bcspace wrote:Now the Church isn't true because of difficulty scheduling the cultural hall for a wedding reception. What next? No paper towels in the dispenser in the bathroom? A hymnbook with a missing page?
:rolleyes:
Rolleyes indeed since nobody implied or said that. But it does show that some Mormon wards and stakes can be jack asses about such things.
Don't worry BC there are plenty of other issues that show the Church is not what it claims to be.
harmony wrote:I had no idea that in some wards, wedding receptions were not allowed. Six out of the seven of my children's wedding receptions were held in the church in the cultural hall/gym. Had there been ANY problem with that, you can bet I'd have been ... ahem... upset.
My youngest was married in my ward chapel. True, only because there were 'way too many people to fit into the relief society room, but still... the chapel was nearly filled. No one balked about it at all; the stake president performed the ceremony; the bishop suggested the move, since his wife was one of the ones standing in the hallway unable to see or hear anything.
Truly, this just astounds me. This just adds to the concept that Utah Mormons are a different breed. We've had nonmember funerals in our chapel; why would we not allow wedding receptions in our gym? (and there has never been a problem with smoking, drinking, or coffee... anyone who enters the building knows the rules).
Utah and at least where bot live an CA. But come on Harm! Surely there were cigarettes, condoms and booze all over the place and....shudder....people inappropriately dressed!
Jason Bourne wrote:Utah and at least where bot live an CA. But come on Harm! Surely there were cigarettes, condoms and booze all over the place and....shudder....people inappropriately dressed!
I guess the nonmembers here are more respectful of someone else's policies and property. Heaven forbid that us country hicks could teach them city people some manners!
(Nevo, Jan 23) And the Melchizedek Priesthood may not have been restored until the summer of 1830, several months after the organization of the Church.
Jason Bourne wrote:Rolleyes indeed since nobody implied or said that. But it does show that some Mormon wards and stakes can be jack asses about such things.
As Yahoo Bot pointed out, there are plenty of reasons for leaders in charge of managing buildings to become embittered when all does not go as planned. However, it is observable that most do not become jackasses. Weddings and receptions do occur in LDS Cultural Halls. My guess as to the disparity of placing the needs of people above convenience is part of the milieu of that area. At BYU it should be expected that a certain imperiousness would seep over into making facilities available. Sometimes this happens in geographical enclaves as well, where there is economic disparity, and I imagine that such enclaves exist in California. Also, individuals may experience difficulties in their passage through some stage of development and have trouble with sharing or being tolerant of mishaps.
None of these problems need be inherent in any LDS ward or stake.
bcspace wrote:Now the Church isn't true because of difficulty scheduling the cultural hall for a wedding reception. What next? No paper towels in the dispenser in the bathroom? A hymnbook with a missing page?
:rolleyes:
No, there are many (MANY) reasons why the LDS church is not true...difficulty scheduling the cultural hall for wedding receptions just shows how douchey and un-christlike the organization is...apparently its pseudo-defenders, like yourself and douche-bot, are ok with, and support, that douchey-ness...
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"your reasoning that children should be experimented upon to justify a political agenda..is tantamount to the Nazi justification for experimenting on human beings."-SUBgenius on gay parents "I've stated over and over again on this forum and fully accept that I'm a bigot..." - ldsfaqs
MsJack wrote: why me has been suggesting on other threads that I could have held my wedding in an LDS chapel "no problem." I have no idea if that's true or not as I never tried to book a wedding in an LDS chapel. But booking a wedding reception in an LDS cultural hall was hell.
I do believe that since you chose a protestant wedding because you did not like the idea of getting married in the cultural hall may have been problematic for many wards. Why not just go to the protestant hall and have your reception there? First, you snubed a chapel wedding and got married in a protestant church. Second, after informing the Mormon wards of your marriage in a protestant church, you approach several wards about having a reception in their cultural hall. Third, you expect the LDS ward to get volunteers to move the chairs, set up tables, organize the electrical equipment for your wedding reception. Really, Jack, you gotta be kidding, right? And was your wedding reception alcohol free and could that be assured to the satisfaction of the Mormon bishop? Probably not. And what about smoking? Do any of your wide range of friends smoke? And where would they be smoking? Now of course, one or two, no problem outside the church. But a stream of steady smokers throwing cig ends on the ground may have been a problem.
No, Jack, The wards were right to refuse you. Much better to pay for the protestant cultural hall or go to a local organization that has premises for such events. No sponging on the Mormons.
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Jason Bourne wrote: Utah and at least where bot live an CA. But come on Harm! Surely there were cigarettes, condoms and booze all over the place and....shudder....people inappropriately dressed!
MsJack got maried in a protestant church. Why would she want to use a Mormon reception hall for her reception? Sounds strange to me unless it was to save money. How would you react to a woman who is basically antimormon who is married to a seemlngly inactive husband, who gets married in a protestant church, approaches you to use the LDS cultrual hall for their wedding reception?
How would most bishops react? Could you control their acts and dress and language? I think that it would be a big chance to take to allow such a reception in the hall.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
harmony wrote: I guess the nonmembers here are more respectful of someone else's policies and property. Heaven forbid that us country hicks could teach them city people some manners!
I think that if one is antimormon as MsJack seems to be, it may be just a little difficult to have her let the hall, especially after the person is married in the protestant church. Now I don't know her friends nor their inclination about Mormons. But it seems a big risk to have people who may agree with MsJack about Mormonism and the Mormons to have free run of not only the cultural hall but of the church premises in general, especially if they are extremely antimmormon protestant fundies of the lighthouse ministries type.
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I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
why me wrote: Why would she want to use a Mormon reception hall for her reception? Sounds strange to me unless it was to save money. How would you react to a woman who is basically antimormon who is married to a seemlngly inactive husband, who gets married in a protestant church, approaches you to use the LDS cultrual hall for their wedding reception?
How would most bishops react? Could you control their acts and dress and language? I think that it would be a big chance to take to allow such a reception in the hall.
I think she said it was to save money and that they were students at BYU. The term anti-mormon really feels uncomfortable when used in this sense and seems unfair to both MsJack and her husband.
Would you be afraid the Evangelical contingent might utter the phrase "praise the Lord" while on Church property?