I thanked for your linger longer comment. +1, shadow.shadow wrote:I never understood linger longers. 3 hrs of church was long enough, why would anyone want to linger longer? And pot lucks?? Count me out. The worst food poisoning I've ever had was from a ward pot luck. That was back in 1994. It was bad. Lesson learned.
A similar thing is happening here in Mexico. Cannot vouch for the 2.5 hour block but I CAN vouch for church buildings being refurbished for 3 to 4 wards. The Church has already started selling off some underutilized chapels back to the MX gov't.Zowieink wrote:Keeping the Sabbath Day holy is one of the hot topics. There is a power point that is to be shown, from the Stake Presidency who received it from SLC. Don't remember it being 2 hours long. Ours is going to be given as a 5th Sunday.
Other thing is a new policy being tried out in the Phoenix SE valley area. Wards to be reduced to 400ish, depending on active priesthood holders. Stakes limited to 8 wards. 4 wards in each building. 5 wards in a growth situation with a 2.5 hour block. The stakes here have to put a plan in place by Dec 1. The Brethren expect to make 4 to 5 new stakes which will fill all the buildings in that area with 4 wards per building with 4 or 5 buildings being joint stake buildings until some remodel work gets done to house them.
Once this is done, it will cascade up into the Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert area and the far NW area Peoria, Vistancia, Glendale, etc. Phoenix, will be the last area done. At some point this will move to the SLC valley starting in the growth areas. No new buildings will be designed in North American until 2017, unless all the existing buildings have 4 wards, etc. or something really significant causes change (plague, earthquake, government collapse, etc.)
Chocolatize!!!! Man, I'm getting leary of those people in Dallas...Lizzy60 wrote:My funny/sad food story from my Primary teacher days ------
It was a Super Saturday for all teachers and Primary kids. There was a huge bribe -- the giant Costco muffins. I don't remember how many times it was pounded into the kids that there would be Costco muffins. Costco is very near us, and I'm pretty sure most people knew that they come in 3 favors, banana, blueberry, and chocolate-chocolate-chip.
Well, the time came to serve the muffins. They had been cut in half, every child was told to only take one of the half-muffins, and unknown at the time, ALL the chocolate ones had been reserved in the kitchen. This was discovered when some helpful ladies walked in on a select group of women and children (need I say, the Primary Presidency and families?) eating their fill of chocolate muffins. Yeah, it's a small thing, but it's amazing the way the word got around, and people were miffed. It wasn't a good day.
I asked my Mom and she only remembers me being born once but it was a C-section so it may not of even counted according to some religionists.Obrien wrote:
Shadow, have you been born again?
They really muffed that one up.Lizzy60 wrote:My funny/sad food story from my Primary teacher days ------
It was a Super Saturday for all teachers and Primary kids. There was a huge bribe -- the giant Costco muffins. I don't remember how many times it was pounded into the kids that there would be Costco muffins. Costco is very near us, and I'm pretty sure most people knew that they come in 3 favors, banana, blueberry, and chocolate-chocolate-chip.
Well, the time came to serve the muffins. They had been cut in half, every child was told to only take one of the half-muffins, and unknown at the time, ALL the chocolate ones had been reserved in the kitchen. This was discovered when some helpful ladies walked in on a select group of women and children (need I say, the Primary Presidency and families?) eating their fill of chocolate muffins. Yeah, it's a small thing, but it's amazing the way the word got around, and people were miffed. It wasn't a good day.
I really don't want an anatomical tour of any part of your family tree, I was just asking based on Rewcox' comment earlier.shadow wrote:I asked my Mom and she only remembers me being born once but it was a C-section so it may not of even counted according to some religionists.Obrien wrote:
Shadow, have you been born again?
My youngest son asked how how babies were born, I told him about the natural way and also about C-section. He said," You better tell me I was born by C-section." I told him he was born naturally and he ran to his room crying. ( just thought you might be interested in this Obrien)Obrien wrote:I really don't want an anatomical tour of any part of your family tree, I was just asking based on Rewcox' comment earlier.shadow wrote:I asked my Mom and she only remembers me being born once but it was a C-section so it may not of even counted according to some religionists.Obrien wrote:
Shadow, have you been born again?
