tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post7574907954281138914..comments2023-03-17T02:14:09.355-07:00Comments on Reforming the Restoration: Public Relations is Not a Priesthood ResponsibilityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256566008091105465noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-45813643278261717002014-08-25T14:19:21.472-07:002014-08-25T14:19:21.472-07:00Thank you for your post. We need to all speak out...Thank you for your post. We need to all speak out against this trend to focus primarily on image. Heaven help the guy who wears a colored shirt to church, to those who don't have a picture of the temple in every room of their home, to those who do not post quotes from the church on facebook everyday, and to those who don't get excited about another Sacrament meeting full of talks about missionary work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652439399419871467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-74087998422003203342014-08-25T14:15:45.733-07:002014-08-25T14:15:45.733-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652439399419871467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-140838887726058522014-06-18T03:18:32.502-07:002014-06-18T03:18:32.502-07:00@ Isaac
I don't know if the exact idea of PR ...@ Isaac<br /><br />I don't know if the exact idea of PR as a priesthood responsibility came from higher up than my stake president, but the push for better PR is certainly coming from much higher up. <br /><br />@ Anonymous<br /><br />I wish I was as courageous as the guy you overheard speaking up for bars in ward council. If I were, I would have openly disagreed with a recent WC discussion over something Elder Ballard said: "It becomes apostasy when people decide to share their unorthodox thoughts with others." To my shame, I just sad with my head hung down and my lips zipped. I didn't share my unorthodox thought when it mattered the most.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256566008091105465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-32046116861084276802014-06-17T19:29:33.148-07:002014-06-17T19:29:33.148-07:00My husband is a clerk so he overhead a discussion ...My husband is a clerk so he overhead a discussion in ward council(?) about affiliating with anti-church groups (like in the temple recommend interview question). (I think some bizarre discussions do tend to take place there.) Someone asked if going to a gay support group with your child would count. Someone else said it absolutely would count as going against the church; it would be a lot like going to a bar. Another, more liberally minded dude, spoke up and said that was complete nonsense and that he had, in fact, gone to the bar many times, it being the only place he felt he could really communicate with his father. I wish I would have been at that meeting. Isn't it the best when someone speaks out against idiocy like that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-33039979552850657242014-06-17T19:23:03.302-07:002014-06-17T19:23:03.302-07:00Ok, I loved your wit on this. The zombie virus ana...Ok, I loved your wit on this. The zombie virus analogy -perfect. My analogy has been the delicious cake that occasionally has dead bugs in it...yeah, that analogy has pretty much already been beaten to death within the church though. The huge push to use social media doesn't always sit well with me either. I actually just blocked a friend (from high school seminary council) who apparently would post nothing except conference talk quotes and church videos. I didn't have issues with the quotes themselves, but more with the principle of the thing -it just doesn't feel like sincere missionary work to me. Plus, it can get annoying. I have enough to scroll through on my new feed as it is. I even wonder if I should stop posting political stuff because I don't want to send the message that I am trying to force others to my point of view. I think you hit the nail on the head there; people have to come around in their own good time. However, I think if the church really wanted to get serious about improving their image via social media, they would talk to the advertisement people who work for Dove. Seriously, has anything ever been shared as much as the "Dove True Beauty Sketches" ad or, more recently, the Father's Day one from Dove? Apparently they have really hit onto something there. Either that or we all have a subconscious obsession with skin and hair products. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-7205081376492608042014-06-15T14:10:57.586-07:002014-06-15T14:10:57.586-07:00I would really like to know if your stake presiden...I would really like to know if your stake president was being overly ambitious in his proclamation of the priesthood responsibility or if he heard it from a higher-up. I'm getting pretty sick of the laser focus on PR, as if that could cover up the historical corrections that have been trickling out. And facebook as a PR tool? Sounds like the mother lode for trolls.Isaachttp://www.thestanfielddoctrine.