Here are a few highlights from this weekend’s General Conference as told in GIFs.
Agency, Alternative Sunday School Lessons, Faith, General Conference, Mormon Culture, Women
April 2014 Conference Report in GIFs
Agency, Alternative Sunday School Lessons, Faith, General Conference, Mormon Culture, Women
Here are a few highlights from this weekend’s General Conference as told in GIFs.
Wheat & Tares 
I know these posts don’t garner many comments, but they’re pretty funny!
The April 6 one. Yes.
Gave me a much needed laugh. Thank you for these!
Hilarious!
Awesome. Well done.
I don’t know about the controversy over Jesus’ birth on April 6th. Joseph Smith said that, right? Why would LDS scholars’ heads explode when E. Bednar repeated it?
Haw, another one knocked into the bleachers with the GIFs!
Why no new temples for “now”. Sheesh, with 14 under construction and 14 more in the planning stage, I’d say the Church already has its hands full. Smart move.
Good one with Bobby Hill lapping up potato chips on his backside. I would have also gone for Hank Hill when he has a conniption fit.
So great!
I LOVE YOU! that is all.
Awesome
Martin, I did a quick review of BYU Professor Dr. Jeffrey Chadwick’s article on the Birth of Jesus. Chadwick summarizes the various theories, and actually comes to the conclusion that Jesus was born in December, not April, but I think it gives a pretty good recap of theories. Most other scholars do believe that Jesus was born in the spring, but of course nobody really has any idea if it was April 6 or not. (A few months later, someone in BYU Studies did a rebuttal of Chadwick’s article that came to the conclusion that we really have no idea when Jesus was born. All the theories have weaknesses. See http://www.wheatandtares.org/6517/was-jesus-born-in-december/
The “April 6” date was not part of the official revelation. It was added later. So any claim that D&C 20 constitutes revelation about the date of Jesus’ birth is not just claiming definiteness where ambiguity exists, but also making claims ignorant of the actual history.
And yet, E. Bednar came up through the ranks of CES, which stands for Church Education System. How can that be?
Funny and all, but the problem is now I feel like I should be embarrassed if I say something like, “but the apostles are speaking the words of God” … this type of humor marginalizes those of us who believe the Twelve and the First Presidency are God’s actual, living servants. I’ve heard all the equivocation about how you don’t really have to believe what they say at conference, and I don’t want to hear it again. I just want you to know that you this alienates a lot of us.
I enjoyed this, Hawkgrrrl! Excellent!
Tony, surely you realize some people feel marginalized by a lot of what is said in church. I don’t believe it is intentional in either direction, but it happens. I also believe church leaders are servants of God, but no human is perfect. I welcome anyone to laugh at my own imperfections, and the imperfect situations that we find ourselves in.
That’s SO how my son and I did Priesthood session. My wife went out and got ice cream so we wouldn’t miss the traditional post-session ice cream social. (I didn’t make her go; she volunteered. And we let her listen to the Secret Guy Stuff.)
I didn’t hear the April 6 reference, but I’d have cringed, just like that. 🙂