Desert Dweller

This shouldn’t be a controversial take.

@EllenRFranck1 On this topic: does the doctrine require that the cracker/chex mix/whatever be broken like the bread? I believe it does but I’ve seen crumbs of Chex just put in a separate cup. Who knows?

My ward switched to only gluten free bread for sacrament. Anybody else seeing that in your ward?

@EllenRFranck1 For a decade each tray has a small plastic condiment cup with a gluten free cracker that is broken by the priests and passed by the deacons and nobody worries about it.

@FiredUpCoug This lines up with my theory that technology was what caused the ToB and as time rewinds from Christ we will be gathered (as they were scattered) and it will culminate in technology allowing us to have Zoom Adam-ondi—ahman with instant AI translation or something like that 🤣

We are seeing a real-time reversal of the Tower of Babel on X right now. I'm having conversations with people on the other side of the world while we each speak our own language. What a miraculous time to be alive.

Realizing that CFM hasn’t taught the gospel principles as well as we were taught as youth, my family just organized FHE lessons from the gospel principles book last week from now to Sept. Tonight, during the first FHE lesson, we get word of the change of curriculum in youth SS.

On the positive side, it does require us to be more reliant on home centered church. Which I believe is the ultimate goal.

@BlackBlessedLDS @joyinbecomingp1 I think interest groups for those more interested in deeper dives and fellowshipping may become a more common thing, though the church has discouraged that in the past. If it’s home centered though, may be hard to shut it down. We’ll see.

@joyinbecomingp1 That’s a good point. I’m sure they’ve considered that. Makes me wonder if they take the approach some do in here for the FamProc. Won’t work for everyone but it is the ideal? Idk. Just thinking out loud.

@itschappy Home centered, church supported gospel learning. I wonder if the church would get upset about individuals and interest groups meeting outside of church for more detailed discussions like they did when I was a kid for those interested?

Just go back to 3 hour church or shorten sacrament meeting if you want to meet each class/quorum each week… 25 minutes isn’t enough to have a real meaningful lesson in either class.

@HeySharaPark @holyfetch13 Home centered, church supported gospel learning. We come to discuss the highlights and testify of Jesus together. Hard to argue with that. But I get it…

@holyfetch13 I’m really trying to see the positive here but mostly just feeling annoyed.

Oh boy. 😬 Realistically it takes the youth 5-10 minutes to get into class, we check in with them (which is critical, connection and trust is important), and then once we finally get going on the lesson it’s been 20 minutes. This new blocking is going to be really difficult.

@HeySharaPark Getting the teachers to class after cleaning up sacrament will be a challenge.

@BlackBlessedLDS I also teach GD & really enjoy it. I feel this is more emphasis on HOME centered gospel learning & church supported discussion. I have mixed feelings but still plan on putting in a ton of effort and then letting the Spirit guide. I’ll still get more out of it than my class.

Make sacrament 1 talk and give more time back to the classes.

@Serenitatis76 @NoblestCalling I had the exact same thought! 🤣

@NoblestCalling I think we all can empathize with Stanley Hudson.

Almost just had a heart attack

@NoblestCalling Reminds me of when Michael ran Meredith over in his car and had to tell everyone.

@BradWitbeck Especially for the youth. Also, having them focus on FSY will be good too. I just finished teaching seniors in HS temple prep. They knew very little basic doctrine because ,while CFM was great as scripture knowledge, doctrine & principles weren’t being well taught regularly.

Personally, I'm psyched about this change. Meeting every week is going to be SO much better for following up with our classes 😅 churchofjesuschrist.org/feature/sunday…

There isn’t a lot of time to teach in church anymore. It is home centered learning, we’ve had this program now for eight years. Will you be ready? We will simply be reviewing the highlights together. I actually think this will be great for the youth!

Propaganda words work so well

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@BradWitbeck @stackerco @LukeFHan I’d love to know why you think it is your fault that some believing scholars aren’t reading/discussing Jonah’s book.

I didn't see the fighting in the comments, but from what I talked with him about, it seemed like he felt like he didn't articulate the point he was trying to make the right way. As for the Adam God thing, I personally did a show going over the corrections about it. Now, with believing scholars ripping up his Apocrypha book, you're presenting this as though there is universal opposition to his book from the faithful side. There isn't. It's a specific subset of people, and again, this one is kind of my fault. None of this nullifies Rylan's critique of how Dan uses "data" and how it can get perceived 🤣 I think it was a reasonable critique that ended up getting overclipped, as Rylan and Luke discussed in the rest of the episode.

Fellow LDS Xers. Are you aware of any time I have "pretended to know more than scholars"? Is Stacker basing this claim off of evidence or is he doing what he's accusing me of doing by throwing out baseless accusations?

An alleged repeat criminal offender was allowed back on our streets and killed an Air Force veteran. This is precisely why I was the Democratic lead on the Laken Riley law. Why is it controversial for Democrats support deporting criminal migrants?

This is what Democrats have brought to our cities. Keep voting for them and this will be all of America.