Wireless internet to be disabled in meetinghouses?

[Scott Lloyd]

I submit without comment this link:

http://www.ldsdaily.com/entertainment/lds-church-to-disable-wireless-internet-in-meetinghouses/

 

Edited three days later to add: This is an April Fool's Day joke, folks.

Edited April 5, 2018 by Scott Lloyd

[Avatar4321]

We had wireless internet?

[Jeanne]

Woot...good for ya...look things up and sing hymns and stuff the ol' fashioned way...now you guys are going to have to pay attention..!!

[ERMD]

About time.  The Gospel Library app is available.  

[cinepro]

4 Hour Church Block?

[Calm]

"he church will revert to older resources that were recently removed from meetinghouse libraries such as large picture posters, film strips, typewriters, and, you guessed it, physical copies of the scriptures."

I find it very unlikely they will be returning to typewriters and filmstrips.  There is no need for that as you don't need wireless to use a computer and printer.  And DVDs work fine.

It is April Fool's, right.

[Calm]

2 minutes ago, cinepro said:

4 Hour Church Block?

 And virtual reality meetings:

http://www.ldsdaily.com/entertainment/lds-church-broadcast-meetings-using-virtual-reality/

[Jeanne]

Just now, Calm said:

"he church will revert to older resources that were recently removed from meetinghouse libraries such as large picture posters, film strips, typewriters, and, you guessed it, physical copies of the scriptures."

I find it very unlikely they will be returning to typewriters and filmstrips.  There is no need for that as you don't need wireless to use a computer and printer.  And DVDs work fine.

It is April Fool's, right.

Oh gosh...I am fooled..it is quite a day...

[RevTestament]

13 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said:

I submit without comment this link:

http://www.ldsdaily.com/entertainment/lds-church-to-disable-wireless-internet-in-meetinghouses/

April fools on the Church?

“Any youth instructor will tell you that Snapchat, selfies, and Instagram stories have become a tremendous distraction in their group instructions, and we need to put an end to it. Brother Fenses stated. “We have heard the excuse, ‘I’m reading my scriptures,’ from everyone, including grandmas addicted to stalking their sons-in-law and next door neighbors via social media. It just has to stop.”

I do see a lot of youth using their phones at Church. My guess a lot of them have data, and not being able to use the Church wireless will not matter much. 
I rarely use it. I have the Gospel Library and songs already loaded. 

If this story is true, I still feel limited access should be granted to the general membership for certain purposes and sites like LDS.org, familysearch.org, and a few others.

[Scott Lloyd]

13 minutes ago, Calm said:

"he church will revert to older resources that were recently removed from meetinghouse libraries such as large picture posters, film strips, typewriters, and, you guessed it, physical copies of the scriptures."

I find it very unlikely they will be returning to typewriters and filmstrips.  There is no need for that as you don't need wireless to use a computer and printer.  And DVDs work fine.

It is April Fool's, right.

I pegged it right away, but I wanted to post it to see how long it would take before somebody blew the whistle.

The typewriters and filmstrips were a pretty ham-handed giveaway.

[Stargazer]

Whew!

I thought this much be April Fools, but was thinking about getting one of those Wifi Hotspot devices, just in case it was for real!  

 

[cinepro]

1 hour ago, Scott Lloyd said:

I pegged it right away, but I wanted to post it to see how long it would take before somebody blew the whistle.

The typewriters and filmstrips were a pretty ham-handed giveaway.

I, for one, would not be the least bit disappointed.

[Jeanne]

You are hoot Scott.. Took me a few posts...but yeah..you fooled me...I would go to church if someone would look up and say "hello"..instead of texting me.."hello"!!

[Prof]

Had me going for a minute. The filmstrip comment was telling for me as well.

Still, given the problems we have in my ward with youth (and adults) surfing and texting at inappropriate times, I thought this might be real when I just read the headline.

[ERMD]

I fell for it.

[Jose Rizal]

One, I was cheering when I read this..  thinking, It is about time.

A few years ago, at our Stake Conference in Annapolis, Maryland, Elder Cook,  instructed us that in an effort to further increased reverence  we should not use our mobile devices during Sacrament meetings..  He said it was not a commandment but said there was no need to use our mobile devices during Sacrament and that we should turn them off..
 

I wholeheartedly agree.

But, I then jump forward 3 years to this article..   I almost shared the article to my Ward facebook page..  but glad I did not.   lol

Look at the date of the article...   April 1st..    Just an April Fool's article.   The story is false.


 

[Jose Rizal]

The 4 hour block schedule for Sunday's  is also an April Fool's joke..    April 1st, 2015.

[sunstoned]

On 4/1/2018 at 1:50 PM, Avatar4321 said:

We had wireless internet?

I always use my hot spot, so this doesn't really affect me.

[Scott Lloyd]

Fussing over what others do with their mobile devices while at church strikes me as qualitatively similar to fussing over other Church members' consumption of sodas with caffeine.