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-84584069806761767762014-06-15T14:06:18.915-07:002014-06-15T14:06:18.915-07:00Searching for the like button...Searching for the like button...Isaachttp://www.thestanfielddoctrine.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-73421675279325175692014-04-25T21:41:49.006-07:002014-04-25T21:41:49.006-07:00Thanks E and H! I have a lot of books to read, an...Thanks E and H! I have a lot of books to read, and Snuffer is definitely on the list. I'll get to them all eventually.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256566008091105465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-18161472213045865902014-03-20T20:06:50.239-07:002014-03-20T20:06:50.239-07:00Thanks Martin! I really enjoyed your wit. I, lik...Thanks Martin! I really enjoyed your wit. I, like Austin recommend The Second Comforter to you, but also all of Denver Snuffer's books. Regarding the topic broached in this post, I believe that the doctrines discussed in all of his books may bring a solid clarity to many of your thoughts. <br />Regardless keep writing...it seems you have a natural talent.<br />H Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029539529586331846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-69194695901423025452014-02-26T22:51:19.792-08:002014-02-26T22:51:19.792-08:00Enjoying this site already! Brought up some inter...Enjoying this site already! Brought up some interesting things to think about.<br />Thanks.<br />CalicheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-76213463547204326792014-02-21T01:49:35.793-08:002014-02-21T01:49:35.793-08:00Rock, thank you for adding me to your blogroll (an...Rock, thank you for adding me to your blogroll (and for inspiring me to see things clearly and join the conversation)! <br /><br />Austin, you're right that "awakening to the truth" is a better way to put it than "crisis of faith". I think for me, it started out feeling like a crisis, but ended up feeling like an awakening. It is interesting that you started branching out while in the primary, but I often find my gospel doctrine class to be more boring than when I served in the primary, just because kids will say exactly what they are thinking, unlike most adults. My wife has read The Second Comforter, but I haven't been able to find the time yet. Thanks for the recommendation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256566008091105465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-58990279236534589442014-02-18T22:46:34.841-08:002014-02-18T22:46:34.841-08:00Funny that you say "A much better choice woul...Funny that you say "A much better choice would be to initiate your crisis of faith while serving as a nursery leader.", as I wouldn't say that I am having a crisis of faith, but more of an awakening to the truth. AND of course this probably wouldn't have happened if I was serving in the primary, bored out of my mind, and missing any and all types of spiritual enlightenment at church. <br />But serving in the primary is what caused me to branch out, and consider new possibilities. I first started with reading The Second Comforter by Denver Snuffer, and if you haven't read that I highly recommend it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735447256888063111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-20627759980087909992014-02-18T15:34:39.592-08:002014-02-18T15:34:39.592-08:00Thank you for your article. You brought out some t...Thank you for your article. You brought out some things that concern me - and some things I hadn't known before.Toninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-19560624396820275142014-02-18T09:00:00.842-08:002014-02-18T09:00:00.842-08:00It did work this time!!! Thanks, Martin.
I liked...It did work this time!!! Thanks, Martin.<br /><br />I liked your article, but I'm probably not a good critic. I take things according to how they 'feel', I'm afraid. Still working on all the logic stuff. LOL!<br /><br />I think you could only see this from your position, which is why it is important that honest people accept difficult positions in the church. Yes, it's hard not to be compromised, but I would not have understood this phenomenon so well if you hadn't written about it. Probably wouldn't have even thought about it.<br /><br />I'm glad there are people willing to put themselves 'out there' in the Mormon cyberworld.<br /><br />I couldn't do a blog. LDSDPernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-60664624289100828842014-02-17T20:26:15.982-08:002014-02-17T20:26:15.982-08:00Nicely done, Martin! I've added your blog to t...Nicely done, Martin! I've added your blog to the famous Blogroll at "Pure Mormonism."Alan Rock Watermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971243364867111868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582395774572274101.post-79672501384407133832014-02-17T17:30:33.979-08:002014-02-17T17:30:33.979-08:00Testing anonymous comments.Testing anonymous comments.MHLnoreply@blogger.com