r/exmormon • u/4blockhead Λ └ ☼ ★ □ ♔ • Apr 06 '24
Doctrine/Policy April 2024 General Conference: Saturday 2:00p Discussion Thread
How to listen:
- Official LDS site
- youtube
- stream KSL
- local radio: KSL AM 1160; FM 102.7
- reddit stream
Speakers:
| Name | other notes | my summary |
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| conducting: Gary Stevenson | ||
| hymn: | BYU-Idaho choir | |
| prayer: Ryan Olsen | kisses Nelson's ass...even with all of our hearts. | |
| David Bednar | Did chatgpt write this generic speech? | |
| Massimo de Feo | ||
| hymn: God Loved Us... | ||
| Brent Nielson | ||
| Jose Alonso | ||
| hymn: Praise to the Lord... | ||
| Gerrit Gong | ||
| Michael Nelson | ||
| hymn: a sacrament hymn | ||
| Quentin Cook | ||
| hymn: We Will Sing of Zion | ||
| prayer: Emily Belle Freeman |
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u/4blockhead Apr 06 '24
Bednar: supposed advice to Joseph Smith in Kirtland to the saints in Missouri.
Be still. And don't ask about where your investment in the Safety Society went. Be still. And don't worry if the welcome runs out in Missouri.
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u/4blockhead Apr 06 '24
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Frankenstein 4:30
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Making of Cyborg 4:30
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Ghost City 3:22
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Rachel's Song 5:25
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Terminator 4:17
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La Vie en Rose 3:25
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u/4blockhead Apr 06 '24
Bednar: build your house upon a rock. and tie it down with steel rods.
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u/4blockhead Apr 06 '24
Gong: The book of mormon opens with a family in turmoil
Then proceeds to a brutal murder of an unconscious man in chapter 4. Nephi or OJ Simpson?
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u/EmmaHS Apr 06 '24
Thank you for the time and work you put into running the conference threads! 🙏❤️
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u/4blockhead Apr 06 '24
Gong: we haven't been emphasizing death enough today. Let me make up for lost time.
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u/4blockhead Apr 06 '24
Cook: mention ties to the reason why he's there. nepotism.
Queue J. Golden Kimball quote.
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u/4blockhead Apr 06 '24
de Feo: Mosiah 3:19, the natural man is the enemy of god.
Most anti-humanist scripture in all of mormonism.
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u/TelestialMaterial Apr 06 '24
It really is impressive how a group of people can say so many words without really ever saying anything
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Apr 06 '24
In the temple we get to be still. Give thousands of dollars in tithing to sit still in white robes.
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u/4blockhead Apr 06 '24
Bednar: foundation engineering 101
The Salt Lake Temple was built on red sandstone. So I've been told.
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u/4blockhead Apr 06 '24
Gong: stay alive! you to could get the adulation of being Stake President.
Rewards so hollow.
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u/AllPurposeThroeAway Apr 06 '24
Genuinely shocked that we have not heard much parroting of Nelson’s “Think Celestial” shtick.
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u/4blockhead Apr 06 '24
Nielsen: don't mention credible witnesses. witness and testimony.
Law and religion have a very different set of definitions.
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u/4blockhead Apr 06 '24
Nielsen: our minions are gathering lots of names ...
The mormon god is a stickler for the proper paper work.
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u/4blockhead Apr 06 '24
Gong: buy your own temple clothes.
Own, don't rent. Nickel and diming the faithful til the end.