 

[Marginal Gains]

20 hours ago, Scott Lloyd said:

Fussing over what others do with their mobile devices while at church strikes me as qualitatively similar to fussing over other Church members' consumption of sodas with caffeine.

 

You mean, like this fussing from Elder Ballard?

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He added, “I also worry that some of you check your email, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram accounts or send text messages during the most important gathering in the restored Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, our sacred sacrament meeting.”

 

https://www.lds.org/church/news/make-technology-your-servant-not-master-elder-ballard-says?lang=eng

[Scott Lloyd]

4 hours ago, Marginal Gains said:

You mean, like this fussing from Elder Ballard?

https://www.lds.org/church/news/make-technology-your-servant-not-master-elder-ballard-says?lang=eng

I see a difference between an apostle, acting in the authority of his calling, offering words of admonition from the pulpit to a congregation at a specific time and place and rank-and-file Church members publicly grumbling over what they think their neighbor on the next pew over is doing.

Again, I refer to the comparison about consumption of soda with caffeine. There has, in times past, been counsel from Church leaders such as this:

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“With reference to cola drinks, the Church has never officially taken a position on this matter, but the leaders of the Church have advised, and we do now specifically advise, against the use of any drink containing harmful habit-forming drugs under circumstances that would result in acquiring the habit. Any beverage that contains ingredients harmful to the body should be avoided” (Priesthood Bulletin, Feb. 1972, p. 4).

It is partly due to such counsel that I have avoided and continue to avoid soda beverages that contain caffeine. However, I've seen Church members get pretty testy, perhaps with good reason, about other Church members who seem judgmental about those who do consume such beverages.

Edited to add:

If you look back at the article you linked to (which I wrote, by the way), you'll see that in that same devotional address, then-Elder Ballard also said he is not worried about young people carrying and studying scriptures and other Church resources on their smartphones and other electronic devices. I also note that he is OK with such use of such devices at church, though not while the sacrament is being administered.

 

Edited April 4, 2018 by Scott Lloyd

[Marginal Gains]

53 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said:

I see a difference between an apostle, acting in the authority of his calling, offering words of admonition from the pulpit to a congregation at a specific time and place and rank-and-file Church members publicly grumbling over what they think their neighbor on the next pew over is doing.

Again, I refer to the comparison about consumption of soda with caffeine. There has, in times past, been counsel from Church leaders such as this:

It is partly due to such counsel that I have avoided and continue to avoid soda beverages that contain caffeine. However, I've seen Church members get pretty testy, perhaps with good reason, about other Church members who seem judgmental about those who do consume such beverages.

Edited to add:

If you look back at the article you linked to (which I wrote, by the way), you'll see that in that same devotional address, then-Elder Ballard also said he is not worried about young people carrying (and, presumably, studying) scriptures and other Church resources on their smartphones and other electronic devices. I would assume from this he is OK with such use of such devices at church.

 

Remind me, what was Monsons favourite beverage when the counsel about avoiding harmful ingredients and habit was given to members?

Can you think of a beverage that doesn’t contain ingredients that are potentially harmful to the body in some way or other?

The only two beverages that are doctrinally embargoed are tea and coffee in their hot state. And even that isn’t clear because nobody knows where that leaves herbal teas or decaffeinated coffee, or iced tea etc. It’s a pretty ineffective counsel that members cannot deduce clearly what is meant by it.

Edited April 4, 2018 by Marginal Gains

[cinepro]

On 4/2/2018 at 11:45 AM, Jose Rizal said:

The 4 hour block schedule for Sunday's  is also an April Fool's joke..    April 1st, 2015.

A 4-hour block is nothing to joke about. 

[Scott Lloyd]

19 minutes ago, Marginal Gains said:

Remind me, what was Monsons favourite beverage when the counsel about avoiding harmful ingredients and habit was given to members?

I don't know. Who is "Monson"?
 

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Can you think of a beverage that doesn’t contain ingredients that are potentially harmful to the body in some way or other?

The only two beverages that are doctrinally embargoed are tea and coffee in their hot state. And even that isn’t clear because nobody knows where that leaves herbal teas or decaffeinated coffee, or iced tea etc. It’s a pretty ineffective counsel that members cannot deduce clearly what is meant by it.

 

[yawn]

[ksfisher]

25 minutes ago, Marginal Gains said:

Remind me, what was Monsons favourite beverage when the counsel about avoiding harmful ingredients and habit was given to members?

Can you think of a beverage that doesn’t contain ingredients that are potentially harmful to the body in some way or other?

The only two beverages that are doctrinally embargoed are tea and coffee in their hot state. And even that isn’t clear because nobody knows where that leaves herbal teas or decaffeinated coffee, or iced tea etc. It’s a pretty ineffective counsel that members cannot deduce clearly what is meant by it.

Are you just trying to pick a fight?