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[DBMormon]

MODS - This is a thread based on doctrinal approaches to different personalities, so don't move it and don't shut it down..... PLEASE

What would it take for church to be more enjoyable to you.  I don't want to approach this as a thread to be critical.  So please keep comments more fucused on how your personality might be better suited by the church rather then addressing criticisms or reform ideas you think should occur accross the board for everyone.  Do you see the difference?  One is saying I can't speak for anyone else but I would love it if......  the other is saying the church is wrong it should do......    
What would make church more enjoyable, entertaining, humorous.

Mods have a rule that this has to be a discussion around specific topic.  So please feel free to approach this doctrinally.  But try to to not make critical.  walk the line

1.) If revelations were like three wishes and a geanie... what would you wish for.
2.) How could testimony meeting be improved If you could control the masses?
3.) What Doctrines would you like explored in sunday School lessons
4.) In regards to leaders and their time spent outside the three hour block, any suggestions
5.) Length of time for church meetings? start time?
6? Any other thoughts?

[Somebodyz]

For me it would just for me to be health enough to attend. The fun/joy comes from within.

[DBMormon]

I will try to be one of the first to post some thoughts.

- ignore every member getting equal time in regards to talk assignments and put your 15 best speakers in over and over and over

-  tell 4 elders each week one of them is teaching next weeks lesson and they won't know which one till thy walk in next week .... finally elders start reading their manuals

- members who abuse testimony meeting get a once a quarter testimony bearing pass

-  I want church twice a week, it's my favorite part of the week.

- only one testimony meeting per quarter is crying allowed

-  optional sunday School course for deep doctrine discussion where we can deal with apoligetics and topics like Evolution - Are you a monkey's uncle, Polyandry - not your normal adoption, BOM translation - Stones, spectacles, and interpreters

- High Councilman Sunday - At any point in his talk a vote of common consent can be taken to remove him from the pulpit.

What else

Edited by DBMormon, 25 June 2012 - 07:55 PM.

[Kerry A. Shirts]

Get different manuals that show some interesting teachings and progress us in our eternal knowledge. The ones we have are truly horrible, or to quote our own Daniel C. Peterson "I think they are not very good."
Lets actually try to start learning something interesting and important. Lets get back to studying the scriptures instead of personalities who all taught the same thing (as the manuals edited show anyway). You read one, you've read em all for the next 25 years. LIFT OUR SPIRITS EWITH TRUTH not pablum and fluff.

[calmoriah]

Somebodyz, on 25 June 2012 - 07:43 PM, said:

For me it would just for me to be health enough to attend. The fun/joy comes from within.

They could drop the temp by ten degrees for me, but then everyone else would likely be cold.

Yeah, I'd like to be able to attend enough to start having something to complain about.

[DBMormon]

what keeps you guys from attending more often?

[calmoriah]

DBMormon, on 25 June 2012 - 07:49 PM, said:

I will try to be one of the first to post some thoughts.

- ignore every member getting equal time in regards to talk assignments and put your 15 best speakers in over and over and over

-  tell 4 elders each week one of them is teaching next weeks lesson and they won't know which one till thy walk in next week .... finally elders start reading their manuals

- members who abuse testimony meeting get a once a quarter testimony bearing pass

-  I want church twice a week, it's my favorite part of the week.

- only one testimony meeting per quarter is crying allowed

-  optional sunday School course for deep doctrine discussion where we can deal with apoligetics and topics like Evolution - Are you a monkey's uncle, Polyandry - not your normal adoption, BOM translation - Stones, spectacles, and interpreters

- High Councilman Sunday - At any point in his talk a vote of common consent can be taken to remove him from the pulpit.

What else

Love them all

[calmoriah]

DBMormon, on 25 June 2012 - 07:56 PM, said:

what keeps you guys from attending more often?

Health...movement/sleep disorder.  It would help to change all the pews to reclining chairs too.

Edited by calmoriah, 25 June 2012 - 08:03 PM.

[DBMormon]

Our EQ President actually is doing that this week ....

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-  tell 4 elders each week one of them is teaching next weeks lesson and they won't know which one till thy walk in next week .... finally elders start reading their manuals

[DBMormon]

reclining chairs?..... and you think the High Priests are pondering Lehi's dream during sacrament a lot right already

[calmoriah]

With massage included....

Sorry, I know you wanted the thread to be at least semiserious, I'll be quiet now.

[rodheadlee]

More time in Gospel Doctrine. I have had the pleasure of attending a really small branch and we have RS and PH and Gospel Doctrine all rolled into 2 hours after Sacrament. It's been a lot of fun, with only 8 people you can't hide.

Edited by rodheadlee, 25 June 2012 - 08:04 PM.

[Somebodyz]

calmoriah, on 25 June 2012 - 07:55 PM, said:

They could drop the temp by ten degrees for me, but then everyone else would likely be cold.

Oh I forgot about that. It used to be way too hot for me (and others). The old dears would put the heat up, wish they'd just put another cardy on. It's easier to cover up than it is to cool down.

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Yeah, I'd like to be able to attend enough to start having something to complain about.

It's been more than 5 years for me. Pity we can't watch by a video feed of some sort.

DBMormon:Being filmed might improve talks too

[DBMormon]

When you have a good gospel doctrine teacher..... man that is good.  I haven't been in Gospel Doctrine for like 7-8 years other then a handful number of times....errrrr I miss it

[DBMormon]

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It's been more than 5 years for me. Pity we can't watch by a video feed of some sort.

If you have BYUTV  or go get a roku if you have High Speed internet  and the you have BYUTV... they have sacrament meetings each week without the actual sacrament.... at least you get a little feel for a real meeting

[Somebodyz]

DBMormon, on 25 June 2012 - 08:12 PM, said:

If you have BYUTV  or go get a roku if you have High Speed internet  and the you have BYUTV... they have sacrament meetings each week without the actual sacrament.... at least you get a little feel for a real meeting

Thanks for the thought.
I have watched BYUTV and hubby gives me the sacrement, when he gets home from Church.
It would be nice to feel more of the ward. (They are very loving and visit)
Anyway we are going off your topic.

Testimony meets could be longer.

Edited by Somebodyz, 25 June 2012 - 08:48 PM.

[calmoriah]

Somebodyz, on 25 June 2012 - 08:09 PM, said:

It's been more than 5 years for me. Pity we can't watch by a video feed of some sort.

Our bishop has come up with sending out cds to all the shut ins each week of sacrament meeting, not sure if they do classes as well.

[19nazzy]

DBMormon, on 25 June 2012 - 07:49 PM, said:

-  tell 4 elders each week one of them is teaching next weeks lesson and they won't know which one till thy walk in next week .... finally elders start reading their manuals

I was visiting in a ward this past summer as a high council companion. For the lesson, one of the leaders pulled out his phone and had a random number generator pulled up and then pick a number. Which then corresponded to a list of members in the quorum, the person who had his number pulled was then the teacher for the lesson. I thought it was pretty interesting.

[blackstrap]

2.25 hour block ,no Sunday School,just PH and RS and Primary.70 minutes Sacrament, 60 minutes for the others.

[blackstrap]

As for having special classes for the older members on the tough topics,After the 6 or 7 horses have been beaten to death,then what?