Is this the new Apostle Quentin Cook?

[_karl61]

sort of like the Kirtland scandal but with a little more thought....maybe more malice?

Oh, I guess you are not aware of the fact that privatization is an unadulterated good for all. You see, it was good for the hospital to go into debt to the tune of 46 million dollars. It was also good that the quality of healthcare provided by the hospital hit its nadir under Cook's regime. I really don't see how you can criticize a man who siphons millions of public dollars into the coffers of a private corporation that makes him a vice-president in return.

You see, Joseph Smith taught that it was OK to aggrandize one's self as long as one was serving others. Cook was already half way to this true principle, and he wasn't even an apostle yet! Do you think he has learned the other half since then?

Did you hear about the chest of rocks with coins on top; just incase investors asked?

[_harmony]

I'm not sure the good citizens of Salt Lake know about Elder Cook's past. I wonder if the Trib knew, but because of their connection with the church through their publishing company (yes, Smac! They aren't owned by the church, they just share a publishing company with the DesNews, so they don't get published if they piss off the church), have elected to not let the good citizens of Utah know the history of the newest apostle?

[_harmony]

Have we scooped the Utah press?

[_Trevor]

Did you hear about the chest of rocks with coins on top; just incase investors asked?

Yes! It was based on the true principle of "it's OK to deceive people if you believe it will be for their own good when you do it." Or maybe I'm just being overly generous here.

[_Jason Bourne]

According to some RfM threads (ok, not the most reliable source), Eyring and Cook were buddies at Stanford, and both men are members of the Kimball clan.

So there you have it, folks. How mysterious are the ways of the Almighty God. Who would have figured that the Spirit would tap Eyring's college buddy and relative to take his recently vacated seat among the apostles.

I am astounded by the infinitesimal likelihood of it all.

I do not think Eyring went to Stanford, nor was Eyring a lawyer. Eyring I think went to Harvard. Plus Eyring is in his seventies and Cook is 67. I doubt they knew each other in college

[_Jason Bourne]

I'm not sure the good citizens of Salt Lake know about Elder Cook's past. I wonder if the Trib knew, but because of their connection with the church through their publishing company (yes, Smac! They aren't owned by the church, they just share a publishing company with the DesNews, so they don't get published if they piss off the church), have elected to not let the good citizens of Utah know the history of the newest apostle?

Perhaps before we all leap to judge this at its worst the details of both sides of the issue should be examined.

[_moksha]

Have we scooped the Utah press?

The Salt Lake Weekly is always looking for news tips. They are Utah's independant news media.

[_Mercury]

I'm not sure the good citizens of Salt Lake know about Elder Cook's past. I wonder if the Trib knew, but because of their connection with the church through their publishing company (yes, Smac! They aren't owned by the church, they just share a publishing company with the DesNews, so they don't get published if they piss off the church), have elected to not let the good citizens of Utah know the history of the newest apostle?

Perhaps before we all leap to judge this at its worst the details of both sides of the issue should be examined.

Side A: hes a new authority in an organization that lives off of charitable donations for capital investment into the elites for-profit businesses. He was picked for his skill in ripping people off through "creative accounting", ala Enron.

Side B: hes a new authority in an organization that lives off of charitable donations for capital investment into the elites for-profit businesses. He was picked for his skill in ripping people off through "creative accounting", ala Enron.

[_Trevor]

I do not think Eyring went to Stanford, nor was Eyring a lawyer. Eyring I think went to Harvard. Plus Eyring is in his seventies and Cook is 67. I doubt they knew each other in college

Elder Eyring did go to Harvard, but he was a professor at Stanford's business school. Cook attended Stanford during the years Eyring taught there. Someone else here posted that during a press conference, Eyring, in Cook's presence, was speaking about his wonderful Stanford years. So far that is what we know.

I don't know that it means a whole lot. It may, and then again it may not. Really, I am being snarky here. I don't think the world will fall apart if they knew each other, or if Cook has a shady business past. That may not mean very much at all. I think it is far more disappointing that they essentially chose someone who looks exactly like the majority of the quorum in many ways, but in the end it doesn't concern me very much, since I do not attend Church, watch conference, or anything of the sort.

My experience of Mormonism comes mostly through Sunstone, Dialogue, the Journal of Mormon History, and my activities online. I migrated to these places because I gave up on getting much of anything out of Church. The elevation of Cook is more of the same old that I quit going on account of. But, really, I wish them all well.

[_Jason Bourne]

I'm not sure the good citizens of Salt Lake know about Elder Cook's past. I wonder if the Trib knew, but because of their connection with the church through their publishing company (yes, Smac! They aren't owned by the church, they just share a publishing company with the DesNews, so they don't get published if they piss off the church), have elected to not let the good citizens of Utah know the history of the newest apostle?

Perhaps before we all leap to judge this at its worst the details of both sides of the issue should be examined.

Side A: he's a new authority in an organization that lives off of charitable donations for capital investment into the elites for-profit businesses. He was picked for his skill in ripping people off through "creative accounting", ala Enron.

Side B: he's a new authority in an organization that lives off of charitable donations for capital investment into the elites for-profit businesses. He was picked for his skill in ripping people off through "creative accounting", ala Enron.

Yep I expected that you would certainly jump to rash conclusions and make irrational comparisons. Next?