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What story or lesson will be rehashed in conference
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:24 pm
by _DarkHelmet
We know Mormons love to be retaught the same things over and over again. So what will be taught again at this conference?
Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon and restored the church.
Joseph Smith was martyred by a mob in Carthage.
The saints experienced much persecution.
The westward trek was difficult.
Thomas S Monson leads the church today.
The Book of Mormon is true
Etc.
If the speakers left out the stories and lessons that everyone already knows by heart and focused on just the new stuff, conference could be over in 15 minutes.
Re: What story or lesson will be rehashed in conference
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:32 pm
by _jon
The parable of Sir Bob Geldof, known affectionately as the 'give us yer feckin' money' story...
Wouldn't it be interesting to print off all the talks from the upcoming conference and black out all the doctrine and principles that were spoken about at the one in April and see what's left...
Re: What story or lesson will be rehashed in conference
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:37 pm
by _Morley
DarkHelmet wrote:We know Mormons love to be retaught the same things over and over again. ....
We all do. Besides, it's a valuable component in developing an institutional mythos.
Re: What story or lesson will be rehashed in conference
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:45 pm
by _Scottie
Maybe Joseph Smith refusing alcohol when his leg was operated on.
Positively something about pornography. Maybe a story about a nice young Mormon boy who got hooked and turned to drugs, booze and is now in the state prison for child molestation?
Re: What story or lesson will be rehashed in conference
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:21 pm
by _DarkHelmet
Scottie wrote:Maybe Joseph Smith refusing alcohol when his leg was operated on.
Yep. Have only heard that story about 80 times. One more time might finally drive it home. I always wondered why he insisted on practicing the word of wisdom long before it was revealed, but then I realized he was banging women long before polygamy was revealed so I guess that's just the way he rolled.
Re: What story or lesson will be rehashed in conference
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:41 pm
by _Dr. Shades
I'd be up for pretty much anything, rehashed or otherwise, if I could watch them do it without a teleprompter.
Re: What story or lesson will be rehashed in conference
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:43 pm
by _Simon Belmont
DarkHelmet wrote:Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon and restored the church.
Joseph Smith was martyred by a mob in Carthage.
The saints experienced much persecution.
The westward trek was difficult.
Thomas S Monson leads the church today.
The Book of Mormon is true
All true. We talk about our truths. It's odd, I know, but we like to do it.
Re: What story or lesson will be rehashed in conference
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:53 am
by _sock puppet
Scottie wrote:Maybe Joseph Smith refusing alcohol when his leg was operated on.
...but would drink beer for refreshment in the Nauvoo period. Wait...what? They don't mention that part when they talk of his refusing alcohol as a boy when his leg was operated on? No, that can't be. COJCOLDS would never leave out information like the Nauvoo beers, and leave the listeners with a misleading impression.
Re: What story or lesson will be rehashed in conference
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:57 am
by _jon
Simon Belmont wrote:We talk about our truths. It's odd, I know, but we like to do it.
I liked the one where Elder Holland spoke emotionally of the time Hyrum Smith was reading from the Book of Mormon prior to Carthage.
He even held up Hyrum's actual book in his hand, showing the corner turned down at the place he had been reading from...
I also liked the one Elder Poelman gave, although I can't remember which version was the most truthful, the original, the re-filmed or the edited written one...
Re: What story or lesson will be rehashed in conference
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 4:45 pm
by _Equality
Maybe the one Monson told a few years back about the paper boy who kept missing the porch with the paper and Monson's neighbors drove the boy to suicide by signing a petition to get him fired (but fortunately, Mrs. Monson hadn't signed the petition, so the Monsons had a clear conscience). That was a doozy.