I learned in church today

[Walter Sobchak]

Attending Church with my brother in Alpine today. I pick up the program... 30 missionaries currently serving from this ward (9 sisters, 21 elders). That's crazy.

[hostile]

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57...elman.html.csp

[TripletDaddy]

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57...elman.html.csp

Would have been cool if each of the counselors went incognito, with ward members passing them along the way to church. Each counselor would need help of some sort but everyone would pass on by. Then the bishopric could show up at the chapel and announce in sacrament that everyone in the ward failed the new testament final exam.

[YOhio]

Would have been cool if each of the counselors went incognito, with ward members passing them along the way to church. Each counselor would need help of some sort but everyone would pass on by. Then the bishopric could show up at the chapel and announce in sacrament that everyone in the ward failed the new testament final exam.

Sadly so many members of bishoprics throughout the church go Richie Incognito and engage in ecclesiastical bullying.

[Shaka]

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57...elman.html.csp

I'll drop another name. Tara Starling, the makeup artist, is a close friend. Hugely talented and gets a lot of work in the movie industry. She also does a lot of charitable work through her non-profit Soul Food USA. http://soulfoodusa.org/
If you Wasatch Front locals want to a great charity opportunity in which to participate with your kids go to one of their peanut butter sandwich events held every couple of weeks. They also organize a trunk or treat at one of the local homeless shelters/transitional facilities every year. I've participated the last couple of years and it's fantastic. She is one of those who puts her time and money where her mouth is.

[Uncle Ted]

Attending Church with my brother in Alpine today. I pick up the program... 30 missionaries currently serving from this ward (9 sisters, 21 elders). That's crazy.

That's more than our entire stake.

[Surfah]

I learned that my bishop is a homeless man.

Not my bishop; not my story but how I wish this had shown up on board. Interesting concept but I think the execution is set up just to embarrass people. Pretty weird story.

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865...on.html?pg=all


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With all of my siblings in town for the holiday we attended church together. A sister printed out this article and shared it from the pulpit in her testimony.

Our stake president in California did this same thing one year during youth conference. After a day at the beach we had a fireside back at the church before a dance and he was out there and most people just ignored him as they went into the church. Then when everyone was seated and waiting in the chapel he came in and walked up to the pulpit. I remember everyone silently freaking out and wondering if anyone was going to stop him. I am doubly nice to homeless on church grounds now.

[Brian]

our bishop only has one leg, so that could go either way in figuring it out.

dress-up bishop will jump the shark after the 83rd dude tries it out.

i'd like to see Bednar in makeup and an anti-mormon sandwich sign at conference. then he could tell us about it in his talk.

[Donuthole]

dress-up bishop will jump the shark after the 83rd dude tries it out.

15 years ago, you would be right. However, with today's social media, things like this jump the shark so much faster. I would be surprised if this gets replicated more than a couple of times.

If this trend does continue somehow, I wouldn't be surprised if the FP issues a letter to SP and Bishops telling them not to do this.

[Katy Lied]

In F&T meeting, a 16 year old boy in the ward stood up and thanked all of the men in the ward for helping to raise him as his mom was a single parent. He's a great kid and everyone is proud to "own" him.

He was followed by a 13 year old boy who stood and broken heartedly told us his family was moving out of the ward "and that sucks so much." Then he couldn't talk for several minutes, but then told us he loved this ward and he didn't understand why he had to leave. His parents recently separated and can't afford to pay rent on their home and his dad's apartment, so his mom and siblings will move to a small apartment in another ward.

[SandYFan]

He was followed by a 13 year old boy who stood and broken heartedly told us his family was moving out of the ward "and that sucks so much." Then he couldn't talk for several minutes, but then told us he loved this ward and he didn't understand why he had to leave. His parents recently separated and can't afford to pay rent on their home and his dad's apartment, so his mom and siblings will move to a small apartment in another ward.

Six or seven minutes? Five? Either way, that's a long time.

I feel bad for the kid. My family almost moved across the country the summer before my senior year of high school. I was not enthused about the idea.

[Katy Lied]

about 3 minutes which is really long. He kept trying to talk the whole time, and he'd say one word and it would come out like a squeak, or he'd cut short a sob and then hiccup. It was really sad.

[wally]

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57...elman.html.csp

LOL! The bishop set up a "sting" operation on his own ward, then published it in the news! Looks like the congregation really learned a lesson. That lesson, however might not be as much about the intended topic as much as it is about whether or not to trust their bishop.

On a side note, he should do this for other areas of moral behavior too. He should get made up to look like Brad Pitt, then seduce some of the married females in his congregation, and just as they are about to seal the deal.... BAM!! Pulls off the disguise and those ladies are busted by undercover bishop! This could be a renaissance in how bishoprics police their flocks!

[Jeff Lebowski]

LOL! The bishop set up a "sting" operation on his own ward, then published it in the news! Looks like the congregation really learned a lesson. That lesson, however might not be as much about the intended topic as much as it is about whether or not to trust their bishop.

On a side note, he should do this for other areas of moral behavior too. He should get made up to look like Brad Pitt, then seduce some of the married females in his congregation, and just as they are about to seal the deal.... BAM!! Pulls off the disguise and those ladies are busted by undercover bishop! This could be a renaissance in how bishoprics police their flocks!

I think the whole stunt was kind of silly.

[Northwestcoug]

Yeah, I'm sure his efforts were sincere, but it does have that publicity stunt 'smell' to it.