Fond memories of the Mormon dances

[_Yoda]

Liz I don't think I EVER got to hear Stairway to Heaven at a church dance!! That would have been cool!!

OMG! You should have been in Northern California during my era! It was a tradition at close to every dance!

[Guest]

I hate Mormonism more than anything else..

That is a lot of hate.

Church dances aren't a real big deal in Utah because the school dances serve the same purpose and 90% of the student body are LDS anyway. I think I attended 1 or 2 stake dances in all those years. The school put on about a dance per month. I made it a point to attend them all.

The schools put on "stomps" too. These are less formal dances where you don't bring a date so you can dance with different people.

[_Yoda]

Mary---another favorite at our dances was "Come Sail Away" by Styx!

ETA--Needless to say, my iTunes has all of Styx albums. LOL

[_Yoda]

I hate Mormonism more than anything else..

That is a lot of hate.

Church dances aren't a real big deal in Utah because the school dances serve the same purpose and 90% of the student body are LDS anyway. I think I attended 1 or 2 stake dances in all those years. The school put on about a dance per month. I made it a point to attend them all.

We had at least one Stake Dance per month, when I was in High School...most of the time, 2. It was THE social event for Saturday nights.

[_Buffalo]

I was the kid in black pants with white socks attached to the walls.

It didn't help that I had zero interest in any of the girls in my ward. Either they were vapid cheerleaders or even too nerdy for me.

[_Infymus]

Question is, did anyone have a holier than thou priesthood leader that went around sticking a Book of Mormon between couples to ensure the Lord approved?

[_Yoda]

I was the kid in black pants with white socks attached to the walls.

It didn't help that I had zero interest in any of the girls in my ward. Either they were vapid cheerleaders or even too nerdy for me.

Awww...Buffalo...

I would have danced with you.

[_Yoda]

Question is, did anyone have a holier than thou priesthood leader that went around sticking a Book of Mormon between couples to ensure the Lord approved?

Ha!

Didn't everyone?

Thank heavens the ones who did that in our Stake just weren't chaperones for every dance. When they were, we usually ended up taking our party to the foyer. LOL

[_jskains]

Question is, did anyone have a holier than thou priesthood leader that went around sticking a Book of Mormon between couples to ensure the Lord approved?

Yes, cause today's methods of dancing, which is basically dry humping publicly to music, is more preferable. Oh wait, that's right. Most ex-Mormons abandon morality, so it's mostly anything goes!

JMS

[_Buffalo]

I was the kid in black pants with white socks attached to the walls.

It didn't help that I had zero interest in any of the girls in my ward. Either they were vapid cheerleaders or even too nerdy for me.

Awww...Buffalo...

I would have danced with you.

Thanks! I probably would have stepped on your foot.