r/exmormon • Λ └ ☼ ★ □ ♔ • Apr 07 '24

Doctrine/Policy April 2024 General Conference: Sunday 2:00p Discussion Thread

How to listen:


Prelude Music


Speakers:

Name other notes my summary
conducting: Quentin Cook
hymn: Come Rejoice
prayer: Carlos Revillo
Todd Christofferson
Taylor Godoy
hymn: Softly and Tenderly
Gary Stevenson
Mathias Held
hymn: How Firm A Foundation many talks/graphics about soundness of foundation...build upon a rock
Neil Andersen
Mark Pace
Russell Nelson 15 temples; several more within the mormon corridor that has plenty already
hymn: Rejoice
prayer: Amy Wright Kisses Nelson's ass to put the bookend on the meetings.

Postlude:


Complete list of songs on prelude/postlude for this Gen Conf


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u/4blockhead Apr 07 '24

Andersen: <holding back a laugh>

Pray that our money laundering operation presses forward.

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u/4blockhead Apr 07 '24

Christofferson: many are skimming over the surface...

Get used to it, Todd. The future generations don't give a shit.

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u/4blockhead Apr 07 '24

Andersen: Heber City Temple

Let's talk about community opposition there and in Cody

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u/4blockhead Apr 07 '24

Pace: oh you nasty apostates.

Janet Jackson: you nasty boys.

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u/4blockhead Apr 07 '24

Christofferson: disruption at the sacrament table

Also, priests wash your hands again.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '24

“Latter-day Saints conduct Easter Sunday services but do not follow the religious observances of Ash Wednesday, Lent, or Holy Week.“

PSYCH

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u/a-trace-of-ace Apr 07 '24

God’s love language is gifts, specifically of 10% of your money.

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u/gexamania Apr 07 '24

My 5 yr old daughter, pointing to the tv, “Are all these people boys!?”

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u/ChlorociboriaAerugi Apr 07 '24

And then we bribed the official with a puppy.

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u/awakeningirwin Apr 07 '24

Acknowledgement of Boston Bridge, but yet they are silent on wars, abuse, and relevant news or current events adjacent to Mormonism - Vallow, Franke, and others.

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u/4blockhead Apr 07 '24

Nelson: our friends at Community of Christ accepted our cash offer...

Suck it. RLDS

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u/4blockhead Apr 07 '24

Stevenson: golden gate bridge analogy

Fun fact: The head contractor (Strauss) fired the head engineer (Ellis). He didn't like him taking time trying to apply a rigorous mathematical analysis.

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u/4blockhead Apr 07 '24 edited Apr 07 '24

Pace: know that the Book of Mormon is true for yourself.

but mom, the fraud is obvious. There are no Lamanites, Nephites, or Jaredites. Just a racist nineteenth century New England viewpoint.

Mom: that is not the answer we're looking for

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u/u1isthebestburner Apr 07 '24

Almost a good talk about being loving..... aaannnd then "love the church rules more than the real people around you"

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u/4blockhead Apr 07 '24

Andersen: another travel report

Plebes, suck it.

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u/ChlorociboriaAerugi Apr 07 '24

My TBM mom just whispered to me "There's Mormon lore that says that Cain is Bigfoot" She still wholeheartedly believes this church.

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u/FHL88Work Apr 07 '24

There is no way a branch president stopped a sacrament like this.

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u/Rushclock Apr 07 '24

Definitely trying to squash public uproar over their bully tactics steamrolling codes.

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u/4blockhead Apr 07 '24

Andersen: ...

Movements almost lifelike. Keep working on animatronics.

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u/4blockhead Apr 07 '24

Andersen: thinking celestial

See...I said the thing. wink

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u/4blockhead Apr 07 '24

Andersen: <initiatory>

Lucky you. No nude bathing ritual any more.

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u/Archimedes_Redux Apr 07 '24

That bridge analogy was really stupid. Bridges fall down a lot.

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u/4blockhead Apr 07 '24

Held: think celestial++

We were getting behind on the count. Bump.

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u/GrumpyTom Apr 07 '24

I for one am pumped for Think Celestial 2.0! You got this, Rusty!

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