000 shares so far and Bednar has about 13,000 from his one talk, so you could argue either way.
Also, it should be pointed out that although a certain authority may be on the list, it doesn’t mean they are the most popular as a person. It could be that they simply shared a topic that hit home to a lot of people.
What are your thoughts on who today’s most liked General Authority is?
One of my main purposes of this site is to unite people of all faiths into a common ground of understanding through uplifiting dialogue online. I feel that slowly and surely we’re all beginning to come together as people of faith. One example of this is the recent forum at Notre Dame entitled “Conviction and Compromise: Being a Person of Faith in a Liberal Democracy”. At this forum, they had a few Christian leaders from various denominations,including: Rev. Joseph E. Kurtz, archbishop of Louisville; Rabbi David Saperstein, director and counsel of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism; Rick Warren, founding pastor, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, California; and Rev. Richard Cizik, president of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good, and a Mormon apostle (Dallin Oaks, pictured in the middle).
The discussion surrounded the role religion should play in our political decisions.
I thought it would be interesting to see how readers of this blog feel about the issue and thought we could have a panel of our own.
I will share the questions asked at the forum to each of the religious leaders. When you leave a comment, share with us your religious affiliation and then answer the questions.
Panel Discussion Questions (as taken from the Notre Dame forum)
- How can people of faith reconcile religious conviction with politics, which is often described as the “art of compromise”?
- Should voters take a candidate’s religion into account when casting their ballot?
- How should elected officials apply their faith when making policy?
- How does religious diversity affect our national understanding of religion’s role in both politics and government?
Recently Elder Nelson gave a talk at the World Congress of Families V entitled “The Family: The Hope for the Future of Nations“.
You can view his talk here, but I’d like to just highlight some quotes I found inspiring from the talk. Feel free to share your thoughts on the talk as well.
Here are a few quotes from the talk I liked:
After 59 years of marriage, my dear wife, Dantzel, died of a sudden rhythm shift of the heart. Ironically, my professional life as a heart surgeon included intensive research in the very malady that claimed her life. Even so, I could not resuscitate her. I know about a widower’s silent loneliness
In General Conference we rarely see the human side of the Apostles unfortuneatly. I found it refreshing that Elder Nelson got personal and shared some of his deepest heartaches. My heart went out to him as he shared this story.
Throughout my life, I have answered to many titles, including doctor, captain, professor, and elder. But the titles I revere most are those of husband, father, and grandfather.
Having become a new father myself last year, and for all you mothers and fathers out there, I’m sure you totally understand and appreciate this quote. It is important for us to always remember which roles are most important in our lives and that our children feel that we put them above our jobs and church callings.
Spiritually, we need children as much as they need us. They are our spiritual wealth.
Just think how beautiful and fun life is with children. It’s no wonder Jesus told us to become as a child.
…future happiness and even the future of nations is linked to children. Families with children need to be re-enthroned as the fundamental unit of society. We simply must value children more than we do!
Any attempt to broaden the definition of marriage to encompass a contractual relationship between adults outside of the traditional family weakens the institution of marriage as God Himself defined it, and undermines the separate, divinely decreed responsibilities of man and woman for procreation, protection, and rearing of children.
These quotes drive home the importance of marriage as God defines it. Not as we try to define it. It also drives home implications and effects on children and how that will affect society in the long run.
Take some time to read the rest of his talk, along with the excerpt from The Family Proclamation.
What are your thoughts?
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