Spread the Gospel, Ed. Reclaim the LDSFFites.EdGoble wrote:Got a postcard in the mail from my Stake saying W. Christopher Wadell (Presiding Bishopric) is presiding at the special Stake Conf this Sunday. And it says "All Are Welcome, All Are Needed." Not sure what it will be about, but it is something pretty pressing it seems. Now I'm really wondering what it is about. Very out of the ordinary.
Very unconventional. Where aborts do you live?EdGoble wrote:Got a postcard in the mail from my Stake saying W. Christopher Wadell (Presiding Bishopric) is presiding at the special Stake Conf this Sunday. And it says "All Are Welcome, All Are Needed." Not sure what it will be about, but it is something pretty pressing it seems. Now I'm really wondering what it is about. Very out of the ordinary.
The worst food poisoning I ever had was from a Mexican restaurant in 1975. I still go there today, only got poisoned once.shadow wrote:I never understood linger longers. 3 hrs of church was long enough, why would anyone want to linger longer? And pot lucks?? Count me out. The worst food poisoning I've ever had was from a ward pot luck. That was back in 1994. It was bad. Lesson learned.
Yes. We are having dinners, singles dinner (me), ward Thanksgiving dinner, ward Christmas dinner, and more I hope.Lizzy60 wrote:My ward boundaries were recently rearranged (I am in TX, so this doesn't happen often) and the first Sunday that we met together, the Bishopric announced that the third hour, 11:00 to noon, would be a get-to-know-each-other session, instead of Pri, YW, RS and PH. We met in the cultural hall and chatted. There was no food involved, which was a huge oversight. It was easy to tell that most people just wanted to get home for lunch, especially the kids. It would have been very easy to send out an email announcing a pot luck lunch, or have the leadership purchase some simple snacks and orange juice. There really is something about "breaking bread" together to start forging friendships.
And?itsmerich wrote:Hey all - heard there's a two hour "presentation" going to happen in our ward next week on a flash drive. Does anyone know what this is going to be about and if anyone else's ward going to have this?
Interesting stuff!
Rewcox, just out of curiosity, what part of Texas do you live in? I'm in the Austin/Round Rock area.rewcox wrote:Chocolatize!!!! Man, I'm getting leary of those people in Dallas...
Austin, where all Texans want to live!h_p wrote:Rewcox, just out of curiosity, what part of Texas do you live in? I'm in the Austin/Round Rock area.rewcox wrote:Chocolatize!!!! Man, I'm getting leary of those people in Dallas...
Austin - 200 square miles of denial surrounded by Texas.rewcox wrote:Austin, where all Texans want to live!
Riverton, UTtribrac wrote:Very unconventional. Where aborts do you live?EdGoble wrote:Got a postcard in the mail from my Stake saying W. Christopher Wadell (Presiding Bishopric) is presiding at the special Stake Conf this Sunday. And it says "All Are Welcome, All Are Needed." Not sure what it will be about, but it is something pretty pressing it seems. Now I'm really wondering what it is about. Very out of the ordinary.
And whatever happened yesterday at the special meeting the OP described?
I'm not real familiar with Texas, but I couldn't understand why he posted that. Sarcasm, irony or whatnot.skmo wrote:Austin - 200 square miles of denial surrounded by Texas.rewcox wrote:Austin, where all Texans want to live!
It turned out to be a message in response to what has been happening because of the recent policy change on children of LGBT, etc. The message was basically, about the scripture in D&C 117 about coveting the drop rather than focusing on the weightier matters, and also that if we do not choose Jesus Christ, it doesn't matter what we choose. Just basically a reminder that we don't understand everything, but we should remember who the policy change is from (i.e. not from the Brethren but from Christ himself). So, its pretty much what I suspected. I am very happy to have heard the message, and that they care enough to respond swiftly to what has been happening and not wait for another 5 months until the next stake conference. I hope that they continue to have swift responses when things happen, and not wait for things to fester among the membership.EdGoble wrote:Riverton, UTtribrac wrote:Very unconventional. Where aborts do you live?EdGoble wrote:Got a postcard in the mail from my Stake saying W. Christopher Wadell (Presiding Bishopric) is presiding at the special Stake Conf this Sunday. And it says "All Are Welcome, All Are Needed." Not sure what it will be about, but it is something pretty pressing it seems. Now I'm really wondering what it is about. Very out of the ordinary.
And whatever happened yesterday at the special meeting the OP described?
True dat, Shadow. That DOES bring to mind something about secret deeds being shouted from the house tops, no?shadow wrote:The policy was leaked, not announced. And no, the church didn't leak it.
