I learned in church today

[thesaint258]

We got trek (not the Star Trek kind) reports in Stake Conference today. It was nice to hear teenagers read their thoughts about trek.

[chrisrenrut]

The seasons are out of whack, there are more storms and calamities, and the earth is in turmoil because. . . Topic du jour- we are not keeping the sabbath day holy.

[LVAllen]

Our ward's other failings aside, we have the best musical numbers. Today's was "Come, Thou Fount" on organ, oboe, and flute.

[falafel]

Our ward's other failings aside, we have the best musical numbers. Today's was "Come, Thou Fount" on organ, oboe, and flute.

Are you getting reorganized with the rest of the Valley today? We are having Sac. only, then a stake meeting to discuss the changes affecting 8 out of 10 units (South Stake). I've heard that Red Rock and other stakes are also being redrawn today.

[Dwight Schr-ute]

Are you getting reorganized with the rest of the Valley today? We are having Sac. only, then a stake meeting to discuss the changes affecting 8 out of 10 units (South Stake). I've heard that Red Rock and other stakes are also being redrawn today.

No action in the Redrock stake today. All three hours.

[falafel]

No action in the Redrock stake today. All three hours.

Huh. Did you lose a ward recently? I a friend of mine was in that stake until last week, when they redrew the line and now he's in the stake to the north, I think. I thought it might be a larger realignment.

[Dwight Schr-ute]

I learned in church today

Huh. Did you lose a ward recently? I a friend of mine was in that stake until last week, when they redrew the line and now he's in the stake to the north, I think. I thought it might be a larger realignment.

We reorganized ward boundaries about six months ago. No changes to stake boundaries then or now. Still nine wards. One Spanish, one single adult.

[LVAllen]

Are you getting reorganized with the rest of the Valley today? We are having Sac. only, then a stake meeting to discuss the changes affecting 8 out of 10 units (South Stake). I've heard that Red Rock and other stakes are also being redrawn today.

Nope. But I know the Elkhorn Springs Stake had some ward realignments (plus a new ward) today.

[Topper]

Huh. Did you lose a ward recently? I a friend of mine was in that stake until last week, when they redrew the line and now he's in the stake to the north, I think. I thought it might be a larger realignment.

Hmmm. Red Rock is where I'm districted for.

[Donuthole]

Huh. Did you lose a ward recently? I a friend of mine was in that stake until last week, when they redrew the line and now he's in the stake to the north, I think. I thought it might be a larger realignment.

different stake, I think. I think JR's his ward was divided out of the RR stake a few years back.

We had the boundary realignment meeting today in our stake. Apparently this is happening all over due to some recent number crunching done by the brethren (or for them, most likely), wherein it was revealed that the ideal ward size is between 300-400 members; wards either bigger or smaller than that apparently struggle with attendance/activity rates.

They also read off a list of statistics demonstrating this. All I could think about as they listed the stats were whether they controlled for meeting time, distance to meeting house, and a myriad of other factors which probably impact attendance as much or more than ward size.

[falafel]

different stake, I think. I think JR's his ward was divided out of the RR stake a few years back.

We had the boundary realignment meeting today in our stake. Apparently this is happening all over due to some recent number crunching done by the brethren (or for them, most likely), wherein it was revealed that the ideal ward size is between 300-400 members; wards either bigger or smaller than that apparently struggle with attendance/activity rates.

They also read off a list of statistics demonstrating this. All I could think about as they listed the stats were whether they controlled for meeting time, distance to meeting house, and a myriad of other factors which probably impact attendance as much or more than ward size.

Major changes to your ward?

[Green Monstah]

My new bishop spoke today and stated that he firmly believes that the earth is 4.6 billion years old, that life on earth is the result of millions of years of evolution, and that all church historical issues can be resolved if you ha e the right facts and understand the historical context. Seems like a good dude.

[Donuthole]

I learned in church today

Major changes to your ward?

2 new wards created and all other wards realigned/divided to create them. Lots of people got put into different but already-existing wards to help the boundaries make sense. Two buildings in the stake will have 4 wards in them and will be on a 8:30/10:30/12:30/2:30 schedule. Several wards will now have to travel 15-20 mins to their new chapel.

21 households cut out of our ward to form part of a new ward. Our bishopric was unaffected. And we meet in a different stake's building, so our meeting place was also unaffected. For now. Which is awesome, as the building is literally a block from my neighborhood.

[CardiacCoug]

My new bishop spoke today and stated that he firmly believes that the earth is 4.6 billion years old, that life on earth is the result of millions of years of evolution, and that all church historical issues can be resolved if you ha e the right facts and understand the historical context. Seems like a good dude.

That's good. We have an awesome Bishop right now. Just a really normal dude, doesn't say weird stuff, 90% of what he says is true and the other 10% isn't totally insane. He's a big improvement on the last Bish.

[falafel]

My new bishop spoke today and stated that he firmly believes that the earth is 4.6 billion years old, that life on earth is the result of millions of years of evolution, and that all church historical issues can be resolved if you ha e the right facts and understand the historical context. Seems like a good dude.

Pretty sad that someone has to get up and say something like that in 2015.