SteveO Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) My sister bought new garments today, and she said shortly after her purchase, she received the following email. Before you go saying it’s spam, my sister in law’s father works for church security, and he contacted James Glenn as listed in the email. It’s totally legit. I just find the whole thing slightly weird...has the church ever done this before? Or is this a new effort to gather data on memeber’s views? Edited March 24, 2018 by SteveO 1 Link to comment
Duncan Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????????????? I just bought a ton of Stuff from the Distribution Centre in SLC and they never sent me anything about the Amazon!!! I hear it's hot there so I maybe it's good? I don't want to break out 2 Link to comment
Calm Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) Quote I just find the whole thing slightly weird...has the church ever done this before? When I submitted a suggestion to lds.org, they contacted me and I participated in a couple of surveys on how to make lds.org better. In one case I went up to a chapel in Orem and worked with a survey guy on appearances to make it easier to use lds.org's features. I didn't get any fun stuff, but gift cards weren't a big deal then...neither was Amazon iirc. Edited March 24, 2018 by Calm 2 Link to comment
Calm Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 You might want to remove her email address fast. 1 Link to comment
SteveO Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Calm said: You might want to remove her email address fast. Thanks for that. 15 minutes ago, Calm said: When I submitted a suggestion to lds.org, they contacted me and I participated in a couple of surveys on how to make lds.org better. In one case I went up to a chapel in Orem and worked with a survey guy on appearances to make it easier to use lds.org's features. I didn't get any fun stuff, but gift cards weren't a big deal then...neither was Amazon iirc. But I’m wondering about “perceptions and attitudes towards religious participation”. I understand wanting to make a website better, but this seems like a survey to gauge the views of the membership on a more sober matter. edit to add: does this have anything to do with general conference coming up? Edited March 24, 2018 by SteveO Link to comment
bluebell Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Duncan said: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????????????? I just bought a ton of Stuff from the Distribution Centre in SLC and they never sent me anything about the Amazon!!! I hear it's hot there so I maybe it's good? I don't want to break out Sadly, it's probably completely random. And they might be sticking to asking some members who have bought garments because they can assume a certain level of testimony and church activity from those members. Link to comment
rpn Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 They started doing surveys for the church at least 10 years ago. I'm pretty sure they have never released the demographics they are seeking, or other information about the surveys. But the church sends unsolicited stuff to our emails for the ward directory from time to time. It is an easy way for them to keep in touch. Link to comment
Duncan Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 1 hour ago, bluebell said: Sadly, it's probably completely random. And they might be sticking to asking some members who have bought garments because they can assume a certain level of testimony and church activity from those members. I got new garments! it's probably random though! that they ask members who bought garments, not that I bought new garments, which I only buy when the occasion requires Link to comment
Jane_Doe Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Yeah, the church does do these. I got one a few weeks ago about LDS.org's change of format (different than Calm's, which seemed to be a long time ago). I also did one while ago about garments (part of the research before the new styles got released). The Church does research things. 1 Link to comment
SteveO Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 Thanks for the responses. I thought it was interesting that the church was gathering “feedback”, and that they seemed interested in what members have to say. I was unaware that they had done this previously and kind of got excited that they were maybe planning on revealing some kind of report for GC...oh well 1 Link to comment
cinepro Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 (edited) There was a survey conducted among the membership before the major changes to the Temple Endowment in the early 1990s. That's the earliest I've heard. https://www.scribd.com/doc/76542947/1988-Temple-Survey Edited March 25, 2018 by cinepro 1 Link to comment
albertweir15@gmail.com Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 So i wasnt the only one who got this emailand im the other side of the world.Oh well i just did the survey ive nothing to hide or be ashamed of . good luck everyone . Link to comment
changed Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I got one too: ******* , Under the direction of Church headquarters in Salt Lake City, the Correlation Research Division of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints periodically conducts research. You have been selected to participate in an internet-based survey. This survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. If possible, please complete this survey within the next few days. To begin, click on the internet link below: Take the Survey Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser: https://lds.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/**** Thank you for your willingness to help with this important research. Sincerely, Church Headquarters Correlation Research Division The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Research@ChurchofJesusChrist.org For more information about research studies in the Church, see Handbook 2: Administering the Church. If you have questions regarding the legitimacy of this request, please refer to Handbook 2 21.1.35. Follow the link below to opt out of this survey:Click here to unsubscribe © 2019 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. 50 East North Temple, Salt Lake City Utah, 84150Terms of Use (Updated 2018-09-01) Privacy Notice (Updated 2018-09-01) Link to comment
