Poetry
McConkie wrote several poems, a few of which he read in various general conference addresses. One for which he is especially remembered is the poem I Believe in Christ, delivered in a 1972 General Conference address, "The Testimony of Jesus". It was later set to music and published in the LDS Hymnal, as Hymn #134, "I Believe in Christ" and has since gained popularity among members of the church.
McConkie also penned the fourth verse to Hymn #21, "Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice".
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“Only poetry inspires poetry.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)