I have been keeping track since the last post and kept a running total. Below are the results. It has been somewhat surprising. The averages have never dropped below 3 and only briefly gone above 5 once (That was the Youth and it lasted less than a month). After over 18 months of tracking, it seems like right around 4 is where they will stay.
Youth:
Mentions of Christ in an average talk:
1.00 – Times Christ was mentioned as a Formalities
0.68 – Times Christ was mentioned while quoting from Scripture
0.42 – Times Christ was mentioned while quoting from General Authorities (and other spiritual literature)
0.32– Times Christ was mentioned indirectly
0.37– Times Christ was mentioned in the context of a Testimony
0.63– Times Christ was mention for Other reasons
3.42 – Total mentions of Christ in a talk
Adult:
Mentions of Christ in an average talk:
0.96 – Times Christ was mentioned as a Formalities
0.59 – Times Christ was mentioned while quoting from Scripture
0.56 – Times Christ was mentioned while quoting from General Authorities (and other spiritual literature)
0.39 – Times Christ was mentioned indirectly
0.44 – Times Christ was mentioned in the context of a Testimony
1.06 – Times Christ was mention for Other reasons
4.01 – Total mentions of Christ in a talk.
Mentions of Christ in an average talk:
1.00 – Times Christ was mentioned as a Formalities
0.68 – Times Christ was mentioned while quoting from Scripture
0.42 – Times Christ was mentioned while quoting from General Authorities (and other spiritual literature)
0.32– Times Christ was mentioned indirectly
0.37– Times Christ was mentioned in the context of a Testimony
0.63– Times Christ was mention for Other reasons
3.42 – Total mentions of Christ in a talk
Adult:
Mentions of Christ in an average talk:
0.96 – Times Christ was mentioned as a Formalities
0.59 – Times Christ was mentioned while quoting from Scripture
0.56 – Times Christ was mentioned while quoting from General Authorities (and other spiritual literature)
0.39 – Times Christ was mentioned indirectly
0.44 – Times Christ was mentioned in the context of a Testimony
1.06 – Times Christ was mention for Other reasons
4.01 – Total mentions of Christ in a talk.
So, I do not know about your Sacrament Meetings, but these are the results from the Sacrament Meetings I have attended, most were my home ward, but I travel a fair amount on business and kept track in wards I visited as well.
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So... do you have like a chart or something? A clipboard? On your phone? How do you track this?
I think ours run higher than that, but I certainly haven't done a longterm study.
Fascinating though, just like last time.
I grab two bulletins when I enter Sacrament Meeting each Sunday. One is for making paper airplanes for my kids, the other is for taking notes. My kids do a pretty good job of helping and love to point out when they hear someone say Jesus' name. When I get home, I punch the numbers into an Excel spreadsheet which does all the calculations for me.
It was last year, your comments here have helped me make the effort to change how I go about presenting any message I have in Sacrament Meeting. Luckily, as the gospel doctrine teacher, most of my time during the second hour is centered around the savior and his saving mission.
Still, I too have noticed we spend too little time recognizing the sole purpose of the Sunday Meetings, particularly the first and foremost reason for meeting on Sunday.
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