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Jan 15, 2015
5:12:36pm

TSH_Rapid_Resp_Team

Not true.

The Church is a country club. Poor people don't feel comfortable hanging out in a country club. Thus, most of the poor converts leave the Church very soon after they are baptized. Almost all of the active members of every ward I've been in (in the US, at least) were born into the Church.

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The HC reminds me of the multi-stake youth dances here in Utah

Blueto

1/15/15 2:54pm

RE: The HC reminds me of the multi-stake youth dances here in Utah

southernfriedcougar

1/15/15 2:59pm

Pharisaism

1/15/15 3:05pm

just use it with ecclesiastical endorsements/interviews, let the church leaders

franklyvulgar

1/15/15 3:03pm

If you want to establish a certain atmosphere, you have to enforce the policies

GilaHank

1/15/15 3:03pm

But is an atmosphere of stifling rectitude what we're aiming for?

1/15/15 3:14pm

Exactly. I thought the desired atmosphere was one of good clean fun that makes

Byron McNertney

1/15/15 3:28pm

And yet, the youth still come to BYU (disputing the argument that they won't)

runnincoug

1/15/15 3:31pm

In the particular case of me being in the Stake YMP and the youth not coming, we

Byron McNertney

1/15/15 3:36pm

their friends didn't want to come to the dance because...

blucoug18

1/15/15 3:48pm

They knew what the standards were when they signed the HC (dance card)

BYUBandfan

1/15/15 3:04pm

Sometimes the Church can be confusing

JohnHaddow

1/15/15 3:04pm

From what I've been told, beards are like caffeinated drinks - there just isn't

1/15/15 3:14pm

What's funny is fake mustaches are acceptable but real ones aren't unless you

Malathion

1/15/15 3:20pm

Great post. This is a fantastic thread.

Marvelous

1/15/15 3:23pm

I agree. Would the dance turn into a Vegas club if the girl with a skirt one inc

Blueto

1/15/15 3:24pm

My bet is she would love all of the attention from the boys and go shorter next.

BYUALWAYSNUM1

1/15/15 4:45pm

Those last few sentences... Preach brother.

southernfriedcougar

1/15/15 3:28pm

Beards aren't an issue

cougarbob137

1/15/15 3:34pm

They played the Humpty Dance at one of my stake dances.

JAGA97

1/15/15 3:21pm

It's not just Utah. I was in a Stake YM's Presidency in the Seattle area and we

Byron McNertney

1/15/15 3:22pm

Do you mean that (8) literally?

run26

1/15/15 7:12pm

Awesome Point...

blah

1/15/15 3:26pm

The point of the Church is to not care about people who don't want to fit in.

TSH_Rapid_Resp_Team

1/15/15 3:35pm

Interesting that most missionaries say they have better success among the poor

runnincoug

1/15/15 4:40pm

I don't have the link (I know, I know), but there was a " financial times" artic

jayriggity

1/15/15 4:52pm

Misreading

cougarbob137

1/15/15 5:04pm

Not true.

TSH_Rapid_Resp_Team

1/15/15 5:12pm

The data is just numbers. It doesn't reflect the background facts.

jayriggity

1/15/15 5:55pm

I don't buy the country club theory

blucoug18

1/15/15 6:27pm

I think I agree with you.

jayriggity

1/15/15 7:39pm

Link to Article

scott715

4/25/15 2:38pm

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