Dr. Scratch's Intel on President Monson was Correct

[_Drifting]

I think Mr Monson should have paid more attention to living the word of wisdom...

Middle aged people who are overweight but not obese, are 71% more likely to develop dementia than those with a normal weight, according to research.

Previous studies have indicated a link between obesity and dementia.

But a study 8,534 of Swedish twins, in the journal Neurology, suggests just being overweight is also a risk factor.

About one out of every 20 people above the age of the 65 has dementia. The Alzheimer's Society said a healthy lifestyle could reduce the risk.

Those with a body mass index (BMI) - which measures weight relative to height - greater than 30, who are classified as obese, were 288% more likely to develop dementia than those with a BMI between 20 and 25, according to the study.

The clinically overweight, who have a BMI between 25 and 30, were 71% more likely.

Dr Weili Xu, from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, told the BBC: "We found in this study that being overweight is also a risk for dementia later in life."

"The risk is not as substantial as for [the] obese, but it has public health importance because of this large number of people worldwide who are overweight," Dr Xu added

The Daily Mail

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13213755

[_consiglieri]

I think the entire thing would be more of a net positive than a net negative for the church. And, it would be a heck of a lot easier and less stressful than trying to cover it up and making excuses for his absence or strange behavior.

I fear this is just another side effect of the LDS Church's insistence on having a living prophet at its head who guides as directed by God.

How can we trust the Lord's mouthpiece if he has dementia?

Hence the actual state of his mental condition must be kept secret.

And once more the LDS Church ends up looking like the Soviet Union.

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

[_ludwigm]

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And once more the LDS Church ends up looking like the Soviet Union.

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

I don't remember if it was the death of Yuri Andropov or Konstantin Chernenko (other mummy)...

In Hungary, all the TV announcers appeared in black, on the evening before the statement. They waited the official notification.
Everybody knew The Tzar is dead.

by the way the word official is copyright of bcspace here.

[_Tim the Enchanter]

Not that I have looked at the corporate documents of the church, but I would imagine that the corporate charter or bylaws or whatever has some mechanism for what happens when the person who owns the whole dang thing is incapacitated.

Does this now make Monson a lame duck President and, as he is sole owner of the assets of the Church is this situation covered by a living will of some sort or some contingency within the corporations articles?

[_Ludd]

How can we trust the Lord's mouthpiece if he has dementia?

No kidding. It makes me wonder if we'll ever hear Monson speak again in GC.

Hence the actual state of his mental condition must be kept secret.

And once more the LDS Church ends up looking like the Soviet Union.

Exactly.

It will be interesting, if Monson doesn't speak in GC anymore, who will take over his role in the traditional speaking spots reserved for the President of the church? Will it be Eyring, or Uchdorf? Or Packer?

[_Ludd]

I also wonder if Monson will even be in attendance at GC. I mean, if he doesn't understand why he won't be speaking, how will they be able to control his behavior if he is in attendance?

This sounds like it is going to be a very delicate thing to manage. My thoughts are that they won't be able to permit him to be on the stand. Too much of a chance for him doing something embarrassing if he's in attendance but not permitted to speak.

[_Equality]

Exactly.

It will be interesting, if Monson doesn't speak in GC anymore, who will take over his role in the traditional speaking spots reserved for the President of the church? Will it be Eyring, or Uchdorf? Or Packer?

I suppose they could just have someone plagiarize a speech from C.S. Lewis, and then have one of the counselors read it on behalf of Monson, like Monson did for ET Benson back in the day.

[Guest]

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[_consiglieri]

This sounds like it is going to be a very delicate thing to manage. My thoughts are that they won't be able to permit him to be on the stand. Too much of a chance for him doing something embarrassing if he's in attendance but not permitted to speak.

If he is in attendance, he will have to be permitted to speak. Who, exactly, will stop him, Will? When President Benson was in his dotage, Elder Monson was not able to prevent him from going off script at the priesthood general conference session about "communist potato peelings," though he did quickly steer him back to his seat.

I am sorry that this is happening to President Monson. I think he is a good man and I wouldn't wish this on anybody, certainly not a man of his character.

I think it was shameful the way his handlers got him to pose for the groundbreaking of the City Creek Mall, even getting him to say, "One, two three, let's go shopping!" I can't imagine his doing this of his own accord if he were in full possession of his faculties.

One more reason to have emeritus status for apostles.

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

[_ludwigm]

They can just splice in footage from a previous conference. His talks are all the same anyhow, so most people wouldn't even notice.

As his recycled articles...

see my comment here