Episode #133 – Coffee Ice Cream and the Unpardonable Sin
Mormons! Mormons! Everywhere!
Lots of political/Mormon news this week from both major US parties. Mormon Democrats plan to make an appearance in Charlotte, and Mitt Romney will more openly embrace his Mormonism at the Republican convention in Tampa. Wild.
McKay Coppins goes to church with Mitt Romney, then Mitt Romney goes and eats coffee ice cream. WE ARE SO CONFUSED.
How do we give Mormon women greater roles and responsibilities in the Church? Some Salt Lake Tribune writers have a few ideas, most of which involve bankruptcy (Al’s opinion).
President Monson turns 85! Swedes everywhere rejoice!
Some assorted fun: Emily Maynard goes to Church; Utah tops in the nation in charitable giving; race is still a problem in the Church; Brigham City Temple open house starts; Tijuana Temple ground broken; former kidnapped Russian missionaries reunite.
…and Tumblr has a delightful little post full of Mormon memes.
- Mormon Democrats in Charlotte
- Romney’s Mormonism in Tampa
- McKay goes to church with Mitt
- Mitt loves coffee ice cream
- Giving women greater roles
- Utah tops charitable giving
- President Monson turns 85
- Emily Maynard attends church
- Missionaries who were abducted in Russia reunite
- Race is still a problem for the Church
- Brigham City Temple open house
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Women's role: Would you really want your 14 year old daughter in an office alone with an older man and the door closed talking about sex. I am suprised that the church gets away with this still. I will never let my kids go alone into a closed office, bishop or other alone. This is basic logic with all the sexual abuse cases and protect the other person from lawsuit.
Which makes sense. On my mission, we had a senior couple dude as a branch president. He didn't speak a lick of Spanish, so the Elders had to sit in on all of his meetings with branch members and translate. Not exactly the same thing in terms of propriety, but the awkwardness of having a third party there makes sense.
Loved the discussion of women in the church. There is something I would LOVE to see – a Priesthood/R.S. Manual called, "The Teachings of Eliza R. Snow." We sing her hymn, why not study her words? Where are the proverbial books of Ruth and Esther in the restored gospel?
Is it doctrinally based to only study teachings of the presidents of the church? Probably not. I'm pretty sure those compilations are checked against doctrines before being published. The same could be done for "The Teachings of Eliza R. Snow."
It would be very fitting to study said hypothetical book during Relief Society, Eliza being one of its presidents. And since we don't believe there is nothing men can learn from women, it would be good for them, too.
Plus, it would not jeopardize "the budget."
The budget would fall apart! Nothing but shoes!
Ah, I beg to differ! One cannot buy more than two pairs of shoes without getting a new purse. "Nothing but shoes AND BAGS."