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MikeWaters · 11-08-2010, 05:02 PM

I haven't been to all that many temple weddings, but it seems like there is a high proportion that have a sealer that has been slightly off his game.

Here are my instructions:

1. Smile a lot.
2. Put people at ease.
3. A little bit of gentle humor is ok (see #2), but leave the standup routine at home.
4. Avoid off-color humor (see #2).
5. Gravitas is good, but keep the homily short and to the point.

In some ways your job is to be forgettable. Because, I am betting, most of the time the sealer is remembered, it is not for reasons of competence. It's like a sacrament prayer--the good, appropriate ones are forgettable. It's the fiascos that we remember.

The other part of this coin is to not to get too upset if you get someone a little off his game. "That's the way baseball go," as Ron Washington, manger of the Texas Rangers likes to say.

SoonerCoug · 11-09-2010, 01:21 AM

Both guys who sealed me were great. I'd complain about them if I could, but I can't. I haven't been to any other sealings in forever though. No recommend at the moment.

danimal · 11-09-2010, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I haven't been to all that many temple weddings, but it seems like there is a high proportion that have a sealer that has been slightly off his game.

Here are my instructions:

1. Smile a lot.
2. Put people at ease.
3. A little bit of gentle humor is ok (see #2), but leave the standup routine at home.
4. Avoid off-color humor (see #2).
5. Gravitas is good, but keep the homily short and to the point.

In some ways your job is to be forgettable. Because, I am betting, most of the time the sealer is remembered, it is not for reasons of competence. It's like a sacrament prayer--the good, appropriate ones are forgettable. It's the fiascos that we remember.

The other part of this coin is to not to get too upset if you get someone a little off his game. "That's the way baseball go," as Ron Washington, manger of the Texas Rangers likes to say.

I wish I'd seen off-color humor at a sealing. I mostly just remember hoping they would stop talking soon because nobody's listening -- most of all the people being sealed.

MikeWaters · 11-09-2010, 01:59 AM

Well, a little sexual innuendo about newlyweds can spice things up.

11-08-2010, 05:02 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Wacky sealers I haven't been to all that many temple weddings, but it seems like there is a high proportion that have a sealer that has been slightly off his game. Here are my instructions: 1. Smile a lot. 2. Put people at ease. 3. A little bit of gentle humor is ok (see #2), but leave the standup routine at home. 4. Avoid off-color humor (see #2). 5. Gravitas is good, but keep the homily short and to the point. In some ways your job is to be forgettable. Because, I am betting, most of the time the sealer is remembered, it is not for reasons of competence. It's like a sacrament prayer--the good, appropriate ones are forgettable. It's the fiascos that we remember. The other part of this coin is to not to get too upset if you get someone a little off his game. "That's the way baseball go," as Ron Washington, manger of the Texas Rangers likes to say.

11-09-2010, 01:21 AM	#2
SoonerCoug Formerly known as MudPhudCoug Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Land of desolation Posts: 2,548	Both guys who sealed me were great. I'd complain about them if I could, but I can't. I haven't been to any other sealings in forever though. No recommend at the moment.

11-09-2010, 01:59 AM	#4
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Well, a little sexual innuendo about newlyweds can spice things up.