Women never say the prayers in General Conference?

[TripletDaddy]

Just so I am not guilty of threadicide, I'll add to my statement:

But I am digressing. I have no idea why women don't pray in GC. It might be the same reason why women did not pray in sacrament meeting for many years: A tradition with no basis! If that is so, whether or not this means anything about the church is eminently debatable, and probably not worth debating. It does seem to me to be something that should be changed.

As for my cluelessness, I am proud of it. It means I can learn more at your feet. I learn a lot from the thirty-somethings in my firm, for example.

I meant thread-killer in a good way. It ends to debate in a logical and less-impassioned manner. I agree with your add-on.

My memory must not be as good as I thought because I really thought I could remember women giving prayers at GC.

ps Along with my many other bizarre proclivities, I would be uncomfortable with your doing anything near my feet.

[LA Ute]

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Indy Coug 13
TripletDaddy 10
SeattleUte 9
scottie 9
creekster 8
JohnnyLingo 5
LiveCoug 4
LA Ute 3
RoseBud 3
Non Sequitur 3
Clark Addison 3
Goatnapper'96 2
Tone Loc 2
Flystripper 2
Fiyero 2
Art Vandelay 2
Coach McGuirk 1
falafel 1
SCcoug 1
Katy Lied 1
TheBYUGuy 1
SoCalCoug 1
byu71 1
mUUser 1
SteelBlue 1

I think you need to break this down further. Who actually posted about the subject at hand? Which posts were mere clarifications? How many were by left-handed posters? Is Paul James available to help with this?

[SoCalCoug]

I think you need to break this down further. Who actually posted about the subject at hand? Which posts were mere clarifications? How many were by left-handed posters? Is Paul James available to help with this?

I just thought it funny that in a thread where Indy says he honestly doesn't care about the issue, he's the most prolific poster.

[LA Ute]

ps Along with my many other bizarre proclivities, I would be uncomfortable with your doing anything near my feet.

I was speaking only figuratively, my son. (Certainly not allegorically. We've been too far down that road this week already.)

[LA Ute]

I just thought it funny that in a thread where Indy says he honestly doesn't care about the issue, he's the most prolific poster.

I myself have a tendency to post heavily on subjects I don't care about. Like Max Hall's rant. But that wasn't my fault.

[Indy Coug]

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I presume you posted this as "proof" that I care about the prayer issue rather than scottie's modus operandi. I hope you use better logic than that in the courtroom.

[Fiyero]

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Hey that was a neat trick, how did you do that? I'm curious to see if I'm the leader of the Lakers thread.

[LA Ute]

I presume you posted this as "proof" that I care about the prayer issue rather than scottie's modus operandi. I hope you use better logic than that in the courtroom.

This is an excellent point. I am getting tired of scottie's m.o. too, which is why I read only the last 10 posts in this thread. Commenting on the m.o. doesn't mean you care about the latest nugget he's decided to share with us all.

[TripletDaddy]

Hey that was a neat trick, how did you do that? I'm curious to see if I'm the leader of the Lakers thread.

dream on.

[scottie]

This is an excellent point. I am getting tired of scottie's m.o. too, which is why I read only the last 10 posts in this thread. Commenting on the m.o. doesn't mean you care about the latest nugget he's decided to share with us all.

What can I do to get in your good graces? Could I have worded my first post in this thread differently?

[SteelBlue]

Question for some of the older gentlemen here: as I mentioned earlier I have a recollection of hearing/reading that women did not pray in lds sacrament meetings for quite some time. I'm remembering that it may have been as late as the 70's and may have been a practice started within 20 years of its abolishment. Any of you recall such a thing?

[creekster]

Hey that was a neat trick, how did you do that? I'm curious to see if I'm the leader of the Lakers thread.

for the lakers thread:

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Surfah 380
MarkGrace 101
JohnnyLingo 98
HuskyFreeNorthwest 96
FN Phat 78
HBCoug 75
smokymountainrain 64
cougjunkie 50
Donuthole 40
il Padrino Ute 38
Color Me Badd Fan 35
scottie 31
Sizzle 28
Flystripper 27
SoCalCoug 24
mpfunk 18
Jeff Lebowski 18
Coach McGuirk 15
Fiyero 15
falafel 14
YOhio 13
LiveCoug 13
SipiTau 12
CJF 10
whoneedscorners? 8
RockyBalboa 8
CardiacCoug 7
New Mexican Disaster 7
SeattleUte 7
Senioritis 7
Jarid in Cedar 6
landpoke 6
DrumNFeather 6
Drunk Tank 5
Hot Lunch 5
Hsaru 4
RobinFinderson 3
LA Ute 3
UtahDan 3
8BR 3
wuapinmon 3
bluegoose 2
Teenage Dirtbag 2
Puni Sanchez 1
BlueHair 1
Colly Wolly 1
Mr Incredible 1
Indy Coug 1
ERCougar 1
camleish 1
SteelBlue 1
Blueintheface 1
Maximus 1

I am pleased to note that I am not numbered among this list.

[scottie]

Question for some of the older gentlemen here: as I mentioned earlier I have a recollection of hearing/reading that women did not pray in lds sacrament meetings for quite some time. I'm remembering that it may have been as late as the 70's and may have been a practice started within 20 years of its abolishment. Any of you recall such a thing?

http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.js...____&hideNav=1

Ensign » 1978 » November

News of the Church

...

Report of the Seminar for Regional Representatives

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“The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve have determined that there is no scriptural prohibition against sisters offering prayers in sacrament meetings. It was therefore decided that it is permissible for sisters to offer prayers in any meetings they attend, including sacrament meetings, Sunday School meetings, and stake conferences. Relief Society visiting teachers may offer prayers in homes that they enter in fulfilling visiting teaching assignments.”

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[LA Ute]

What can I do to get in your good graces? Could I have worded my first post in this thread differently?

I like ice cream. When we finally meet you could buy me copious amounts of it. I prefer the high-end stuff.

Perhaps a bit more seriously, I don't try to tell anyone how to post (TD may see it otherwise, but I cannot mistreat a guy who gave me a terrific pumpkin bread recipe and a killer lesson idea for a group of Young Men). Reading your posts, however, one could reasonably conclude that you like to find obscure but inflammatory factoids, post them, then stand by and watch as SU and others begin a food fight.

From Flame Warriors:

Grenade isn't actually a Warrior, per se, but it's an ordnance so widely employed that no Flame Warriors guide would be complete without mentioning it. When lobbed into a discussion forum Grenade instantly blasts civil discourse into smoking rubble. Grenade's explosive content can be adjusted to the forum's interests. Typical detonating materials can be Bill Clinton, George Bush, gun control, homosexuality, Reagan, abortion, taxes, conspiracy theory, the NEA, welfare reform, etc. When facing certain defeat a Warrior can stall even the most determined attack with a diversionary explosion. Grenade can bea particularly destructive weapon in the hands of Evil Clown, Issues, Troglodyte or even Weenie, but almost any Warrior can use it to gain a temporary strategic advantage. Eagle Scout has been known to throw himself upon Grenade to save the forum.

Your grenades are small but effective.

[byu71]

BYU71 somehow tying it in to being a 'true' fan and scheduling weak opponents.

Excellent. It is good to know my efforts are finally getting through to someone.