I learned in church today

[SoCalCoug]

I agree, goldfish are great. Our kids also really liked cheezits, not cheese nips, but cheezits.

I remember an older couple commenting one time on the unruly children running around the cultural hall after a Christmas Party. Dang, I thought that was party of the program, kids run around while the adults clean up.

I'd just ignore him.

The only other time I've felt disgusted about a Sacrament meeting talk was when the Easter Sunday talk on the atonement was given by a guy who I had shortly before been consulted about possibly suing, because he'd cheated on his wife, had a child out of wedlock, and then defrauded the mother out of child support.

[Jeff Lebowski]

He sounds like a nut, SoCal. Just ignore him.

[pellegrino]

I agree, goldfish are great. Our kids also really liked cheezits, not cheese nips, but cheezits.

I remember an older couple commenting one time on the unruly children running around the cultural hall after a Christmas Party. Dang, I thought that was party of the program, kids run around while the adults clean up.

I'd just ignore him.

this counselor would have hated my family yesterday. With the time change, we had a tough time getting to sacrament meeting and the only way to get our girls there at a reasonable time (we were still late) was to bring breakfast with us. Our 2nd oldest hadn't finished eating when we arrived so she sat in the pew with her pancake cut up into small pieces and a small container of whipping cream to dip it in. She was the envy of everyone around her.

[San Juan Sun]

he said if we have to feed the kids something, take them out to the car. Seriously - he's telling parents of young kids to take them out to our cars if we want to give them a snack.

At my building, you can get the church's wifi in the parking lot. An iPad, some tunes, and a munching toddler in your car is not a bad way to do your part and keep the church clean and reverent.

[Green Monstah]

I learned that it's probably time for me to be released as GD teacher. We had two visitors who were driving me nuts. One criticized a local church for running a bookstore and restaurant at their church, so I did something I never thought I'd do--I went all City Creek on him right then and there. Then another lady said that we can't teach kids that faith in Christ is sufficient, but they have to do good deeds first and foremost and that faith was secondary. I said, "That just seems bass ackwards to me." Then people said, "Faith without works is dead," and I said, "works without faith are dead too." Started a minor uproar, and I want out.

Sometimes I wish I could remove "impetuousness" from my list of "talents".

[Moliere]

If the church doesn't want people bringing snacks/food into sacrament then they should not hold sacrament from 11:00am to 12:10pm and if they want to outlaw all snacks during church then we need a 2 hour block. Cleaning the chapel sucks, especially when people have crushed Cheerios and the like into teh carpets, but it's a small price to pay for some peace and quiet during the meeting.

[Green Monstah]

If the church doesn't want people bringing snacks/food into sacrament then they should not hold sacrament from 11:00am to 12:10pm and if they want to outlaw all snacks during church then we need a 2 hour block. Cleaning the chapel sucks, especially when people have crushed Cheerios and the like into teh carpets, but it's a small price to pay for some peace and quiet during the meeting.

Another option is to stop being cheapskates and hire back the professional cleaning employees they laid off about a decade ago. I know they've got the money....

[Moliere]

Another option is to stop being cheapskates and hire back the professional cleaning employees they laid off about a decade ago. I know they've got the money....

I wonder how long it will be until SLC wards are being asked to provide free janitorial service to the City Creek Center.

[smokymountainrain]

If the church doesn't want people bringing snacks/food into sacrament then they should not hold sacrament from 11:00am to 12:10pm and if they want to outlaw all snacks during church then we need a 2 hour block. Cleaning the chapel sucks, especially when people have crushed Cheerios and the like into teh carpets, but it's a small price to pay for some peace and quiet during the meeting.

What a weird comment, considering the church is perfectly fine with people bringing snacks to church.

That's like typing an entire paragraph out of the blue about how if the church has a problem with people parking in their parking lots, they shouldn't spend so much money building parking lots, repaving them and clearing them of snow in the winter. To be clear, as far as I know, the church is okay with us parking in the parking lot.

[Moliere]

What a weird comment, considering the church is perfectly fine with people bringing snacks to church.

but today he pretty much called to repentance "the mothers who put food in their diaper bags." He very clearly stated, don't bring food to church. He's particularly harsh on goldfish crackers. Seriously.

But today he specifically targeted the moms who bring snacks for young children.

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Now, he didn't say this today (in fact, today he was very clear about how mothers shouldn't put food in their diaper bags) but in a previous ward conference (and goody, we have that in a week or two, so I'm sure we'll get the lecture from him again then) he said if we have to feed the kids something, take them out to the car. Seriously - he's telling parents of young kids to take them out to our cars if we want to give them a snack. In other words, cleanliness of the building is more important to him than allowing parents of young children to participate in sacrament meeting.

[smokymountainrain]

Despite what some crazy person in SoCal's ward said, in your opinion, does "the church" have even the slightest problem with people bringing snacks to church? You don't need to answer that as I know you know the answer is no. That is why I thought it was a strange little rant on your part.

[DrumNFeather]

Despite what some crazy person in SoCal's ward said, in your opinion, does "the church" have even the slightest problem with people bringing snacks to church? You don't need to answer that as I know you know the answer is no. That is why I thought it was a strange little rant on your part.

When I was living in Provo, my bro and I (not UD) brought drinks and snacks to the priesthood session as seen at the Marriott Center...we figured that since it was an arena we were okay. We got some looks when we showed up with our big gulps.

[San Juan Sun]

Despite what some crazy person in SoCal's ward said, in your opinion, does "the church" have even the slightest problem with people bringing snacks to church? You don't need to answer that as I know you know the answer is no. That is why I thought it was a strange little rant on your part.

I have to wonder if SMR read SoCal post clearly enough. A member of SocCal's stake presidency is giving counsel (to put it nicely, in reality he's almost creating policy). That's a far cry from "some crazy person in SoCal's ward".

For the record, I sometimes skim posts and reply without totally digesting the facts myself.

[SoCalCoug]

I have to wonder if SMR read SoCal post clearly enough. A member of SocCal's stake presidency is giving counsel (to put it nicely, in reality he's almost creating policy). That's a far cry from "some crazy person in SoCal's ward".

For the record, I sometimes skim posts and reply without totally digesting the facts myself.

Actually, he's calling people to repentance for bringing snacks to church. It's moving into doctrine territory for my stake.

[SoCalCoug]

Despite what some crazy person in SoCal's ward said, in your opinion, does "the church" have even the slightest problem with people bringing snacks to church? You don't need to answer that as I know you know the answer is no. That is why I thought it was a strange little rant on your part.

This is a local ecclesiastical leader - so for my stake, it is "the Church" which has a problem with snacks in church.

And it's making parents with small children feel unwelcome in church. To me, that's the biggest problem with it.