Elder Oaks bashed Utah County tonight - cougarguard.com — unofficial BYU Cougars / LDS sports, football, basketball forum and message board

FMCoug · 03-09-2008, 05:53 AM

At least that was my interpretation.

He is here for our Stake Conference and in the adult session tonight, he was talking about staying out of debt, etc. Then said there are too many "financial flim flams" out there posing as business opportunities or something to that effect. And said the most aggravating part to the brethren is that many of these schemes are foisted upon members of the church by other members.

Also said there is a FP letter that will be read in Sacrament meetings in the next week or so to this effect.

What will the Utah County MLM'ers do?

malapert · 03-09-2008, 06:24 AM

I'm not ashamed to admit I got "brothered" in my younger days.

non sequitur · 03-09-2008, 09:20 AM

What is your obession with Utah County? It's tired and lame.

Detroitdad · 03-09-2008, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by non sequitur

What is your obession with Utah County? It's tired and lame.

This may be true, but this is a valid complaint about Utah County.

Jeff Lebowski · 03-09-2008, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Detroitdad

This may be true, but this is a valid complaint about Utah County.

Uh, yeah. It's unique to Utah County. LDS people outside those areas somehow resist the urge.

OK, except maybe Southern California:

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,575039351,00.html

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-106982360.html

SoonerCoug · 03-09-2008, 11:30 PM

Utah County=closest thing to utopia on earth, but that's just my opinion. I dare any one of you to show me a better place.

Tex · 03-09-2008, 11:33 PM

I agree with Elder Oaks. I have some extended family who just recently contacted me about the latest MLM they are involved with (they don't live in UC). I wish this stuff weren't so seductive to people.

Detroitdad · 03-09-2008, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Uh, yeah. It's unique to Utah County. LDS people outside those areas somehow resist the urge.

OK, except maybe Southern California:

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,575039351,00.html

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-106982360.html

Utah Valley has more than its fair share of "financial flim flams" and in particular multi level marketing groups, which are slightly more honest "financial flim flams."

I am just as Utah County as you are, and I hate it when people needlessly bash the UC. But this is the absolute worst thing about UC in my mind, and really the only demonstrable negative.

ute4ever · 03-09-2008, 11:48 PM

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I dare any one of you to show me a better place.

Ocean Beach.

SoonerCoug · 03-09-2008, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ute4ever

Ocean Beach.

OK, you win.

03-09-2008, 05:53 AM	#1
FMCoug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kaysville, UT Posts: 3,151	Elder Oaks bashed Utah County tonight At least that was my interpretation. He is here for our Stake Conference and in the adult session tonight, he was talking about staying out of debt, etc. Then said there are too many "financial flim flams" out there posing as business opportunities or something to that effect. And said the most aggravating part to the brethren is that many of these schemes are foisted upon members of the church by other members. Also said there is a FP letter that will be read in Sacrament meetings in the next week or so to this effect. What will the Utah County MLM'ers do?

03-09-2008, 06:24 AM	#2
malapert Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Pole Posts: 148	I'm not ashamed to admit I got "brothered" in my younger days. __________________ . "He has all the virtues I dislike--and none of the vices I admire." -Winston Churchill "He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." -Oscar Wilde "In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily." -Charles, Count Talleyrand

03-09-2008, 09:20 AM	#3
non sequitur Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,964	What is your obession with Utah County? It's tired and lame. __________________ ...You've been under attack for days, there's a soldier down, he's wounded, gangrene's setting in, 'Who's used all the penicillin?' 'Oh, Mark Paxson sir, he's got knob rot off of some tart.'" - Gareth Keenan

03-09-2008, 11:33 PM	#7
Tex Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,596	I agree with Elder Oaks. I have some extended family who just recently contacted me about the latest MLM they are involved with (they don't live in UC). I wish this stuff weren't so seductive to people. __________________ "Have we been commanded not to call a prophet an insular racist? Link?" "And yes, [2010] is a very good year to be a Democrat. Perhaps the best year in decades ..." - Cali Coug "Oh dear, granny, what a long tail our puss has got." - Brigham Young

03-09-2008, 11:30 PM	#6
SoonerCoug Formerly known as MudPhudCoug Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Land of desolation Posts: 2,548	Utah County=closest thing to utopia on earth, but that's just my opinion. I dare any one of you to show me a better place.