StayLDS.com

I couldn't tell you whether attendance in Sunday School or PH/RS is down in my ward because I always leave after the first hour. :P I see a few others leaving the chapel for home when I leave but not many. From what I recall, sparse attendance during second and third hour was a thing even when I was...

I know this is my own personal soapbox but topics I don't hear at church anymore... Charity Empathy Honesty Christlike principles in general I feel like my ward is doing a much better job than we once did in binging up Jesus but when we do it's very superficial. We name drop Jesus but don't do a goo...

The discussion feels very similar to the debate over whether the LDS church is a Christian church. Some people will argue no, some people will argue yes. There's no definitive answer, it's all dependent on the conclusion the individual is driving at.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both. Sometimes I want to be lost in the crowd. ;) In theory, smaller units mean more work because there are fewer people to do the work. It also means leadership tends to rotate among a select very few. There is that. Every once in a blue moon the stars wo...

For the reasons you mention MM, I prefer smaller units/groups to larger ones. I was assigned to a small branch for a number of years and really enjoyed that time. After the assignment was over, I moved back into my regular ward of over 250 people attending sacrament meeting. It's easier to be invisi...

The innocence of a child is nice & inspirational but, it isn't always enough as an adult. For me personally, it would be helpful to hear how others who have gone through difficult situations as an adult, and come through the other side: to know how did they do that? I can't say I'm the best to ...

Just in case you're out of the loop, there's a new garment top style where they've reduced the length of the sleeves. It's not quite a tank top but the sleeves are significantly shorter. These are being billed as a new style but my wife got garments like that a long time ago. They were discontinued....

I missed our stake conference. Well I wouldn't say I missed it. Comedy cliché #349 for the day. Try the veal. It's been quite some time since I've prayed, or at least prayed the way I used to pray. Some member are going to think that if I don't receive an answer to my prayers, then there is somethin...

Old-Timer wrote: ↑05 Oct 2024, 13:59 Elder Keaton quickly is becoming one of my favorites.

I quite like him. Another thing worth considering, he wasn't called to apostleship in a vacuum. That leaders tapped him to be an apostle gives me some hope.

...and the very next talk is about successfully convincing someone to take off their sunglasses in church.

But we're welcoming of people that are different.