tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post2368217023881222149..comments2023-09-05T20:54:42.242-04:00Comments on A Latter-day Voice: A remarkable conference-based sacrament meetingPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-83822973715670831412012-10-26T08:56:17.238-04:002012-10-26T08:56:17.238-04:00Anonymous, I invite you to play nicely.
In fact, ...Anonymous, I invite you to play nicely.<br /><br />In fact, if you've read my blog regularly, you'll know that in our ward sacrament meeting is regularly a pretty cool treat. While our bishopric does make choices that are different than the ones I would make (I'd give speakers longer time to prepare, for instance), the bishopric and the speakers do a great job.<br /><br />I do know that a great deal of thought and prayer go into the choosing of topics, conference talks and speakers. Suggesting that all of that represents disdain for the congregation is just incorrect. It's entirely possible in this instance that the counselor who gave the assignment asked one sister to focus on one idea from the talk and the other to focus on another. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-48153858894998833712012-10-25T18:36:55.340-04:002012-10-25T18:36:55.340-04:00Paul, it's not risky, it's poor planning v...Paul, it's not risky, it's poor planning verging on disdain for the congregation. It is as bad as only assigning 2 15 year olds and expecting them to fill up the time. They may surprise us but why take a chance on that slim possibility? If the bishopric can't take their callings seriously enough to foresee the problems this can cause for the 100+ people who have showed up for sacrament meeting they need some guidance and redirection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-21078448676552711232012-10-25T16:14:11.148-04:002012-10-25T16:14:11.148-04:00Since our speakers rarely just read from the talks...Since our speakers rarely just read from the talks, I'm not surprised that two speakers can get the same talk and have different talks themselves. I've never seen anyone in my ward fall off a pew, run from the chapel screaming (unless he's four years old or under) or slit wrists.<br /><br />But I get your hyperbolized point -- it is a bit risky to assign the same talk to two speakers, I agree.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-87428543530971312782012-10-25T15:48:11.465-04:002012-10-25T15:48:11.465-04:00Paul, someone assigns the SAME GC talk to both spe...Paul, someone assigns the SAME GC talk to both speakers in Sacrament Meeting and people didn't doze and fall off their pews, run screaming from the chapel or slit their wrists to escape the boredom...remarkable indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com