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Old 01-26-2009, 05:38 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by MikeWaters View Post
what is the point?

I have never been in a ward where this is done. Yet in the Aaronic Priesthood manual, it is the 4th lesson of the year, the importance of doing this.

I understand that it is traditional in places like Utah with high densities of Mormons. But it feels more like Utah-centric Mormonism that ignores the realities of "the mission field" (a stupid phrase).

I ignored the lesson and didn't give it.
We did it where I grew up in Houston.
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