Jump to content
Seriously No Politics ×

First New Hymns Have Dropped!


Recommended Posts

Posted
1 hour ago, MustardSeed said:

I’ve stopped bringing my phone to church.  It’s been a great exercise! 

I rarely have mine out in sacrament meeting and don't really want to get it out to sing a song.  I'll see how it goes and report back.

Posted
1 hour ago, bluebell said:

I rarely have mine out in sacrament meeting and don't really want to get it out to sing a song.  I'll see how it goes and report back.

Until recently, my wife and I always sat in the last row in the overflow (her preference) and I usually had my tablet out to use the hymn app (I like switching to German for certain hymns), and look up scripture during the meeting, as talks were being given. During the Sacrament I would use my tablet to read scripture (especially D&C 19) when I wasn't being introspective about the ordinance. I got pretty good at using the features of the Library app to switch between scriptures, and so on. This was really useful during Sunday School when I would have tabs open for the CFM of the week, the scriptures referenced in the lesson, and so on and so forth. I'd make notes on what occurred to me about the lesson, and the tech turned the lessons into a gospel extravaganza. As an old software developer I've lived with and used tech on a daily basis for decades. I love tools, even software tools. It doesn't distract me -- but I realize this isn't the case for everyone.

And now I sit on the stand because they stuck me in the bishopric. Astonishing, since I've tried for years to not look like a leader (and I'm definitely out of my comfort zone). Anyway, I don't want to look like I'm playing with my devices, so all the sacrament meeting long I only use a device for hymns, since it's obvious then that I'm using it for singing. No more easy street for Stargazer. Must look proper. Sigh.

Posted
1 hour ago, Stargazer said:

Until recently, my wife and I always sat in the last row in the overflow (her preference) and I usually had my tablet out to use the hymn app (I like switching to German for certain hymns), and look up scripture during the meeting, as talks were being given. During the Sacrament I would use my tablet to read scripture (especially D&C 19) when I wasn't being introspective about the ordinance. I got pretty good at using the features of the Library app to switch between scriptures, and so on. This was really useful during Sunday School when I would have tabs open for the CFM of the week, the scriptures referenced in the lesson, and so on and so forth. I'd make notes on what occurred to me about the lesson, and the tech turned the lessons into a gospel extravaganza. As an old software developer I've lived with and used tech on a daily basis for decades. I love tools, even software tools. It doesn't distract me -- but I realize this isn't the case for everyone.

And now I sit on the stand because they stuck me in the bishopric. Astonishing, since I've tried for years to not look like a leader (and I'm definitely out of my comfort zone). Anyway, I don't want to look like I'm playing with my devices, so all the sacrament meeting long I only use a device for hymns, since it's obvious then that I'm using it for singing. No more easy street for Stargazer. Must look proper. Sigh.

Awe, I feel for you. Habits are hard to break. At least you can do some people watching. ;)

  • 1 month later...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...