Young Unificationists in Austria Launch App of True Father’s Quotes
These days, it seems everyone has a smartphone. And in this digital, hyper-connected era, three Unification-born young men in Austria had the idea to create a free phone app called “Sun Myung Moon Quotes.” The app is the brainchild of Dominic, who was inspired by similar apps he found featuring quotations from the Bible and the wisdom of Buddha.
“I thought there surely must be a Hoon Dok Hwe (scripture) app that introduces True Father’s words,” he said. “But to my amazement such an app did not yet exist. So I told to myself that I should make one.”
Dominic quickly recruited two Unificationist friends to help realize his vision, whereby creating the production team Golden Garden Productions. “Lacking proper IT skills, I knew that I won’t be able to make it on my own,” he said. He got in touch with Siegfried, a professional programmer, and Matthias, an expert designer. “I immediately felt inspired by his idea,” Siegfried said. “At that time I didn’t even have a smartphone, so I bought one and started looking into the technical documentation.”
As Dominic selected and compiled more than 400 quotes from True Father, Siegfried, skilled in Java software, taught himself iOS programming to make the app available for Android and iPhone devices. Matthias designed a clean streamlined interface with easy navigation. “It took a while to complete the graphics and the app structures because it was more like a side project for me,” said Matthias, a full-time designer.
Originally for Android users, the app launched on Google Play in 2012 and is easily shared on social media. The iPhone version became available on Apple Store in December 2014. “The basic idea was to present short and inspiring quotations that are easy to understand,” Dominic said. “When choosing the phrases I thought, ‘What would be a message that any college student could grasp without having prior knowledge of the Divine Principle?’”
Dominic sourced a range of quotes from various texts of True Father’s words, including his autobiography As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen (2010), A Prophet Speaks Today (1975), and The Way of God’s Will (1980). To date, more than 1,500 Android devices and a few hundred iPhone devices have installed the app worldwide, according to Dominic. “I think the motto ‘Act locally, think globally!’ pretty much sums up our team’s spirit,” he said.
“Sun Myung Moon Quotes” is currently available in English, Spanish, Italian, and Albanian. Translations in Russian and German are underway, along with plans for Korean, Japanese, Chinese and French versions. Dominic feels particularly grateful for this collaborative effort, also involving translators. “Without the support from brothers and sisters from all around the world, the project would only be half as successful,” he said.
The app’s themes, categorized into seven sections, include: The Divine Being; Faith-Love-Practice; Life; The Ideal; Time; Vision and Leadership; and Mottos. “It is a nice way to provide ‘spiritual snacks’ to a lot of people,” Siegfried said. “Often we are in a rush or busy with our daily life schedule,” Matthias agrees. “So, a little taste of True Father’s wisdom when you start the day can give you some inspiration. His words remind us of our true purpose in this world.” The team is continuously at work and is currently planning to create an upgraded version of the app with many more quotes.
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Lily
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Does the app for android not exist anymore? It didnt come up when I clicked the link.
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Rosa Noel
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Congratulation for athis great App!
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Maree Gauper
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Great idea! Is there a version for Windows phone?
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Teresa
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You 2nd gen are the “princes” (and princesses) of the lineage of our True Parents. Thank you for taking ownership by providing such a wonderful service to your global family and keeping us all connected through the daily word. Aju!
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Sydelle Enyeart
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I used the app when I landed in the hospital. I was in such pain all I took with me was my phone. I found great comfort in being able to read True Father’s words. I am well now.
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Benedicte Suzuki
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This is soooo nice, do you think you could do something in french? would be so great!!!
thank you so much, it works very well!!!!
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Joan Simon
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Many thanks Dominic & SGTeam….this is such a wonderful way of witnessing and disseminating inspiration -May it spread throughout the world! Love & Blessings to you all!
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Christopher Vipond Davies
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Shared on https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanUnificationMovement, also https://www.facebook.com/CheonIlGukPeaceHeraldTribune
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youngsoon
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wow this is so cool!
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tegha itia
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Congratulations brothers.
One step at a time.
We shall arrive.
Bless you.
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Juan
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Thank you very much, very usefull
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Steve bohle
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I have this app and it’s the first thing I turn to in the morning for a inspiration And some incredible quotes from True Father It’s well done and you get a daily quote in your inbox every morning. Thank you for making such a precious tool as this
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jhon&marina acevedo
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Thank you and congratulations! Let’s witness the whole world! Aju!
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