stemelbow wrote:you mean to say the only person, of the 12 million, who had a chance to name a building after him (well we must recognize other's were in on the decision it just so happens he was pres. so in your eyes he gets all credit, apparently), was named an apostle because he did what none of the other 12 million could do?
Apparently so, since that's precisely what happened.
Then pout about that, while you cynically speculate about reasons that only make sense to those who attribute the worst in leaders of the church, i guess.
Why is the speculation "cynical," and why is it "the worst in leaders of the church?" Gordon B. Hinckley had to call
someone as an apostle, so it only makes sense to call the person who had rendered proper obeisance.
just me wrote:How is Bednar related to Mormon leadership? Does he have some kind of connection by marriage of birthright?
That's a VERY good question, one to which I wish that I knew the answer.
The Dude wrote:"I'm going to bed now. There's a leftover piece of pizza. Why not feed it to the dog?"
Only we're talking about picking who is going to be the most powerful man in America... it's not really the same as leftover pizza. I guess we need more supporting argument here.
Well, I doubt they're going to detail their thought processes to the unwashed masses. Besides, G.B.H. won't be telling tales anytime soon anyhow.
So are you saying that it's nothing more than blind coincidence that the one guy who names a building after Hinckley
just so happens to be one of two guys named as apostles when the spots become available?
bcspace wrote:Dr. Shades wrote:Please give me your thoughts on what you believe is the most likely scenario.
Laying the groundwork for future yellow journalism?
How does David A. Bednar becoming the next apostle lay the groundwork for future yellow journalism? Does Bednar show signs of being a yellow journalist in embryo?
David A. Bednar wrote:Your skepticism is unbecoming of you, Brother Shades, and we pray each week in the temple for your return. If you would but listen and hearken to the words of the faithful members who visit here to share with you the way to return to the fold, you will be blessed. The testimonies of your newest members, Simon and Stemmelbow and Tao, just to name three, I hope will remind you of how you once were, and can become again. Follow their wisdom and you will once again feel the joy of holding to the rod.
I am humbled by your message, Elder Bednar. Thanks for keeping me in mind, but as Darth Vader said to Luke in
Return of the Jedi, "It is too late for me, son."
Rollo Tomasi wrote:Sorry to be a 'killjoy,' but BYU (in Provo, not the former Ricks) recently named the Alumni Bldg after GBH. It's a gorgeous bldg, sitting at the top of the hill as one drives up the road from the main entrance. GBH was at the dedication and seemed very pleased. Alas, BYU's prez, Cecil Samuelson, was not promoted (from the Seventy) to the apostleship.
I'm going to have to disagree with you, I'm afraid. Hinckley was present at the groundbreaking, not the dedication, right? Plus, the ground wasn't broken for the facility until 2006, long after Bednar had both named Hinckley's building and been appointed to the Apostlehood. Did another apostle slot become available before Hinckley died?
Tchild wrote:The "moral" stability (they stay married, out of scandal and do not apostatise) of the general authorities and their lifelong commitment to the cause of Mormonism is not determined by favoritism in my opinion. It is determined by years and decades of unflinching duty to the church, and nothing more.
Certainly. But
in addition to Bednar's years and decades of unflinching duty to the church, he named a building after Gordon B. Hinckley, thus bumping himself to the top of the list.
Jason Bourne wrote:Nah! He could not name the building on his own. He probably was told by someone else.
Was he told by Hinckley, and given the proper reward for compliance?
Pa Pa wrote:I think there is nothing this church could say or do that you would not criticize or question.
You're wrong. There are plenty of positive things that the church could do that I would not criticize or question.