I learned in church today

[Uncle Ted]

You shouldn't join the order of the arrow because they have secret combinations. At first I thought the member was joking but the expression on the man's face was serious.

[TripletDaddy]

You shouldn't join the order of the arrow because they have secret combinations. At first I thought the member was joking but the expression on the man's face was serious.

When i went through the temple one of the first things I thought of was the Order of the Arrow. Especially the OA handshake.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I learned that the reason other Christian religions don't understand the truth about Christ like we do is because they just don't read the bible. If they would simply crack it open and read it, they would see it all in plain black and white.

[wuapinmon]

I learned that the reason other Christian religions don't understand the truth about Christ like we do is because they just don't read the bible. If they would simply crack it open and read it, they would see it all in plain black and white.

[Katy Lied]

We sang "Abide with me 'tis Eventide" for the closing hymn, and I learned I still cant sing that song without bawling my eyes out. Then I was self concious about my puffy eyeswhen teaching GD, so I explained the back story and wept like a child.

That's touching.
But there is nothing like singing the song when it is late and dark outside.

[Moliere]

That's touching.
But there is nothing like singing the song when it is late and dark outside.

Except when it's late and dark outside because you have 5-8pm church

[Pheidippides]

I learned that the reason other Christian religions don't understand the truth about Christ like we do is because they just don't read the bible. If they would simply crack it open and read it, they would see it all in plain black and white.

Lol. This guy would hate my gospel principles class, in which we actually crack the Bible and read all the scriptures that make hardliner types uncomfortable.

[Tone Loc]

Lol. This guy would hate my gospel principles class, in which we actually crack the Bible and read all the scriptures that make hardliner types uncomfortable.

Out of curiosity, what scriptures are you referring to?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Lol. This guy would hate my gospel principles class, in which we actually crack the Bible and read all the scriptures that make hardliner types uncomfortable.

The irony is that this was at the end of a lesson by this guy where we discussed why some other faiths don't consider us Christian. He concluded by hammering away at this point (that they don't read the bible). It was more than I could bear so I raised my hand and stated that if we don't like it when other people distort our beliefs, then perhaps we should be a little more careful about not distorting theirs. I was afraid maybe I had been a little too forceful, but 6-7 people come up afterwards and thanked me.

[Sullyute]

I, and a good chunk of the ward, learned the brother ______ didn't care much for the speaker during sacrament (which was the bishop and stake president since it was ward conference) as he fired up Angry Birds on his phone, but forgot to turned down the volume. We listened to the theme song for a few seconds while he scambled to turn off the volume.

[NorthwestUteFan]

If it takes Angry Birds to keep him in sacrament meeting, then he should go for it. That beats sleeping...

[Pheidippides]

Out of curiosity, what scriptures are you referring to?

Good question. I'm referring mostly to Pauline scriptures that discuss works and the law as vain and empty, and grace as the only salvation (see Romans 3 for example). Coupled with my own reading of James 2, I make the "after all we can do" crowd uncomfortable. Double so when I use the NIV instead of the KJV, which I do regularly. That's one example.

I also have a habit of taking scriptures that are regularly known and giving a lot of context and background to them. I never have said this in class, but I find many of the chapter headings to be misleading at best, tortured readings/propaganda at worse.

[Indy Coug]

It's interesting to see how people seem perfectly fine with Paul controlling the doctrine in the New Testament.

[Brian]

The missionaries had an investigator family, and an inactive lady at church on Sunday that are smokers, and I was sitting two rows in front of them, so I could smell it pretty well the whole meeting.

I liked it.
It was a very physical reminder that all are welcome, warts and all. Whether our warts be visible, or not.

[Pheidippides]

It's interesting to see how people seem perfectly fine with Paul controlling the doctrine in the New Testament.

Indeed - a thought that does not escape me in the slightest, especially when he starts talking about women and husbands.

But if you have a population of literalists at hand, you prove your point using the scriptures that support it. I can make the Bible and BOM say most anything in class. If you let me use general authorities from the time of Joseph Smith I can make black white.

Brian, I love investigators in my class (and they are the reason I use the bible much more than the BOM when given a choice - it is often familiar to them). I have long thought that the one requirement to attend is that you don't smoke inside the building.