My close encounter with Elder Bednar

[_consiglieri]

I don't see how this is different than any celebrity encounter, whether you like the person or not.

I feel certain only Shades can answer that question for himself.

And it seemed to me from reading his OP that Shades was approaching this in a very logical manner, taking into account the "unexpected celebrity" factor, and even so was left scratching his head over what he experienced.

Shades knows Mormonism as well as anybody, and he knows all the stories Mormons tell about meeting general authorities and how they felt they were special in some undefinable way.

Because of this, Shades would be the last person in the world to think such an experience would happen to him.

And yet it did.

Hence the mystery.

And Shades is honest enough both with himself and with the board to post about it publicly.

(I apologize for attempting to read your mind, Shades. Please feel free to tell me where to get off if I have gotten anything wrong.)

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

[_consiglieri]

This God sounds kind of dirty... I don't want some supernatural force "feeling" after me. Unless God is some hot super model then I would be down for that.

I know what you mean. It isn't easy putting these things into words, but I prefer that expression to the one about the "tentacles" of redeeming love.

I have an aversion to tentacles of any form.

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

[_stemelbow]

To sum up, Elder Bednar made a distinct impression on me, but, apostate that I am, I'm left scratching my head wondering how and why this is so.

I recall bumping into Jay-Z about ten years ago in Chicago. Still scratching my head about it. I was walking the streets enjoying myself when I felt a need to use the restroom. I entered the doors of some fancy hotel, sat upon one of the finest toilets my caboos has ever graced, relieved myself to my hearts delight, and upon leaving, just outside the fancy restroom, I bumped into him and his entourage. No big deal. I don't even know much about the dude at all, but for some reason it was something to me. I noted his fancy clothes too.

[_Blixa]

I know nothing about who David Bednar is, but there was a David Bednar in chat yesterday. We didn't discuss much although I think he may have had a longer and more productive conversation with Nightlion and a couple others.

Shhhhh! What happens in chat, stays in chat!

[_gramps]

To sum up, Elder Bednar made a distinct impression on me, but, apostate that I am, I'm left scratching my head wondering how and why this is so.

I recall bumping into Jay-Z about ten years ago in Chicago. Still scratching my head about it. I was walking the streets enjoying myself when I felt a need to use the restroom. I entered the doors of some fancy hotel, sat upon one of the finest toilets my caboos has ever graced, relieved myself to my hearts delight, and upon leaving, just outside the fancy restroom, I bumped into him and his entourage. No big deal. I don't even know much about the dude at all, but for some reason it was something to me. I noted his fancy clothes too.

TMI. ;)

[_Blixa]

I have an aversion to tentacles of any form.

Me too!

[_stemelbow]

TMI. ;)

oh come on, I purposefully saved you from the detail that constituted the rigorous events that was my number 2 that day. Ah well, can't please them all, I suppose.

[_consiglieri]

I have an aversion to tentacles of any form.

Me too!

Is that an illustration from A Study in Scarlet? ;^)


All the Best!

--Consiglieri

[_Aristotle Smith]

I've figured out where you live Shades. The missionaries should be arriving some time this evening.

[_harmony]

I saw two "handlers" who had come to greet him; perhaps one of them was his chauffeur, perhaps they were both from church security, who knows? They were both male and they both seemed to be wearing suits of similar, if not identical, color and quality.

Makes me wonder if the suits were paid for with tithing, because surely a chauffeur and/or body guards don't make enough to be able to afford top quality suits.