October 2019 General Conference

[Bo Diddley]

Budge with a solid talk.

He spoke in our YSA stake conference in April. He's awesome.

[tooblue]

That’s what I am wondering. Greater emphasis on youth leadership?

Yes. Which coincides with the new focus of the youth program partly rolled out last week.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Budge with a solid talk.

[LVAllen]

So the ward YM presidencies are gone, but they'll call YM advisors to assist the bishopric? What's the real difference?

The way I view it is that the members of the YM presidency had primary responsibility to advise their respective quorums, with assistant advisors. Now that responsibility is the bishopric's. They can be re-called to assist, but ultimately it's the member of the bishopric's job now.

[Jeff Lebowski]

So the ward YM presidencies are gone, but they'll call YM advisors to assist the bishopric? What's the real difference?

That’s what I am wondering. Greater emphasis on youth leadership?

[Pelado]

So the ward YM presidencies are gone, but they'll call YM advisors to assist the bishopric? What's the real difference?

[tooblue]

What it means is that perhaps now Wards will function as they were always meant to: The EQ President and Relief Society president will minister to and take care of the adult members of the Ward, allowing the Bishop (and his councilors) to focus on the youth, act as a judge in Israel, manage Ward finances and meet the welfare needs of the congregation.

[LVAllen]

No there's change there too. Members of the HC will function as stake YM and SS presidents.

Right. But there will still be presidencies, so the only thing that's changed at the stake level is the number of potential candidates to serve as the SYMP and SSSP.

[myboynoah]

No matter what I do, I'm going to be called the bitter apostate, so I might as well play the part.

I'll step out though, I'm probably a little too salty based in Oaks latest comments this week.

Look, you're kind of being a dick. That's the best reason to step out.

[Donuthole]

Only ward YM presidencies got kicked to the curb. Stake levels are still there.

Yeah, I heard that wrong. President will be a HC but the presidency will still exist. Too bad.

[SCcoug]

Only ward YM presidencies got kicked to the curb. Stake levels are still there.

No there's change there too. Members of the HC will function as stake YM and SS presidents.

[LVAllen]

Please share the changes.

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist...-organizations

[Sleeping in EQ]

Not sure what to make of some of the announced changes. Some of it seems like change for the sake of change, at least as it pertains to this administration’s fixation on vernacular.

Happy to see the Stake YM, YW, and SS presidencies disbanded. That was long overdue.

Please share the changes.

[Bo Diddley]

Yeah, but he also announced the greater role of the stake level folks in activities. Unless this is accompanied by an increase in the ward budget, expect a slashing of the ward youth budgets as the stake withholds a greater portion of the ward budget allowance. But hey, it'll be equal.

Some stakes will no doubt do better jobs at dividing funds than others. This is similar to how we manage our budget in the military. Sometimes the training is collective, and sometimes separately. It takes time and experience to understand how to balance use of funds. So expect there to be a learning curve just as there likely is for those who now control the budget.

[Jeff Lebowski]

That was a little bewildering. I need a written summary.