changed Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 We do, Check it out!http://tuftsjournal.tufts.edu/archives/1627 Link to comment
BookofMormonLuvr Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 His hypothesis is that the healthy living affects skin tone/texture and Mormons are used to seeing those affects.So I propose a follow-up study...Take photos of practicing Mormons and photos of practicing Seventh-Day Adventists and ask the participants to identify the Mormons.Since the healh-codes are practically identical, with practicing Adventists doing actually better in some aspects, doing this should be a good measure of whether his theory has some value or the Mormon claim that it is the spirit unique to members is a valid alternative. Link to comment
Storm Rider Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I don't think there is an exclusivity standard rather groups that practice a certain way of living. It is not driven by a specific religion, but by the laws of health we obey. Link to comment
The Nehor Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 You either get the glow or the horns, never both. Link to comment
BCSpace Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 You have to attend a ward that uses whole grain bread for the sacrament with Sprite in the cups to give that extra zip. Link to comment
VideoGameJunkie Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Sprite for the water portion of sacrament would be weird. I vote fruit punch Gatorade or Capri Sun. Link to comment
The Nehor Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Sprite for the water portion of sacrament would be weird. I vote fruit punch Gatorade or Capri Sun.Are you suggesting that members need more empty calories in their diet? You must be in a more swole congregation then I am. Link to comment
Garden Girl Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 We can chuckle at this "glow" thingy... but... there's is something about the physical presence and expression of individuals who are spiritually confident and who feel an inner peace... With LDS, in my experience, this is routinely evident... case in point: one day I was having lunch at Burger King and in came a family -- parents and 5 children and sat at the table next to me. Their physical appearance and the way they interacted had that "glow" so to speak... the older chidren helping the younger ones get settled while Mom/Dad got food and utensils. As I watched them I thought to myself... LDS...So when Mom returned I quietly asked her... Are you LDS? She seemed surprised and said "Why yes, we are..." When I told her I was too we immediately started chatting... they were tourists, heading down the coast to Calif... when I got up to leave we said goodbye like old friends. Second, in a documentary it told that when the Mo Tab goes on tour that includes Israel, they must sign an agreement that they will not proselytize or try to disuss the Church... which they uphold.... and one of the Israeli organizers expressed appreciation for the way the Choir honored their agreement, but said... That's fine, but what do we do about the expression in your eyes and face... GG Link to comment
Damien the Leper Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 If one were to mean by standing out in a crowd or countenance then no they do not. Link to comment
Garden Girl Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 If one were to mean by standing out in a crowd or countenance then no they do not. Hello Val...I'm afraid I have to disagree with you... when I said that indivuals who were spiritually peaceful and confident had a certain "glow" about their expression or countenance if you will, I wasn't talking just about LDS... I used to see that glow in the expressions of the nuns in San Bernardino when I would see them walking in town. There they were in their habits, with their faces framed by their headdress (sorry but I don't know the proper word for it), and their faces and skin and eyes to me just glowed ... no makeup, just pure love and happiness shining forth. I think the Mo Tab Choir, when in their concert clothes presented such an impression. And, I think that we as LDS with our modest dress and generally positive attitude, and spiritual peace, also approach such a glow. My experience with this is when I attend women's conference on the BYU campus, and I look around at the women, particularly at breakfast, and I do notice the "look." GG Link to comment
Calm Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Our neighbours who were Chinese atheists asked what made us look so different from everyone else. Take it how you will. Link to comment
Calm Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 (sorry but I don't know the proper word for it) White coif with the black veil usually: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_habit#Nuns PS: I was told in the past it was called a "wimple" and grew up thinking that was what it was called but wiki describes that as being included, not the entire headpiece so perhaps a Catholic or someone else who knows the official term can tell us which. Link to comment
Damien the Leper Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Hello Val...I'm afraid I have to disagree with you... when I said that indivuals who were spiritually peaceful and confident had a certain "glow" about their expression or countenance if you will, I wasn't talking just about LDS... I used to see that glow in the expressions of the nuns in San Bernardino when I would see them walking in town. There they were in their habits, with their faces framed by their headdress (sorry but I don't know the proper word for it), and their faces and skin and eyes to me just glowed ... no makeup, just pure love and happiness shining forth. I think the Mo Tab Choir, when in their concert clothes presented such an impression. And, I think that we as LDS with our modest dress and generally positive attitude, and spiritual peace, also approach such a glow. My experience with this is when I attend women's conference on the BYU campus, and I look around at the women, particularly at breakfast, and I do notice the "look." GG I can generally pick out LDS, Catholic, Evangelical and Jewish people out in a crowd not necessarily how they dress but the way they carry themselves. Do I feel a holiness and peace when in the company of these varying people? Yes but nothing to really give a second glance. Link to comment
BCSpace Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Sprite for the water portion of sacrament would be weird. I vote fruit punch Gatorade or Capri Sun. It occurred in at least one ward 30 some odd years ago as a group of gung-ho teachers preparing the sacrament tested D&C 27:2. Link to comment
Damien the Leper Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 It occurred in at least one ward 30 some odd years ago as a group of gung-ho teachers preparing the sacrament tested D&C 27:2. Did the sprite invalidate the Eucharist or was it covered because of the sacramental prayer? Link to comment
The Nehor Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I agree. I can usually pick active LDS out, often even when they don't fit the standard mold. It is not really a glow, just a subtle spiritual gift that many (most?) members get. Link to comment
BlueDreams Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 People always assumed I was buddhist or agnostic when I was a teen....Heck, just this last year someone asked me if I were LDS....while attending BYU! I mean you have around a .2% chance that I'm not...those are some low odds. I need to get the voltage right so my glow is more obvious. Link to comment
Tacenda Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 People always assumed I was buddhist or agnostic when I was a teen....Heck, just this last year someone asked me if I were LDS....while attending BYU! I mean you have around a .2% chance that I'm not...those are some low odds. I need to get the voltage right so my glow is more obvious. I'm sorry but it is way more than a glow that gives it away. Maybe the lines in the clothes that show garments etc. My friend went on a cruise and she was picked out as LDS, but she thought it was her garment lines and capped sleeves and bermuda shorts. Ever since this thread I've been paranoid that I've lost the so-called glow. I try to smile more and everything. But I wonder if a lot of us going through disbelief aren't just showing frustration and maybe even some anger at the whole thing. Maybe the Mormon glow is the confidence that God has their back. And they know where they're going after death or they feel they are on the right track. Who the heck knows! Link to comment
halconero Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Just want to give a shout out to the University of Toronto prof behind this. I've seen him on campus before. Link to comment
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