He (Jesus) who must not be named
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 2:59 pm
So I conducted a little experiment this conference. It is possible that I might have missed some references from time to time but I recorded each time a speaker used the following words:
Jesus Christ, Jesus, Christ, Lord, Savior, and Russel M Nelson.
As an added bonus I counted how many times Jesus was actually quoted as well. as how many times Joseph Smith and President Nelson were quoted. While not entirely scientific are you ready for the results?
Jesus Christ - 137 mentions
Savior - 91 mentions
Christ - 77 mentions
Lord - 70 mentions
Russel M Nelson - 54 mentions
Jesus* - 13 mentions
* Jesus was mentioned 22 additional times but all in one talk by Elder Mckonkie.
Which begs the question...why are the church and its leaders so scared of referring to Jesus as "Jesus"? This is part of the reason why mainstream Christians think we don't worship the same Jesus...
Joseph Smith was quoted 11 times
Jesus was quoted. 17 times
Russel M Nelson was quoted 23 times
This is my report.
-lost
Jesus Christ, Jesus, Christ, Lord, Savior, and Russel M Nelson.
As an added bonus I counted how many times Jesus was actually quoted as well. as how many times Joseph Smith and President Nelson were quoted. While not entirely scientific are you ready for the results?
Jesus Christ - 137 mentions
Savior - 91 mentions
Christ - 77 mentions
Lord - 70 mentions
Russel M Nelson - 54 mentions
Jesus* - 13 mentions
* Jesus was mentioned 22 additional times but all in one talk by Elder Mckonkie.
Which begs the question...why are the church and its leaders so scared of referring to Jesus as "Jesus"? This is part of the reason why mainstream Christians think we don't worship the same Jesus...
Joseph Smith was quoted 11 times
Jesus was quoted. 17 times
Russel M Nelson was quoted 23 times
This is my report.
-lost