Sacrament Meeting Talk Topics

[Sleeping in EQ]

What topics do you want to see taken up in sacrament meeting talks?

[Moliere]

What topics do you want to see taken up in sacrament meeting talks?

Some talks about Christ would be nice...especially around Xmas.

[wuapinmon]

In all seriousness, I'd love some Old Testament history talks. Also, I'd appreciate an honest talk about why death sucks.

[Sleeping in EQ]

In all seriousness, I'd love some Old Testament history talks. Also, I'd appreciate an honest talk about why death sucks.

Thanks for the serious response. I'm looking to shake things up and insert some progmo agenda items into sacrament meeting....

[Topper]

Incorporating non-traditional families, I.e., single parents, singles, children, but not the single adult representative.

[wuapinmon]

Thanks for the serious response. I'm looking to shake things up and insert some progmo agenda items into sacrament meeting....

I appreciate it when people share personal stories rather than telling me what Elder Ballard et. al said in the April 2009 General Conference. Although, sometimes you get some odd stories, the effect is better than correlated chloroform in print.

[DrumNFeather]

Some talks about Christ would be nice...especially around Xmas.

and Easter. As a church, we really sleep on talking about Christ around Easter.

[smokymountainrain]

and Easter. As a church, we really sleep on talking about Christ around Easter.

Another example of me attending a different church than many on CS. In my experience, Christmas talks and Easter talks rarely focus on any topic other than Christ.

[DrumNFeather]

Another example of me attending a different church than many on CS. In my experience, Christmas talks and Easter talks rarely focus on any topic other than Christ.

I think in my particular ward, the Bishop just goes through his topics and assigns them to a week fairly quickly, not taking into account when certain holidays are etc. Not a criticism, he has a lot on his plate.

[Uncle Ted]

In all seriousness, I'd love some Old Testament history talks.

Yes, maybe an ensign article could be assigned, like:

http://www.lds.org/ensign/1998/01/th...tower-of-babel

or

https://www.lds.org/ensign/1987/09/i...stion?lang=eng

(Under… "Do we know how the earth’s history as indicated from fossils fits with the earth’s history as the scriptures present it?")

I like how it explains horses and the BoM as well...

Brigham Young sought information concerning the occurrence of horse fossils, especially in America. His purpose was to answer critics who challenged the mention of horses on this continent in the Book of Mormon. Everybody knew, said the critics, that there were no horses in America until the Spaniards introduced them. Professor Marsh’s research of horse fossils, however, clearly established the presence of modern horses in America long before the appearance of Spanish people in America.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_horse

[cougjunkie]

I appreciate it when people share personal stories rather than telling me what Elder Ballard et. al said in the April 2009 General Conference. Although, sometimes you get some odd stories, the effect is better than correlated chloroform in print.

You don't like to hear the words of the lords anointed? Speaks volumes.

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[pellegrino]

I would love to see more lead up to Christmas and Easter. As a whole we do jack shit for Easter. A few of the wards I've been in didn't even have so much as a choir number for the program. In one ward the congregation sang "We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet."

I'll be back with more suggestions.

[Moliere]

I would love to see more lead up to Christmas and Easter. As a whole we do jack shit for Easter. A few of the wards I've been in didn't even have so much as a choir number for the program. In one ward the congregation sang "We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet."

I'll be back with more suggestions.

This is my experience although we do have a special Easter and Xmas program, both of which are nice. But the main topic in December was tithing.

It would go a long way if, when extending an invitation to speak, that the counselor reminds the speaker that Sacrament is a worship service and therefore any talk should be centered on Christ or Christlike attributes regardless of the topic at hand. It would be good also if the counselor mention that personal experiences are often the best way to teach principles and they also make talks much more interesting. At least, if I were a counselor that's probably something I'd do.....oh and I'd get rid of the talk on a talk thing.

[Northwestcoug]

Some talks about Christ would be nice...especially around Xmas.

[All-American]

It's a Chi. Get off your high horse.