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Originally Posted by lagniappe

I was given the assignment to give a talk this Sunday on Mark 1:17 and I'm feeling stumped for some reason. I thought it seemed like an easy enough topic until I started looking up talks on it and now I'm unclear on what exactly fishers of men means. I assumed it meant missionary work, and that seems to be what most of the talks on that scripture are focused on, but other times magnifying callings comes up, or being more Christlike, or enduring to the end. So what exactly does fishers of men mean? Anybody have any thoughts or insights?

It's been more than 10 years since I've given a talk in sacrament meeting (until about a year ago I was inactive off and on for 10 years) so I'm really rusty and I'm feeing stressed about it. I'm not a very good speaker. Singing or dancing in front of large groups of people I'm fine with, but speaking...not so much. I'm not the most articulate person in the world, and I have to have a talk completely written out in order to be coherent at all. I wish I was one of those people that could walk up there with bullet points and go, but sadly I'm not.

Here are some Ensign articles that may help to articulate your talk:

To Become One of the Fishers
in Conference Report, October 1972 by James E. Faust
...To Become One of the Fishers Elder James E. Faust Assistant to the ... James E. Faust, A*To Become One of the Fishers,A* Ensign, Jan. 1973, 81 My beloved brothers ... repent. Now I shall try to become one of the fishers and help these brethren cast forth and ...

Straightway
in Ensign May 1983 by Marvin J. Ashton
...casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. "And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. "And they straightway left their ... perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge...

"Called to Serve"
in Conference Report, October 1991 by Thomas S. Monson
... the faces of this vast congregation of men assembled in the historic Tabernacle and ... casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. A*And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. A*And they straightway left their...

SECTION 2: The First Year of Jesus' Public Ministry
in Life and Teachings of Jesus and His Apostles: New Testament Student Manual
..., the Savior chose by revelation twelve men whom he designated as apostles. These were ... at the well, he | | testified that men must be born again, and that he himself ... , while slaying the firstborn among the men and beasts of the Egyptians; and (2) That...

“Help Thou Mine Unbelief”
in Ensign Nov. 2001 by L. Whitney Clayton
...casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. "And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. "And they straightway left their ... we become the handmaids of the Lord and fishers of men and cast our nets on the right side...

Training from the Old Testament: Moroni’s Lessons for a Prophet
in Ensign Aug. 1998 by W. Jeffrey Marsh
...your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall ... because of superior intelligence possessed by men today over those who lived in ages that ... told Jeremiah that he would call for many "fishers" and "hunters" to gather the righteous ...

The Rewards, the Blessings, the Promises
in Conference Report, October 1973 by Spencer W. Kimball
...walls a most momentous conference of world men. The soldier appeared proud of his task ... stranger spoke. A*I wish to meet with the men who are in the castle.A* A* A*Preposterous ... casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. A*And he said unto them, Follow me, and...

To Touch a Life with Faith
in Ensign Nov. 1995 by Henry B. Eyring
...all the gifts of God. Some of you young men may feel uncomfortable with the thought ... earthly ministry. He called first humble men, uneducated, with less schooling and less ... casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. "And he saith unto them, Follow me, and...

Keep the Commandments
in Ensign Jan. 1973 by Sterling W. Sill
...> 1973 >> January To Become One of the Fishers Elder James E. Faust Assistant to the ... James E. Faust, "To Become One of the Fishers," Ensign, Jan 1973, 81 Image My beloved ... repent. Now I shall try to become one of the fishers and help these brethren cast forth and ...

We Proclaim the Gospel
in Conference Report, October 1986 by M. Russell Ballard
...casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. A*And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. A*And they straightway left their ... lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, A* A*This Jesus hath God raised...

"When Thou Art Converted, Strengthen Thy Brethren"
in Ensign Nov. 1974 by L. Tom Perry
...unto me: Marvel not that all mankind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues ... casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers. "And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. "And they straightway left their...

Christ’s Ministry and Miracles
in Ensign Jan. 2007
...there be no faith among the children of men God can do no miracle among them." Christ ... casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. "And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. "And they straightway left their...

"When Thou Art Converted, Strengthen Thy Brethren"
in Conference Report, October 1974 by L. Tom Perry
...unto me: Marvel not that all mankind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues ... casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers. A*And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. A*And they straightway left their...

President Rex D. Pinegar Of the First Council of the Seventy
in Ensign Jan. 1973 by David Mitchell, Editorial Associate
..... Now I shall try to become one of the fishers and help these brethren cast forth and ... Master: "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." (Matt. 4:20.) [photo] The Faust...