President Dieter F. Uchtdorf is a wonderful speaker. He is an apostle of the Lord and has a commission from Him to teach us, which is the best ethos I can think of. He establishes pathos, in his talk "You Matter to Him", by the experiences that he has had and uses repetition, anaphora, to emphasize that whoever we are, we matter to the Lord.
At first he establishes pathos by telling of his experience in Texas where he attended pilot training. He shows how he had also experienced what many or all of us have - feeling "insignificant, unknown, and quite alone." Not knowing a language well, being far away from family and friends is a frightful experience, which I know from my own experience, and it's easy to feel all alone. By sharing his experience with us, President Uchtdord, helps us to know that we are not the only ones who have these feelings.
Yet, President Uchtdorf gives us hope when he teaches us how much we all matter to our Heavenly Father. He uses repetition: "no matter where you live, no matter how humble your circumstances," and "how meager your employment, how limited your abilities, how ordinary your appearance, or how little your calling in the Church may appear to you," we are still loved by our Heavenly Father and and He knows where we are. President Uchtdorf helps us to realize that we are never really alone, and that we always matter to the Lord.
"You Matter to Him," by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, comforts, teaches, and helps us to know that we matter to the Lord. By his pathos, ethos and repetition, he guides us to true understanding of who we really are and that we do matter.
I like how you mentioned that President Uchtdor has ethos merely because he was called of God to represent the church and be a mouthpiece for God. It's important to realize that all the brethren are mouthpieces for God and that they only want the best for us. We should be willing to trust them and follow their counsel.
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