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JohnnyLingo · 04-14-2008, 03:52 PM

Have you ever written or called the brethren about a doctrinal issue or to get them to resolve a conflict in your ward/branch?

Indy Coug · 04-14-2008, 03:53 PM

Define "the brethren".

JohnnyLingo · 04-14-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug

Define "the brethren".

Anyone higher in church leadership than your Stake President.

Archaea · 04-14-2008, 03:56 PM

A letter was read in sacrament asking members to cease doing it.

Why would I write so that a secretary could respond to my inquiry?

JohnnyLingo · 04-14-2008, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

A letter was read in sacrament asking members to cease doing it.

That's why I'm asking.

MikeWaters · 04-14-2008, 04:03 PM

as long as the brethren respond to letters in General Conference, I see no reason to not send them correspondence.

The closest I have gotten was contact the IT team on the church website telling them how terrible it was (this was about 4 years ago when you couldn't access the website on Sundays because it was too taxed). Instead of going to SLC, my message was routed to my stake web specialist, who of course knew nothing and could do nothing, and didn't really care, I don't think.

That was a good lesson. When things are terrible, they don't want to know.

Tex · 04-14-2008, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

as long as the brethren respond to letters in General Conference, I see no reason to not send them correspondence.

The closest I have gotten was contact the IT team on the church website telling them how terrible it was (this was about 4 years ago when you couldn't access the website on Sundays because it was too taxed). Instead of going to SLC, my message was routed to my stake web specialist, who of course knew nothing and could do nothing, and didn't really care, I don't think.

That was a good lesson. When things are terrible, they don't want to know.

Maybe they are CG members. Sort of a "Physician, heal thyself" thing.

creekster · 04-14-2008, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

A letter was read in sacrament asking members to cease doing it.

Why would I write so that a secretary could respond to my inquiry?

The letter was odd. It asked members not to write but then said that "in most cases" writing would nto be effective. SO in some cases it would be? I could imagine all these poeple having a Llyod Christmas moment when they heard that qualifier.

FMCoug · 04-14-2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

The closest I have gotten was contact the IT team on the church website telling them how terrible it was (this was about 4 years ago when you couldn't access the website on Sundays because it was too taxed). Instead of going to SLC, my message was routed to my stake web specialist, who of course knew nothing and could do nothing, and didn't really care, I don't think.

That was a good lesson. When things are terrible, they don't want to know.

This has changed. Check out http://tech.lds.org

DrumNFeather · 04-14-2008, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by creekster

The letter was odd. It asked members not to write but then said that "in most cases" writing would nto be effective. SO in some cases it would be? I could imagine all these poeple having a Llyod Christmas moment when they heard that qualifier.

You just have to have the right return address on the envelope. If it is from Joe Member in Idaho Falls, St. George, Sacramento, or Dallas...then forget about it. However, if you send it with $5.00 worth of 3 cent stamps from some remote European or South American location...you can be sure that it'll be read.

We should test this out and have our friend here that is visiting Dubai send a letter.

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04-14-2008, 03:52 PM	#1
JohnnyLingo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,175	Have you ever written or called the brethren? Have you ever written or called the brethren about a doctrinal issue or to get them to resolve a conflict in your ward/branch?

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Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	A letter was read in sacrament asking members to cease doing it. Why would I write so that a secretary could respond to my inquiry? __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

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Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	Define "the brethren".

04-14-2008, 04:03 PM	#6
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	as long as the brethren respond to letters in General Conference, I see no reason to not send them correspondence. The closest I have gotten was contact the IT team on the church website telling them how terrible it was (this was about 4 years ago when you couldn't access the website on Sundays because it was too taxed). Instead of going to SLC, my message was routed to my stake web specialist, who of course knew nothing and could do nothing, and didn't really care, I don't think. That was a good lesson. When things are terrible, they don't want to know.