"Hold my root beer" - the Russell M. Nelson thread

[Non Sequitur]

Here is how I would spin it: Announce that they are changing Preach My Gospel and missionary guidelines so that quitting coffee and tea will be encouraged but will no longer be a requirement for baptism. "We want everyone to partake in the great blessings of the gospel and do not want this to be a barrier." Also give bishops/SPs instructions to not withhold temple recs over coffee/tea.

It's a shame that they need to spin it at all. Just be honest and say God used to hate coffee but decided to try a cafe latte and decided it wasn't too bad. People will understand.

[clackamascoug]

I heard that Eyring said that people from Washington and Oregon would struggle moderately with the new changes, and that people from California would be fine with them.

People from Oregon didn't struggle crossing the plains. They got to Utah and said - "this isn't the place for us" and kept walking another 900 miles. I pretty sure we can handle the mystery announcement round.

[Sleeping in EQ]

There's a rumor that Elder Bednar told stake presidents recently that members from UT, ID and AZ would generally struggle more with the upcoming changes.

Not WoW changes then.

[Surfah]

There's a rumor that Elder Bednar told stake presidents recently that members from UT, ID and AZ would generally struggle more with the upcoming changes.

Probably has to do with the anti-MLM and financial readiness lesson to be given the 5th Sunday.

[YOhio]

Probably has to do with the anti-MLM and financial readiness lesson to be given the 5th Sunday.

Good call. Hopefully BYU has wrung out all it can from NuSkin before this happens.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I wonder how Elder Roney will take this.

[Bo Diddley]

Funeral potatoes being added to the WoW naughty list?

Green jello.

[myboynoah]

A new revelation would do it, especially one that incorporates some of the language from D&C 89.

I wouldn't bet against Pres. Nelson being up for this. He really is the "Hold my root beer" prophet.

Anecdotally, Stephen L. Richards was worried we were going the wrong direction on the WoW way back in the early 1930s.

Here is how I would spin it: Announce that they are changing Preach My Gospel and missionary guidelines so that quitting coffee and tea will be encouraged but will no longer be a requirement for baptism. "We want everyone to partake in the great blessings of the gospel and do not want this to be a barrier." Also give bishops/SPs instructions to not withhold temple recs over coffee/tea.

Very reasonable. Something like this could happen.

If something like this happens it will truly be a revelation because I’m sure RMN and colleagues would not come up with this on their own.

Makes sense. I agree that’s the way to do it if it were to happen. I’d like to see the same thing for beer and wine. I don’t see how that could ever happen without removing all alcohol. I don’t think that will ever happen.

This would get my vote but I have a very hard time seeing how this could happen.

F this S.

What are we becoming, a bunch of Adventists?

[BigPiney]

F this S.

What are we becoming, a bunch of Adventists?

Vegetarians who drink decaf? Man the cafeteria at Loma Linda was terrible.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Vegetarians who drink decaf? Man the cafeteria at Loma Linda was terrible.

No kidding. Hard pass.

[BigPiney]

No kidding. Hard pass.

my wife was in there 5 days I think and I only ate twice in the cafeteria. Breakfast wasn't so bad, but dinner was terrible. After that I decided I would rather go hungry.

[YOhio]

F this S.

What are we becoming, a bunch of Adventists?

Not F this S. F the P!

[Bo Diddley]

Not F this S. F the P!

Yeah, myboynoah=1 sick puppy.

[Applejack]

my wife was in there 5 days I think and I only ate twice in the cafeteria. Breakfast wasn't so bad, but dinner was terrible. After that I decided I would rather go hungry.

A hospital had bad food?!?!?!?!?!

[Joe Public]

my wife was in there 5 days I think and I only ate twice in the cafeteria. Breakfast wasn't so bad, but dinner was terrible. After that I decided I would rather go hungry.

The fried egg sandwich with fries and a side salad is my go-to dinner at the Loma Linda cafeteria. I am also well-acquainted with the Del Taco down the street.