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mpfunk · 12-02-2005, 07:30 PM

There is one huge issue that I have yet to resolve. Something that still shakes my faith even when I feel strong in the church. Something in the churches past that I just do not understand how it could have ever happened.

I am speaking of course of the Mormon Rap. It is a good thing I have developed a testimony because otherwise I do not think I could get over this issue, and I'm not sure it will ever be fully resolved.

SteelBlue · 12-02-2005, 07:41 PM

Funk, to get through life as reasoned member of the church, you have to learn to live with some ambiguity. As you said there are just certain things that we can't easily reconcile. Sadly, the Mormon Rap may lead that list for most of us. I have pushed it to the back of my brain, where I am also storing angst regarding the movie "The Home Teachers". I feel your pain.

WaterCat · 12-02-2005, 08:20 PM

You might be able to take comfort in the fact that scholars believe that the lyrics were not received by accepted revelatory methods. The author apparently mistook a Ouija board for a seer stone and the rest is, well, painful history. Glad you're attending again.

So does this mean that BYU turned you away from the church and a small school in Oregon got you back in? :wink:

RockyBalboa · 12-02-2005, 08:20 PM

I'm pretty sure Robert Lund didn't do the Mormon Rap, but that guy is one of the more annoying and unfortunate by-products of Mormon Culture.

il Padrino Ute · 12-03-2005, 01:16 AM

but just what the dickens is the Mormon Rap?

bluegoose · 12-05-2005, 07:42 PM

Remember il Pad, Ignorance is bliss.

Before you ask that question again, just ask yourself - Do I really want to know the answer?

Many ill-fated travellers have gone down the Mormon rap path, never to return (or never be the same once they return).

Let's just say I remember the Mormon Rap in the same grey matter that contains Rick Astley and "I missed the bus" by Criss Cross. Something things you just try not to remember.

Thanks a lot MPFunk. Pandoras box was just fine where it was.

il Padrino Ute · 12-06-2005, 01:30 AM

I suppose I really don't want to know.

Speaking of rap, I've decided that I'm going to make my own rap album. I've decided that, despite the world not being ready for it, people need to know the truth about what it's like to grow up in an upper-middle class suburb of Salt Lake City.

Archaea · 12-06-2005, 02:01 AM

Is it a joke, inside, that we outsiders aren't supposed to know about?

SteelBlue · 12-06-2005, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

Is it a joke, inside, that we outsiders aren't supposed to know about?

Back in the days before rap had fully crossed into the mainstream, somebody in Utah decided it would be a good idea to make a "Mormon Rap". This guy somehow convinced somebody to front the money to record the song. It probably didn't cost too much though, I think it was just him and a Casio keyboard. Anyway, he went on to "rap" about all things Mormon. Green jello, station wagons, the whole hilarious lot. I can't remember his name exactly, but it may has well have been Whitey McWhiteguy. It was atrocious. However, at the time, not enough people realized that it was atrocious. And it actually gained radio airplay along the Wasatch front. Then kids from Utah taped it off of the radio and brought it around the country on their summer vacations. Ensuring that lds people all around the country would be subjected to the monstrosity.

ute4ever · 12-06-2005, 02:42 AM

Don't forget his follow-up single: "BYU of U."

On second thought, do forget it.

12-02-2005, 07:30 PM	#1
mpfunk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,619	As a newly active member in the church There is one huge issue that I have yet to resolve. Something that still shakes my faith even when I feel strong in the church. Something in the churches past that I just do not understand how it could have ever happened. I am speaking of course of the Mormon Rap. It is a good thing I have developed a testimony because otherwise I do not think I could get over this issue, and I'm not sure it will ever be fully resolved.

12-02-2005, 08:20 PM	#3
WaterCat Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 50	We all feel a sense of shame... You might be able to take comfort in the fact that scholars believe that the lyrics were not received by accepted revelatory methods. The author apparently mistook a Ouija board for a seer stone and the rest is, well, painful history. Glad you're attending again. So does this mean that BYU turned you away from the church and a small school in Oregon got you back in? :wink:

12-03-2005, 01:16 AM	#5
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	Excuse my ignorance... but just what the dickens is the Mormon Rap? __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

12-06-2005, 01:30 AM	#7
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	Ok, thanks for the heads up... I suppose I really don't want to know. Speaking of rap, I've decided that I'm going to make my own rap album. I've decided that, despite the world not being ready for it, people need to know the truth about what it's like to grow up in an upper-middle class suburb of Salt Lake City. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

12-06-2005, 02:01 AM	#8
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	I repeat the inquiry, what is Mormon Rap? Is it a joke, inside, that we outsiders aren't supposed to know about? __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

12-02-2005, 07:41 PM	#2
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	Funk, to get through life as reasoned member of the church, you have to learn to live with some ambiguity. As you said there are just certain things that we can't easily reconcile. Sadly, the Mormon Rap may lead that list for most of us. I have pushed it to the back of my brain, where I am also storing angst regarding the movie "The Home Teachers". I feel your pain.

12-02-2005, 08:20 PM	#4
RockyBalboa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 7,297	I'm pretty sure Robert Lund didn't do the Mormon Rap, but that guy is one of the more annoying and unfortunate by-products of Mormon Culture.

12-05-2005, 07:42 PM	#6
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Remember il Pad, Ignorance is bliss. Before you ask that question again, just ask yourself - Do I really want to know the answer? Many ill-fated travellers have gone down the Mormon rap path, never to return (or never be the same once they return). Let's just say I remember the Mormon Rap in the same grey matter that contains Rick Astley and "I missed the bus" by Criss Cross. Something things you just try not to remember. Thanks a lot MPFunk. Pandoras box was just fine where it was.

12-06-2005, 02:42 AM	#10
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	Don't forget his follow-up single: "BYU of U." On second thought, do forget it.