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Triplet--painful as it is for me to admit--is probably correct. He probably grew up in Utah or Idaho where that's what you do: the bishop drops by. He probably thought it would be more personal and show you that he cares.
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His time (as well as the missionaries time) is more valuable than yours.
That being said, I try to cut my Bishop some slack (not so much with the missionaries or anyone else). It's an impossible calling.Comment
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Mental note: if I'm ever promoted to bishop, never tell someone you are visiting them to increase your numbers.
Your bishop sounds like a real jerk. He's probably just using you to get better numbers to impress the stake pesident. He must be on the fast track to GA. Either that, or bishops ge paid based on attendance. He's probably wanting to buy a new boat so he's rounding up the inactives to increase his church pay."Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. UchtdorfComment
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Sorry Wuap. I wasn't picking on you. But is there a difference really? You were in need and would have loved the comfort of an unannounced visit, no? If I am wrong in assuming too much I apologize.Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
As mUUser stated, being a bishop is an impossible job. That line between offense and expressing genuine love is one they have to toe all the time and one that moves with each person under their stewardship. Like I said, I don't doubt the timing may have been inconvenient and even annoying. I have felt the same at times when it's happened to me. It's the cynicism though that bothers me. Numbers? I surely doubt that the Bishop's intent was so the ward clerk would have an extra head to count in the coming Sundays. And I am trying to understand how an unannounced visit could have made a family situation worse, except by perhaps bringing to light again some conflict that already existed. In that case, I'd consider it a good thing he came by so that you can work to resolve whatever that family situation may be."Nobody listens to Turtle."-TurtlesigpicComment
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The basic rule of thumb is that you're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't. The question then becomes whether you want to be guilty of a sin of commission or omission.Comment
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I stopped feeling guilty for perceived omissions a long time ago.Originally posted by Indy Coug View PostDio perdona tante cose per un’opera di misericordia
God forgives many things for an act of mercyAlessandro Manzoni
Knock it off. This board has enough problems without a dose of middle-age lechery.
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I read that as emissions at first.Originally posted by pellegrino View Post
"Nobody listens to Turtle."-TurtlesigpicComment
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Originally posted by Surfah View PostI read that as emissions at first.
that works too.
Dio perdona tante cose per un’opera di misericordia
God forgives many things for an act of mercyAlessandro Manzoni
Knock it off. This board has enough problems without a dose of middle-age lechery.
pelagiusComment
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I will say it for you, mankind, and CUF, is pretty much super-saturated with a bunch of snivelling pussies.Originally posted by Surfah View PostDo Your Damnedest In An Ostentatious Manner All The Time!
-General George S. Patton
I'm choosing to mostly ignore your fatuity here and instead overwhelm you with so much data that you'll maybe, just maybe, realize that you have reams to read on this subject before you can contribute meaningfully to any conversation on this topic.
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I think he threw that part out there just to fit in here.Originally posted by Surfah View Post"It's devastating, because we lost to a team that's not even in the Pac-12. To lose to Utah State is horrible." - John White IVComment
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Reserved for PM.Originally posted by Viking View PostFitter. Happier. More Productive.
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Viking, I see Katie disrespected your brother. Are you going to stand for that?Originally posted by Viking View PostWhen a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.
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Did he do that? Or is this something that doctorcoug assumed in order to feel a little more offended?Originally posted by Eddie Jones View Post
No more disrespectful than misspelling someone's moniker.Originally posted by SeattleUte View Post
But if my snarky remark offended someone, I am more than willing to apologize. I misunderstood and thought snarky remarks were the order of the day around here.Comment
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Absolutely there's a difference.Originally posted by Surfah View Post
After surgery ≠ Hasn't been to church in awhile.
The former shows that you're willing to help out someone with a known need. I don't sit around and say, "I haven't been to church in awhile, why don't they come visit me?""Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --SolonComment
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How often do people really get visits from the bishop? Seriously?
Why in the hell is an impromptu visit from the bishop worth bitching about? Life must be pretty damn good if the most you can piss about is an unexpected visit from someone that cares about you.
Beats the hell out of cancer or your kid wanting to hang High School Musical posters all over your house.Comment
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