Tacenda Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) I receive them on occasion. Recently one was sent to my 27 yr. old son but to my email, I don't know why. But I won't tell him about it, because he is pretty anti, and would probably love to get some things off his chest in a bad way. Here is the email and at the bottom they share where in the handbook it's stated that they send these surveys out, I guess verifying that it's okay. I looked it up and read it. Email content below, I starred out my son's name. ************, We recently sent you an invitation to participate in a Church survey. If you have already completed the survey, thank you. If you have not yet completed the survey, please refer to a copy of the letter and instructions below: Under the direction of Church headquarters in Salt Lake City, the Correlation Research Division of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints periodically conducts research. You have been selected to participate in an internet-based survey. This survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. If possible, please complete this survey within the next few days. To begin, click on the internet link below: Take the Survey Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser: https://lds.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9YVo30NnJ16BWV7?Q_DL=eu6dPe4bZpc9uKh_9YVo30NnJ16BWV7_MLRP_8ADSve69McKVnSZ&Q_CHL=email Thank you for your willingness to help with this important research. Sincerely, Church Headquarters Correlation Research Division The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsResearch@ChurchofJesusChrist.org For more information about research studies in the Church, see Handbook 2: Administering the Church. If you have questions regarding the legitimacy of this request, please refer to Handbook 2 21.1.35. Follow the link below to opt out of this survey: Edited June 20, 2019 by Tacenda Link to comment
HappyJackWagon Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 My favorite emoji so I have to use it whenever I can 3 Link to comment
Tacenda Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, HappyJackWagon said: My favorite emoji so I have to use it whenever I can I wouldn't have noticed it was old until you did this! Glad you got to use it, lol. Link to comment
Popular Post pogi Posted June 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2019 Two years ago the church reached out to me via email to participate in a series of surveys. Every week or two they would send out a new 15-20 minute survey. I think there were around 6 in total. It was a fairly comprehensive survey regarding our thoughts on everything from boy scouts, temple garments, pornography, tithing, etc. I voiced my frustration in 2 areas, 1) as a scout master and the boy scout program, and 2) temple garment sleeve lengths (my garment sleeves frequently are too long for regular ol' t-shirts). 2 years later and the boy scouts are gone and they just shortened the sleeves for men's garments! Hurrah! I guess they listen. I was never offered any Amazon gift card though! I feel cheated. 5 Link to comment
ksfisher Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, pogi said: (my garment sleeves frequently are too long for regular ol' t-shirts). That's interesting. That's one problem I've never had, and I have long arms. I always buy XLT. Edited June 20, 2019 by ksfisher Link to comment
Rock_N_Roll Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, pogi said: Two years ago the church reached out to me via email to participate in a series of surveys. Every week or two they would send out a new 15-20 minute survey. I think there were around 6 in total. It was a fairly comprehensive survey regarding our thoughts on everything from boy scouts, temple garments, pornography, tithing, etc. I voiced my frustration in 2 areas, 1) as a scout master and the boy scout program, and 2) temple garment sleeve lengths (my garment sleeves frequently are too long for regular ol' t-shirts). 2 years later and the boy scouts are gone and they just shortened the sleeves for men's garments! Hurrah! I guess they listen. I was never offered any Amazon gift card though! I feel cheated. I have the same problem with T-shirts. Garment sleeves stick out if I wear a large T-shirt (my size) so I have to wear XL or pull the sleeves up. I need to try these new garments asap! 1 Link to comment
Calm Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, pogi said: was never offered any Amazon gift card though! I feel cheated. I didn't even get gas money when I had to drive all the way out to North Orem!!! to participate in a survey on best graphic design for the Church historical site section!! (Ah, already mentioned above...) Edited June 20, 2019 by Calm Link to comment
pogi Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Rock_N_Roll said: I have the same problem with T-shirts. Garment sleeves stick out if I wear a large T-shirt (my size) so I have to wear XL or pull the sleeves up. I need to try these new garments asap! https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/church-offers-new-stretch-cotton-garments-for-men?lang=eng Quite a few improvements with these garments. 1 Link to comment
mtomm Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 It's really nice to see that the men aren't being shamed for wanting and having garments that actually fit under the clothing they wear. Link to comment
Tacenda Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 2 hours ago, mtomm said: It's really nice to see that the men aren't being shamed for wanting and having garments that actually fit under the clothing they wear. The other day my husband wore an older style of garment with the neckline that almost swooped below his chest. It showed through his thinner shirt, oh how I wanted him to change his garment top, but he didn't. I will have to confiscate those. Excited for him to wear the newer ones. Link to comment
JAHS Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 21 minutes ago, Tacenda said: The other day my husband wore an older style of garment with the neckline that almost swooped below his chest. It showed through his thinner shirt, oh how I wanted him to change his garment top, but he didn't. I will have to confiscate those. Excited for him to wear the newer ones. Doe anyone still use the one piece garment with the trap door? They still sell them on line. On my mission they were very useful when I had to sit on some scary looking cold toilet seats. Link to comment
HappyJackWagon Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 20 minutes ago, JAHS said: Doe anyone still use the one piece garment with the trap door? They still sell them on line. On my mission they were very useful when I had to sit on some scary looking cold toilet seats. I know a couple of men who still do. They are quite proud of it. They view it as an even greater protection against sxual sin because it makes access more difficult. I was part of a disciplinary council for a young man who was sent home from his mission for immorality. The bishop I was serving with at the time made a comment like "if he was wearing the one piece like I do he wouldn't have had that problem". Personally, I don't agree, but then again, maybe he has a point Link to comment
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