{"id":7347,"date":"2026-03-30T20:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/?p=7347"},"modified":"2026-03-30T20:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:00:43","slug":"prophets-speechwriters-and-cultural-mormons-an-ai-age-autopsy-of-the-latter-day-saints-general-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novus2.com\/righteouscause\/2026\/03\/30\/prophets-speechwriters-and-cultural-mormons-an-ai-age-autopsy-of-the-latter-day-saints-general-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Prophets, Speechwriters, and Cultural Mormons: An AI\u2011Age Autopsy of the Latter-day Saints\u2019 General Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Image:<\/strong> <\/span>An AI-generated image asks – Got questions? This is where the answers come alive. Think of it as a conversation partner that\u2019s always ready to help\u2014explaining, exploring, and guiding you through whatever you\u2019re curious about.<\/em><\/p>\n

Inquiring minds want to know, well, at least I want to know.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u201cWho writes the speeches that the LDS prophets deliver at General Conference?\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s an innocent enough question, but once you start pulling that thread, a larger tapestry of control, messaging, and quiet doubt begins to show. Officially, apostles and prophets are said to pray, study, and write their own talks, which are then rehearsed and lightly polished. In reality, every line passes through internal review and correlation, and the end product is a tightly managed stream of short, highly branded messages that sound more like spiritual TED talks than robust doctrinal exposition. The same system that can script and vet every conference phrase is the system that chose a Lutheran sculptor\u2019s Christus<\/em> as the official face of \u201cthe restored church,\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span> that keeps chanting \u201cevery member a missionary\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span> while most members quietly feel unqualified\u2014or unconvinced\u2014enough to actually share what they\u2019ve been taught.<\/p>\n

AI-generated research: Fact-based, opinion-free<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Before AI, connecting all those dots seriously was almost impossible for the average Latter\u2011day Saint or non-member; you had scattered anecdotes, correlated manuals, and whatever you could dig out of the Church History Library if you lived close enough and knew what to ask for. Now, with modern tools, you can lay Church Newsroom pieces, Conference statistics, internal slogans, member forums, and outside scholarship side by side in an afternoon and see a pattern that used to stay safely blurred. This post grows out of that kind of AI\u2011assisted research, using the simple question \u201cWho writes these talks?\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span> as the entry point into a deeper look at how LDS leadership manages its message, borrows its Christian credentials, and increasingly relies on a membership that is catechized to obey\u2014but often reluctant to believe and speak.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/span> <\/b>These responses were delivered via Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine that transforms how you discover and interact with information. Simply ask any question, and it searches the web<\/b><\/span> to deliver accessible, conversational answers backed by verifiable sources<\/b>.<\/span> Each response includes citations and links to original sources, enabling you to verify the information and explore topics in greater depth.<\/p>\n

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The interface is simple: you type like you\u2019re texting a friend, and it replies with focused, easy\u2011to\u2011read explanations. When you ask Perplexity a question, it doesn\u2019t just guess from what it \u201calready knows\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u2014it actively goes out and looks things up in real time. It hits a constantly updated index, adds live web results when needed, picks the most relevant and trustworthy sources, and then blends what it finds into a clear answer with clickable citations so you can see where everything came from. Because of this always\u2011on retrieval, Perplexity can include the latest news, stats, and research by default in the main app, in Pro Search, and even through its developer APIs\u2014something static AI models simply can\u2019t do on their own.<\/p>\n

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Enter the world of an AI-assisted \u201cQuestion and Answer\u201d Session<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

PROMPT: <\/b><\/strong><\/span>Who writes the speeches that the LDS Prophets deliver at General Conference?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s no single credited \u201cspeechwriter\u201d<\/strong> <\/em><\/span>for LDS prophets and apostles at conference. Officially, they are expected to write their own talks, then run them through internal review.<\/p>\n

Official line: leaders write their own talks<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n