tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post7013413191169894110..comments2023-08-20T04:40:04.843-05:00Comments on Stephen M (Ethesis): Worst things heard at church ... Primary editionStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-29558042211807119962010-09-29T22:15:52.469-05:002010-09-29T22:15:52.469-05:00This is an interesting topic. My husband and I ha...This is an interesting topic. My husband and I have dealt with infertility for over 13 years of marriage. After 4 failed treatments we were able to finally become pregnant. After a fairly uneventful pregnancy 2 days before our precious daughter was to be born she died.<br /><br />So 7 months after all this I'm sitting in Relief Society and the lesson is on the Priesthood. One lady raised Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-80493563734500243962010-09-25T00:44:55.588-05:002010-09-25T00:44:55.588-05:00Not strictly heard at Cchurch, but... I had a miss...Not strictly heard at Cchurch, but... I had a missionary companion who believed that everyone born into the Church was de facto more righteous in the pre-existence than anyone born outside the Church (including converts). He didn't seem to think this notion was at all odd.Jonathan Langfordhttp://www.langfordwriter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-54012851816187252242010-09-23T07:29:47.755-05:002010-09-23T07:29:47.755-05:00Man...These are crazy. I can't remember somet...Man...These are crazy. I can't remember something said out loud - like in sacrament meeting, but I do know someone that said to me, "I don't like this calling because it has nothing to teach me. I'm not growing."<br /><br />I guess I was surprised and felt bad about that because we think that callings are always for <em>us</em>. Like - there's something we need to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-85591487150538480222010-09-17T07:19:22.658-05:002010-09-17T07:19:22.658-05:00Two things:
The first being a teacher comparing G...Two things:<br /><br />The first being a teacher comparing George W. Bush’s threatening/blackmailing our allies to support his invasion of Iraq to Captain Moroni’s rallying the Nephites around the Title of Liberty. There have been very few times when I’ve ever felt a greater lack of the spirit.<br /><br />The second happened during a sacrament meeting talk just this past Sunday wherein the Dave P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-12081595618296032882010-09-13T13:02:30.911-05:002010-09-13T13:02:30.911-05:00"On Saturday, all of you are going on a missi..."On Saturday, all of you are going on a mission. Are you all excited? We are passing out your mission calls. You can open these letters to find out where you are going on your mission on Saturday."<br />(Here is when I get up from the piano and ask the Primary President to please tell them it is a PRETEND mission for their Saturday activity). I was sure my son was probably starting to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-43178307443898627842010-09-13T11:45:49.569-05:002010-09-13T11:45:49.569-05:00In a Gospel Doctrine lesson about the family procl...In a Gospel Doctrine lesson about the family proclamation, someone made a comment that people who don't marry young are selfish, worldly, and unrighteous. I raised my hand and told her that it was completely inappropriate to judge people like that and that she doesn't know what is going on in any individual's life or what God has in store for any other person. (For the record, I'mKeri Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634172749457075836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-36198013661425788492010-09-12T21:44:15.210-05:002010-09-12T21:44:15.210-05:00In the 1980's my wife and I lived in a ward wi...In the 1980's my wife and I lived in a ward with five or six members who had long standing, serious chronic health problems, from quadriplegia to End Stage Renal Disease. You can guess what happened. On High Council Sunday one of the speakers commented that people become seriously ill because of the sins that they have committed or evil that they have done.<br /> What was most memorableStan Bealenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-9828545454881102362010-09-12T08:35:21.419-05:002010-09-12T08:35:21.419-05:00"When you grow up and go to BYU....""When you grow up and go to BYU...."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-56708153801105334842010-09-12T01:21:52.730-05:002010-09-12T01:21:52.730-05:00In a singles' ward I was a member of, a Stake ...In a singles' ward I was a member of, a Stake High Councilman said in a Sacrament Meeting talk, "If any of you sisters go on a mission, you'll never get married because men will be too intimidated by you."<br /><br />(By the way, I'm a man and I'm very intimidated by women. My wife is a returned missionary - dedication to the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not intimidating, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com