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10-07-2007, 02:01 PM | #1 |
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Did you see the lame explanation in the Snews
when somebody asked why another Utahn about Cook?
He's a world traveler. Oh brother. He served in England on a mission and was in the Philippines for a few years. The Church missed a great opportunity for diversity there and missed it.
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10-07-2007, 02:09 PM | #2 | |
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perhaps it has congregations throughout the world, but the church is still utah/western states-centric in its leadership. if i was a member in south america, where the huge numbers in membership gains truly come from that are constantly being bragged about, i would feel snubbed. |
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10-07-2007, 02:16 PM | #3 |
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I met GBH and Marjorie at a reception for Hinckley Scholars at BYU in the 90s. GBH walked into the room, and all the Hinckley Scholars introduced themselves. There were only 4 from Utah (out of 24), none from Salt Lake County, and several students from other countries (including Canada and Croatia). The Hinckley committee people said: "Isn't it amazing how these scholars are from so many different locations, including Europe?" Hinckley looked perplexed and responded: "Why aren't there any from Salt Lake?" He wasn't joking.
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10-07-2007, 02:26 PM | #4 |
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It's astounding how many of the Apostles/Prophets went to England on their mission.
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10-07-2007, 02:27 PM | #5 |
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Damnit! Stupid revelation gets in the way again.
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10-07-2007, 02:36 PM | #6 |
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10-07-2007, 02:38 PM | #7 |
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Get some revelation and find out, if He's inclined to tell you why. I haven't bothered asking, so I don't really know.
What I do know is that President Hinckley isn't cavalier enough to be picking Utahns when God wants diversity or vice versa. |
10-07-2007, 02:41 PM | #8 |
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I was hoping you could use your revelation to clue me in.
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10-07-2007, 02:45 PM | #9 |
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I guess when I try to get revelation, I usually try and spend the time on worthwhile things like how to help my kids struggling with school or whether or not I should pursue a job opportunity or how to help so-and-so in the EQ dealing with a certain trial.
This just doesn't rate on my list of things to worry about right now. Maybe at a future date. |
10-07-2007, 02:53 PM | #10 |
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Elder Cook was the most recent GA to visit my stake. He seemed to be a sincere man.
I was in a leadership meeting and when it came time for Q&A, I asked a question about integrating scouting into the church or something like that. He answered "I'm not that familiar with that, so I'll defer to your local leaders" or something like that. |
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