Question

Which version of the sentence is most concise? We had all gathered together to celebrate the different recent events in our lives. We had all gathered to celebrate the different various recent events in our lives. We had all gathered together to celebrate the different various events in our lives. We had all gathered to celebrate the various recent events in our lives.

Answer 1

The version of the sentence that is most concise is the last one - We had all gathered to celebrate the various recent events in our lives.
The other sentences just state so many words with the same meaning. 

Answer 2

Answer:

We had all gathered to celebrate the various recent events in our lives.

Explanation:

This example is the most concise sentence. The adverb all is used to refer to the extension of we: the speaker (s) and the listeners. This form is shorter than we had all gathererd together, in which case together sounds redundant. Then, the adjectives various and recent also contibute to make the message shorter. If we use various and different together , again, we are sounding repetitive.