The Official Mormon Minutia thread

[sparky]

Showing temple recommends before participating in a baby blessing. Don't know if this is required as of the new CHOI, but when I blessed my youngest I was forced to tell a loved & respected BIL to stay seated because he forgot his TR.

[Portland Ute]

Showing temple recommends before participating in a baby blessing. Don't know if this is required as of the new CHOI, but when I blessed my youngest I was forced to tell a loved & respected BIL to stay seated because he forgot his TR.

When the temple recommend has expired, amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man.

[Surfah]

Showing temple recommends before participating in a baby blessing. Don't know if this is required as of the new CHOI, but when I blessed my youngest I was forced to tell a loved & respected BIL to stay seated because he forgot his TR.

They don't. Who told you that the Bishop? You only need the Melchizedek priesthood. In fact, the CHOI explicitly says that church leaders should go out of their way to avoid embarrassing or offending families. You should point that out to whomever told you your BIL could not participate.

[Green Monstah]

They don't. Who told you that the Bishop? You only need the Melchizedek priesthood. In fact, the CHOI explicitly says that church leaders should go out of their way to avoid embarrassing or offending families. You should point that out to whomever told you your BIL could not participate.

I had the same issue when I witnessed my niece's baptism. The bishopric member asked for my TR. Luckily, I had it, but thought it was pretty over the top.

Yesterday, a good friend of mine (great guy, very straight laced) corrected his four-year old who took the bread with the left hand. It made me smile, but also made me a little sad.

[TripletDaddy]

Why do Mos love "taco" soup so much? Or casseroles with ground beef and tortilla chips? It seems like I am seeing those dishes at most Mo get-togethers.

[Pheidippides]

When I was Primary President, my bishop would always address me as President Marsupial. I always called him by his first name because I am bratty like that. Also I feel like I am familiar enough with him and everyone else I worked with in the ward to be on a first name basis. The formality silly. We're supposed to be a ward family and we're all volunteers so the titles seem a little showy to me.

Yeah, so, you should have seen the backlash in my class when I states that (1) I hate being addressed as Brother, (2) the origins of the term were to emphasize that we are brothers and sisters and thus closer than strangers - we are kin and (3) the current usage of brother and sister does the exact opposite of that. Full on revolt.

[myboynoah]

Yeah, so, you should have seen the backlash in my class when I states that (1) I hate being addressed as Brother, (2) the origins of the term were to emphasize that we are brothers and sisters and thus closer than strangers - we are kin and (3) the current usage of brother and sister does the exact opposite of that. Full on revolt.

I like the Brother and Sister thing. Allows me to address people I don't really know that well. Once I get to know them, then I drop the Brother and Sister stuff. In France, they rarely use the Brother and Sister stuff; everyone's on a first name basis. That was easier to get used to that the cheek kissing, which I avoided. But I still always called the Bishop, "Monsieur l'eveque."

[Jeff Lebowski]

I like the Brother and Sister thing. Allows me to address people I don't really know that well. Once I get to know them, then I drop the Brother and Sister stuff. In France, they rarely use the Brother and Sister stuff; everyone's on a first name basis. That was easier to get used to that the cheek kissing, which I avoided. But I still always called the Bishop, "Monsieur l'eveque."

For the life of me, I can't understand how those terms bug people. Seems completely harmless. Oh well.

[Pheidippides]

I like the Brother and Sister thing. Allows me to address people I don't really know that well. Once I get to know them, then I drop the Brother and Sister stuff. In France, they rarely use the Brother and Sister stuff; everyone's on a first name basis. That was easier to get used to that the cheek kissing, which I avoided. But I still always called the Bishop, "Monsieur l'eveque."

I would be absolutely fine with this. But that's not what happens here. People I have known for years - friends - insist on calling me Brother + my last name. My name is niku. If you have known me for five minutes, you are okay to use my name. I have no objection to the terms per se but I hate the false distance it creates.

I call the bishop by his first name, btw, but he is a friend too.

[CardiacCoug]

Showing temple recommends before participating in a baby blessing. Don't know if this is required as of the new CHOI, but when I blessed my youngest I was forced to tell a loved & respected BIL to stay seated because he forgot his TR.

Interesting. I was told one time to ask any visitors who wanted to participate in a blessing to bring their Temple Recommend but then it wasn't enforced.

I have a hard time thinking any Bishop is going to stop somebody from standing in the circle or delay the blessing to force people to produce a recommend in the middle of Sacrament Meeting.

[Green Monstah]

When I was Primary President, my bishop would always address me as President Marsupial. I always called him by his first name because I am bratty like that. Also I feel like I am familiar enough with him and everyone else I worked with in the ward to be on a first name basis. The formality silly. We're supposed to be a ward family and we're all volunteers so the titles seem a little showy to me.

I grew up in a ward where the YM/YW leaders were called by their first names. I liked it.

[sparky]

They don't. Who told you that the Bishop? You only need the Melchizedek priesthood. In fact, the CHOI explicitly says that church leaders should go out of their way to avoid embarrassing or offending families. You should point that out to whomever told you your BIL could not participate.

It was the bishop, and he enforced it by stationing a counselor at the doorway of the chapel to verify TR's like the freaking gestapo. Apparently it is/was a mandate from the stake. And yes, it is embarrassing no matter how smoothly the TR probe goes.

[il Padrino Ute]

It was the bishop, and he enforced it by stationing a counselor at the doorway of the chapel to verify TR's like the freaking gestapo. Apparently it is/was a mandate from the stake. And yes, it is embarrassing no matter how smoothly the TR probe goes.

I would advise that all recommend holders not go to church for a few months in protest and let the Stake President explain the sudden rise in inactivity to the higher ups.

[Sullyute]

When the temple recommend has expired, amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man.

[mr_thekid]

Why do Mos love "taco" soup so much? Or casseroles with ground beef and tortilla chips? It seems like I am seeing those dishes at most Mo get-togethers.

Sure, taco soup looks like a bowl of puke, but it's to die for if prepared properly. I have a great recipe. I'll post it in the Diner sometime just for you.