My fondest hope for Monson's presidency

[Brian]

Originally Posted by Tex

4. Eliminate nearly all stake training meetings. Sunday Stake Conference, with maybe a corresponding priesthood meeting, is permissible. Eliminate Saturday evening "adult" session.

D&C 58:26-29
I took the initiative and personally implemented this one years ago. (c:

[UtahDan]

Originally Posted by Brian

D&C 58:26-29
I took the initiative and personally implemented this one years ago. (c:

Lol. Me too.

[Brian]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Maybe I read it wrong as well. I think meeting every two weeks would be unmanageable as well, if you are going to have a scouting program. You can't run a troop meeting just once a month. (the other week would be a combined ym and yw activity I assume).

scouts I can see weekly, it's a very well defined program that kids that age generally enjoy.
But the Teacher and Priest program is really hard to run. It's not clearly defined. Kids have jobs, they have different interests. They become teenagers and earning shiny things for their shirts doesn't have the same appeal.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by Brian

D&C 58:26-29
I took the initiative and personally implemented this one years ago. (c:

Me too. Does anyone go to these things?

[SteelBlue]

Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

Oh I read it wrong... I thought it meant once every other week... If its the twice a week thing then absolutely no

Funny, I read that one wrong as well. Mike has a good point though. Going to every other week for scouts would be tough. Keep the Deacons weekly and drop the Teachers/Priests to every other week. Or maybe keep the Teachers with the Deacons depending on if they are still scouting it up.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by Tex

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3. Forbid any calendaring of any kind from being done during ward leadership meetings. All calendaring should be handled by telephone and email (again, for industrialized nations). Combine Ward Council and Welfare Meetings. Move PEC from weekly to bi-weekly, or even monthly.

Not that anyone's paying attention. But I just want to point out I got one thing right.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by Tex

Indeed. He watches from afar, amused.

A few of my wishes, just off-the-cuff:

1. (For industrialized nations) The elusive 2-hour block. Streamline sacrament meeting down to 40 minutes. Keeping 10 minute breaks between meetings, give 30 mins to adult Sunday School and 30 mins to RS/Priesthood. Eliminate all in-meeting announcements ... relegate them to a paper program, or email. Primary only needs to be one hour. Combine youth Sunday school with YM/YW programs.

2. Convert Mutual/scouts from a weekly to bi-weekly meeting. Every other meeting would be combined, and should be more service-emphasized, including involvement in community and inter-faith activities.

3. Forbid any calendaring of any kind from being done during ward leadership meetings. All calendaring should be handled by telephone and email (again, for industrialized nations). Combine Ward Council and Welfare Meetings. Move PEC from weekly to bi-weekly, or even monthly.

4. Eliminate nearly all stake training meetings. Sunday Stake Conference, with maybe a corresponding priesthood meeting, is permissible. Eliminate Saturday evening "adult" session. Coordination and training of ward leaders by stake leaders handled on case-by-case basis.

That's just my short list. Can you tell I hate meetings?



Not exactly. What Mike meant to say was, "no one wants MY ideas," which is true.

Hey Tex, I support all your ideas. Did they decide to reduce meetings? I missed that announcement.

Sunday can be such a grind for me. PEC or Ward Council every Sunday. I've been attending these meetings for about 6 of the past 9 years...in three callings that required my attendance (the other one was scoutmaster). After getting home from church, my wife doesn't understand why I am irritated that she gets pulled away to choir practice for her calling. Sunday is absolutely not a day that I get to spend much time with my family.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Hey Tex, I support all your ideas. Did they decide to reduce meetings? I missed that announcement.

Sunday can be such a grind for me. PEC or Ward Council every Sunday. I've been attending these meetings for about 6 of the past 9 years...in three callings that required my attendance (the other one was scoutmaster). After getting home from church, my wife doesn't understand why I am irritated that she gets pulled away to choir practice for her calling. Sunday is absolutely not a day that I get to spend much time with my family.

That is sometimes the sacrifice made by a leader. But I'm sure you give willingly and without complaint, right?

I'm sure you were listening when President Monson spoke about how uncomplaining his wife was when he was gone for days or even weeks on church assignment.

PS. Welfare meeting was done away with a little while back.