"Hold my root beer" - the Russell M. Nelson thread

[falafel]

10. Sister missionaries can wear pants.

That's a good one. Back to riding bikes, ladies!

[Sullyute]

Do you feel this is an indication how much influence the president has over the workings of the church or do you think TSM and the Lord weren’t on speaking terms.

The former.

[BigFatMeanie]

When one's career involves significant work with attribution models, one wants to make sure credit goes where credit is deserved.

[hostile]

That's a good one. Back to riding bikes, ladies!

Hopefully setting up chairs will follow

[Jeff Lebowski]

10. Sister missionaries can wear pants.

I knew I would forget something!

[Topper]

Do you feel this is an indication how much influence the president has over the workings of the church or do you think TSM and the Lord weren’t on speaking terms.

[CJF]

Was talking to someone last night who attended a talk by Elder Holland in the MTC in December. He said that we haven't seen anything yet and that 2019 will be filled with major changes.

President Nelson tweeted as much a few weeks ago.

[Donuthole]

Was talking to someone last night who attended a talk by Elder Holland in the MTC in December. He said that we haven't seen anything yet and that 2019 will be filled with major changes.

President Nelson tweeted as much a few weeks ago.

Hold onto your butts!

[Moliere]

Hold onto your butts!

Take your vitamins!!

[Northwestcoug]

The narrative is always the same:

Prog-mo: if only the church would do this or that

The church: does this or that.

Prog-mo: It's not enough, too little too late.

That makes the church irredeemable. In a sense, it's just a denial of the atonement, the past cannot be forgiven under any circumstances.

Eh. Do you know a lot of people who claim they would actively participate in church if only their 'demands' are met? From where I see it, most of the beefs with the church are seen as symptoms of lack of divine guidance. Once someone sees it that way, not much is going to drive that person back to a state of active belief. Now I know there are some progmos out there who both actively clamor for change and hold on to some testimony. I see that a few feminist members very happy over the changes in the temple ceremony. But most progmos are still connected to the church in some manner; they are not threatening to leave if the church doesn't change.

[Bo Diddley]

Ba bye, honor code! What other changes should I put on my Christmas list this year?

[falafel]

New books of scripture?!?!

[swampfrog]

Eh. Do you know a lot of people who claim they would actively participate in church if only their 'demands' are met? From where I see it, most of the beefs with the church are seen as symptoms of lack of divine guidance. Once someone sees it that way, not much is going to drive that person back to a state of active belief. Now I know there are some progmos out there who both actively clamor for change and hold on to some testimony. I see that a few feminist members very happy over the changes in the temple ceremony. But most progmos are still connected to the church in some manner; they are not threatening to leave if the church doesn't change.

It's more than possible that it's just a pretense for what you state, but I can follow my daughter's twitter and find multiple instances of laundry lists from the disaffected. But I quit seeing church as a top-down God led organization years ago. As an organization whose primary purpose is preservation of narrative truth, I fully expect it to always remain behind moral "advances" in broader society. It's exactly what I want from a church.

[Bo Diddley]

New books of scripture?!?!

Boo! A BoM. A BoM. We have got a BoM and need no more BoM!

[beefytee]

11. Online Mission calls.
12. Consolidated service/proselytizing mission recommendation process.