How the Mormons Make Money | BusinessWeek.com

[_Cylon]

Couldn't resist.

That's funny and depressing at the same time.

[_Drifting]

A quote from a different thread that somehow seems apt...

...What do you think one of the main reasons third world country's exist??? It's because a small few wicked horde the money for themselves, and it's not distributed to the people.

[_Darth J]

36 And I know that ye do walk in the pride of your hearts; and there are none save a few only who do not lift themselves up in the pride of their hearts, unto the wearing of very fine apparel, unto envying, and strifes, and malice, and persecutions, and all manner of iniquities; and your churches, yea, even every one, have become polluted because of the pride of your hearts.
37 For behold, ye do love money, and your substance, and your fine apparel, and the adorning of your churches, more than ye love the poor and the needy, the sick and the afflicted.
38 O ye pollutions, ye hypocrites, ye teachers, who sell yourselves for that which will canker, why have ye polluted the holy church of God? Why are ye ashamed to take upon you the name of Christ? Why do ye not think that greater is the value of an endless happiness than that misery which never dies—because of the praise of the world?
39 Why do ye adorn yourselves with that which hath no life, and yet suffer the hungry, and the needy, and the naked, and the sick and the afflicted to pass by you, and notice them not?

[_Chap]

Oh my goodness - I thought the 'one, two, three' stuff was some kind of a joke by exmos or antimos to parody Monson's support for the Great and Spacious Mall.

But if you read the BusinessWeek article in the OP, this is what it says:

How the Mormons Make Money | BusinessWeek.com

The national anthem blared, and Henry B. Eyring, one of Monson’s top counselors, told the crowds, “Everything that we see around us is evidence of the long-standing commitment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Salt Lake City.” When it came time to cut the mall’s flouncy pink ribbon, Monson, flanked by Utah dignitaries, cheered, “One, two, three—let’s go shopping!”

That is the leader of Jesus's only true church on earth talking. I mean, imagine - if the leader of some apostate sect like the Pope opened a mall (pretty hard to imagine, but let's try), all you would get would be prayers and injunctions to remember those less fortunate than ourselves ...

The True Church, however, knows where it stands. Count your blessings - special offer this week!

[_just me]

I am at a loss for words! I cannot believe Monson said that. Maybe it was the dementia speaking...

[_zeezrom]

WTH people!

Did you forget that this is the fullness of times? Did you forget about the rough stone? This is the kingdom of God on the earth in the making.

[_Cylon]

Oh my goodness - I thought the 'one, two, three' stuff was some kind of a joke by exmos or antimos to parody Monson's support for the Great and Spacious Mall.

But if you read the BusinessWeek article in the OP, this is what it says:

How the Mormons Make Money | BusinessWeek.com

The national anthem blared, and Henry B. Eyring, one of Monson’s top counselors, told the crowds, “Everything that we see around us is evidence of the long-standing commitment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Salt Lake City.” When it came time to cut the mall’s flouncy pink ribbon, Monson, flanked by Utah dignitaries, cheered, “One, two, three—let’s go shopping!”

That is the leader of Jesus's only true church on earth talking. I mean, imagine - if the leader of some apostate sect like the Pope opened a mall (pretty hard to imagine, but let's try), all you would get would be prayers and injunctions to remember those less fortunate than ourselves ...

The True Church, however, knows where it stands. Count your blessings - special offer this week!

Oh, yeah. I didn't make that up. I thought it was understood it came from the article. Guess I should have been more explicit.

[_LDSToronto]

I am at a loss for words! I cannot believe Monson said that. Maybe it was the dementia speaking...

Nope, they all said it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf-_vxsog4A

[_Chap]

Oh my goodness - I thought the 'one, two, three' stuff was some kind of a joke by exmos or antimos to parody Monson's support for the Great and Spacious Mall.
...

Oh, yeah. I didn't make that up. I thought it was understood it came from the article. Guess I should have been more explicit.

I am sorry to have misinterpreted your post - but without reading the article carefully (which I should have done) it just seemed wildly unlikely that a living prophet of the Lord, speaking in public as a representative of Christ's church, could possibly have said such a foolish, trivial and degrading thing.

[_Chap]

I am at a loss for words! I cannot believe Monson said that. Maybe it was the dementia speaking...

Nope, they all said it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf-_vxsog4A

Please tell me that the bunch of guys on the video chanting the stupid words as they cut the tape was not the First Presidency and all the Twelve Apostles?

I am not LDS, but I was once a member of a religion closely related to that religion, and I feel strangely embarrassed after viewing the video. Truly, these are the Latter Days ...