Another narrative that stood out to me was Elder Eyring's personal experience he shared. As he talked about his experience going to the temple for the first time, he spent a good portion of the narration explaining the the setting, the high ceilings and the shining white everything, before getting into his personal feelings and spiritual experience. He even included small details, like his parents knowing the man at the recommend desk and standing to chat with him for a bit.
There were a few allusions to outside sources, but not many. There was once reference to a poem called "Sorrow Prepares You For Joy" by Rumi. Then, of course, there was Elder Uchtdorf's reference to the Hobbit.
Elder Eyring's personal experience stood out to me too! I loved it because of all the details. This is all reminding me of the different ways that we learned to write a journal entry. This style is the more literary. It made it like a journal writing experience because of its personal and detailed nature.
ReplyDeleteElder Holland definitely has a knack for making the scriptures come to life. He, more than anyone, uses creative liberties to make them more applicable to his audience. I suppose that this may simultaneously suspend the reality of the text and yet ground the story in reality, similar to "The Welcoming Door"
ReplyDeleteEyring's use of details was very powerful. It made me really connect to his story. Also, I LOVEd the use of the LOTR. It was cool how using something so popular was so connecting to people.
ReplyDeleteThe emphasis on the setting was something that I didn't pick up on at first, but looking back it was a really nice point to focus on.
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