Steve Benson started a fun thread at RfM. This is the title:
How the Mormon Church can stop the plummet in activity....
Regardless of whether or not a plummet in activity is happening (I really don't want to get into that argument...not the point of this thread...), here are some ideas that I think would make Church better:
Consistently support dual ceremonies in the case of marriages where the parents of one of the newlyweds are non-members.
Bring back some of the fun aspects of the "older" Church activities such as Ward auctions, Relief Society bazarres, road shows, dance festivals, etc.
Do away with the pioneer trek replacing youth conference every other year! Let the kids have their dances!!
Bring back the Gold and Green Ball as a formal dance honoring the Seniors in High School.
Shorten Church meetings on Sundays to 1 1/2 hours.
Steve Benson's thread on RfM
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Stop insisting that every church activity have a "gospel purpose." Sometimes just getting together and having fun builds a sense of community and brotherhood.
Bring back "super-activities" that don't have fund-raising restrictions (and get rid of the 90-minute away rule).
Bring back "super-activities" that don't have fund-raising restrictions (and get rid of the 90-minute away rule).
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Allow garment free Fridays.
"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
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liz3564 wrote: Relief Society bazaars...
This and all that goes with it. I would attend them and I would even knit, crochet, can, cook and quilt items to donate to them!
From the Ernest L. Wilkinson Diaries: "ELW dreams he's spattered w/ grease. Hundreds steal his greasy pants."
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"Road Shows"= good
Bring back organized sports at the area and church levels.
Bring back organized sports at the area and church levels.
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"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
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Utilize the Church funds to build more BYU campuses. Since my tithing dollars are paying for a select subset of youth to attend, how about making those campuses more accessible so more LDS kids can take advantage of them? If we have money for malls, we have money for college campuses across the US.
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Fence Sitter wrote:Road Shows
I miss Road Shows. They were so much fun.
We also had original film contests one year...and speech contests. We also had a Stake Musical.
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Allow general authorities to publish theological works with out being reviewed by the hierarchy.
The same for conference talks.
The same for conference talks.
"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
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Get rid of correlation.
"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
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Fence Sitter wrote:Allow general authorities to publish theological works with out being reviewed by the hierarchy.
The same for conference talks.
Let me guess....you want to see Packer as prophet for the pure entertainment value! LOL