Prophet cutting the ribbon?

[Omaha 680]

My wife is in Utah this week. She ate at City Creek yesterday and gave a glowing report.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I don't remember doing this before. I haven't been posting that much on CUF lately.

We debated this to death last week. For the nth time.

[creekster]

I don't remember doing this before. I haven't been posting that much on CUF lately.

it is currently the fourth thread in the Foyer. It is a little hard to find because ti includes the words City and Creek in the thread title.

[Northwestcoug]

How many times do we have to go over this? It wasn't tithing funds. It was from investments the church made using seed money from selling the gold plates.

This mall is going to pay back at least ten times the church's investment. It only has something like $7,000+ invested per square foot of retail space. Given that none of those retailers will be open on Sunday they will all be greatly blessed. Plus those condos are going to sell like hot cakes. Who wouldn't want to live in a great and spacious building looking down on all those people going to the temple?

I know this is about the 4th time you've said this, but it still deserves a hearty

[myboynoah]

We debated this to death last week. For the nth time.

it is currently the fourth thread in the Foyer. It is a little hard to find because ti includes the words City and Creek in the thread title.

Maybe we should just merge this with that thread.

[UtahDan]

it is currently the fourth thread in the Foyer. It is a little hard to find because ti includes the words City and Creek in the thread title.

City............creekster.

[Uncle Ted]

I know this is about the 4th time you've said this, but it still deserves a hearty

Well, that is the only theory I can come up with and I'm sticking with it.

[Sullyute]

I thought it was tasteless that President Monson was helping to cut the ribbon to open City Creek.

I do think that this a seperate and distinct issue from the other City Creek thread. Despite what many people on here and the interwebs think, the church is very proud of City Creek. The project was announced in general conference. So although I think the church should be more conscious of seperating the religous vs for-profit entities of the church, if an 85 year old seer wants to cut the ribbon on a billion dollar project that he has watched out his office window grow over the last 3 years, then more power to him.

[wally]

I thought it was tasteless that President Monson was helping to cut the ribbon to open City Creek. How lame is it to have the leader of your religion opening a giant mall that was funded with tithing dollars?

Can anyone imagine the pope or another religious figure celebrating the opening a huge shopping mall that was built with church money? Imagine Mother Teresa opening a shopping mall. I think this is just one more example of how horrible the Church's PR department is.

What are some worthy things that could be done with 2 billion dollars besides building a megamall? Think about how many homeless people could have been housed and fed with 2 billion dollars. I suppose our religious leaders would argue that by stimulating the economy in SLC, homeless people in SLC will be able to find jobs, etc.

The Prophet should have just gone all the way and performed a dedicatory prayer on the CCC.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I do think that this a seperate and distinct issue from the other City Creek thread. Despite what many people on here and the interwebs think, the church is very proud of City Creek. The project was announced in general conference. So although I think the church should be more conscious of seperating the religous vs for-profit entities of the church, if an 85 year old seer wants to cut the ribbon on a billion dollar project that he has watched out his office window grow over the last 3 years, then more power to him.

No kidding. I suspect if he hadn't shown up, some would have complained about it. A lot more emotion than logic in this discussion.

[Portland Ute]

No kidding. I suspect if he hadn't shown up, some would have complained about it. A lot more emotion than logic in this discussion.