Have you served in the Bishopric?

[Indy Coug]

I spent a short stint masquerading as a counselor.

[marsupial]

what are you teaching that it only takes an hour to prepare?

I prepared my nursery lesson yesterday while I blew my hair dry. It was ample preparation time.

[wuapinmon]

I prepared my nursery lesson yesterday while I blew my hair dry. It was ample preparation time.

My wife once taught a nursery lesson titled "I'm thankful for my hands." I enjoyed the simplicity of that thought.

[JohnnyLingo]

At the risk of sounding petty but you asked. It started when you called me a pedophile for saying I wouldn't be watching any more of Wimbledon because Maria Sharapova got beat early. That's a pretty big leap to be implying I have sex with kids. We worked through that through some board mails and knowing that you didn't have a job and your wife was pregnant I invited you out to lunch to bury the hatchet and give you some leads on some jobs. You didn't show because he said you were unaware that Criagos had moved which they had. I was okay with that so I invited you again and once again you did not show. My judgment of you is not very cloudy. Listen to 71 he may be able to help you.

Sorry for the late reply... all of this happened over three years ago so I needed to make sure I remembered what happened.

Wasn't it about Michelle Wie? For some reason I remember the original argument being about your comments about Wie, who was 15 or so at the time? and not Sharapova, who was at least 18.

Ah, I found it.

http://www.cougarboard.com/noframes/...tml?id=1972894

But I do remember we buried that hatchet. At least until you brought it up again. Looking at that thread, I can see now that I completely misinterpreted your initial post and my response was totally uncalled for. I'm sorry for that.

I can't remember why the second Craigo's meet up didn't happen, but didn't I then invite you to a football game or something that you bailed on?

I guess my point is that if you want to harbor a grudge against me for what happened in 2006, that's your prerogative.

That makes sense, the manual was written with your class in mind. If all you do is follow the manual (and there's nothing terribly wrong with that, particularly at that age group) then an hour prep would be sufficient. Although I do support an open policy where any and all questions are valid. But that doesn't mean you have to know the answers beforehand.

FWIW, I wasn't trying to criticize you, it's just been a long time since I've been able to get away with an hour prep for a lesson.

Fair enough. My wife reports that the adult SS lesson on the WofW was spent debating the morality caffeine, which sounded like fun.

[RobinFinderson]

To the two 'bishops,' if either of you served as a branch president rather than a bishop, it doesn't count! This poll is about 'bishops' only.

[Hallelujah]

Based on religious posts

I would have thought more had actual experience when offering their sage advice.

[Pheidippides]

Only as Exec Sec. So not the big B one.

Current Ward Clerk. So little b for me as well. The more I see the big B in action, the less I want a part of it.

[Pheidippides]

Although I do support an open policy where any and all questions are valid. But that doesn't mean you have to know the answers beforehand.

In my view, and as a former youth sunday school teacher, this is by far the most important thing in teaching the youth. No question should be off limits.

[JohnnyLingo]

In my view, and as a former youth sunday school teacher, this is by far the most important thing in teaching the youth. No question should be off limits.

How would you even implement a "certain questions are off-limits" policy? I don't remember any teacher sidestepping a question growing up, even if they probably should have.

[Indy Coug]

To the two 'bishops,' if either of you served as a branch president rather than a bishop, it doesn't count! This poll is about 'bishops' only.

Why the distinction?

[RobinFinderson]

Why the distinction?

Because even though we all know that SOME branch presidents basically perform the same function as a bishop, the purpose of this poll is not to find out who got called to some obscure corner of the planet for his mission and was asked to serve as a branch president for a few months.

[I.J. Reilly]

To the two 'bishops,' if either of you served as a branch president rather than a bishop, it doesn't count! This poll is about 'bishops' only.

Just curious as to what you see as the functional difference between being in a bishopric and a branch presidency. Is it just the title that draws the line for you? Is it the need to be a high priest? Functionally, I don't see a difference, and you could probably ask those that have served in branch presidencies and bishoprics, but I would bet that they didn't see much of a difference, either.

[I.J. Reilly]

Because even though we all know that SOME branch presidents basically perform the same function as a bishop, the purpose of this poll is not to find out who got called to some obscure corner of the planet for his mission and was asked to serve as a branch president for a few months.

Dang it. A minute short again. This is beginning to be a bad pattern.

[Indy Coug]

Because even though we all know that SOME branch presidents basically perform the same function as a bishop, the purpose of this poll is not to find out who got called to some obscure corner of the planet for his mission and was asked to serve as a branch president for a few months.

What if your branch is in the US, has 375 members and has had anywhere from 80 to 140 people attending sacrament meeting?

[Fiyero]

Oh this reminds me. When I received my last calling, was I supposed to start a thread saying "the stake president wants to meet with me, whatever could it be for?" followed by the inevitable "you won't believe what they just called me to do...."