The story on Craig Jessop

[BYU71]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Believe it or don't. But I am 100% confident this happened.

I certainly believe it could happen. I guess what is dissapointing to some is to find out a lot of things in the church are run just like any beaurocracy. Somehow we wish all the brethern were the embodiment of the Savior here on earth. We would like to believe that from one Bishop to the next, things are run the same way because everything the Bishop does is a result of God whispering in his ear.

I don't need anyone else to believe as I do, but i am quite comfortable feeling that 75% of the decisions made in the church are done so by human beings and not done as a result of the whisperings of the Holy Ghost.

Thus, one Apostle could like Jessop's style and another not. Like any organization, when the new guy comes in, he puts in effect his managment style and likes and dislikes.

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by Spaz

The worst part of church music is the idiots who want to sing new songs no one's ever heard from the hymnal in Sacrament meeting.

1. No one's heard of those songs because they suck big, hairy, sweaty balls.
2. Few are the people able to divert enough attention from their kids to give enough focus to the music to sing it properly, causing:
a) Only old people who can't hear that they're no longer in-tune and sing extra-loud because they can't hear themselves anyway, and
b) People mumbling around with the basic tune, about half a beat behind.

20 years ago or so, there used to be 10 to 15 minutes set aside each Sunday for the congregation to learn new hymns. It wasn't a bad idea, even if it often didn't get enough involvement from the members.

[MikeWaters]

Is it possible the apostle said that MoTab is highly overrated and in fact kinda sucks, and needs to be taken to a higher level, "please submit your resignation."

I would like that. Because I would agree with the apostle.

[Spaz]

Originally Posted by Indy Coug

20 years ago or so, there used to be 10 to 15 minutes set aside each Sunday for the congregation to learn new hymns. It wasn't a bad idea, even if it often didn't get enough involvement from the members.

And that wouldn't be a bad idea now, assuming it's done AFTER the kids are in nursery, etc. And they don't try to pick out the worst songs they can find...

[ute4ever]

Originally Posted by Indy Coug

20 years ago or so, there used to be 10 to 15 minutes set aside each Sunday for the congregation to learn new hymns. It wasn't a bad idea, even if it often didn't get enough involvement from the members.

In your ward?

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by ute4ever

In your ward?

Maybe it was just a ward initiative. I honestly don't know.

[Spaz]

Originally Posted by ute4ever

In your ward?

I remember doing something like this for awhile. When we opened Sunday School as a ward following sacrament meeting, we'd hold a prayer, practice a new song for 5-10 minutes, and then break up into our individual classes.


It was in the early 90's, in Spokane, WA...

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by Spaz

I remember doing something like this for awhile. When we opened Sunday School as a ward following sacrament meeting, we'd hold a prayer, practice a new song for 5-10 minutes, and then break up into our individual classes.


It was in the early 90's, in Spokane, WA...

Yep. Exactly that.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Is it possible the apostle said that MoTab is highly overrated and in fact kinda sucks, and needs to be taken to a higher level, "please submit your resignation."

I would like that. Because I would agree with the apostle.

You could test that theory by evaluating his replacement.

[BlueK]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

For a thousand years musical instruments were forbidden in Christian services.

how enlightened.