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Originally Posted by PaloAltoCougar
BRM had many fine qualities, but sensitivity was not his long suit. I am aware that GAs still talk about a stake conference visit by the McConkies, during which his wife passed out at the pulpit and collapsed to the floor. While others reacted quickly, rushing to her side, Elder McConkie literally stepped over his wife without pausing to check things out, assured the congregation along the lines of "Don't worry, she'll be fine," and immediately launched into his talk while others pulled his wife off of the podium. I suppose that says as much about Sister McConkie as it does about him; if I performed similarly, that talk would be my last.
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Stories like this and the suicide quote makes me wonder if BRM had a form of high-functioning autism. Photographic memory, etc. but limited capacity for nuance or processing human emotion or compassion.