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MikeWaters · 04-01-2018, 01:30 PM

until it does happen.

I like getting rid of HP groups. It never made great sense to me to divide the men in the ward by age and leadership experience.

In my ward we had a lot of older men who "graduated" into the HP Group w/o ever having been ordained as HPs. When I was EQ president, I didn't like this. I wanted to keep those people in the EQ.

Thus ends another form of "hierarchy" in the church where the men are divided by "rank."

ChinoCoug · 04-02-2018, 04:39 PM

Most exciting things were (1) A French historian of religion declaring we were the sect closest to New Testament Christianity, and (2) a non-white apostle and an non-American apostle.

MikeWaters · 04-02-2018, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ChinoCoug

Most exciting things were (1) A French historian of religion declaring we were the sect closest to New Testament Christianity, and (2) a non-white apostle and an non-American apostle.

what's this French historian thing?

MikeWaters · 04-02-2018, 09:29 PM

End of PEC, beginning of young women doing ministering/visiting teaching. Non-white apostles.

Pretty clear that President Nelson hit the ground running.

The idea of a bright, interesting talk from Uchtdorf as being the highlight now seems quaint. And silly almost. Those were the days...

04-01-2018, 01:30 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Nothing new or exciting ever happens in General Conference until it does happen. I like getting rid of HP groups. It never made great sense to me to divide the men in the ward by age and leadership experience. In my ward we had a lot of older men who "graduated" into the HP Group w/o ever having been ordained as HPs. When I was EQ president, I didn't like this. I wanted to keep those people in the EQ. Thus ends another form of "hierarchy" in the church where the men are divided by "rank."

04-02-2018, 04:39 PM	#2
ChinoCoug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NOVA Posts: 3,005	Most exciting things were (1) A French historian of religion declaring we were the sect closest to New Testament Christianity, and (2) a non-white apostle and an non-American apostle. __________________ 太初有道

04-02-2018, 09:29 PM	#4
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	End of PEC, beginning of young women doing ministering/visiting teaching. Non-white apostles. Pretty clear that President Nelson hit the ground running. The idea of a bright, interesting talk from Uchtdorf as being the highlight now seems quaint. And silly almost. Those were the days...