Oh, the poor guy talking now is firmly glued to the teleprompter or his notes, rattling off quotes; sad, considering he's just talked about "free will" and following the command to do your calling.
At least he's says "closed quote" after a quote, so we know he's not ripping off someone else....
That's a pretty thoughtless comment. I know TBMs with great Dads, who just happened to be nevermos. That's pretty hurtful to them and their wonderful Dads.
That's not nice. I have a nine year old daughter who talks in her own genuine voice, and has her own personality. How dare you put her in the same class as these robot women;)
There was an underlying assumption throughout the talk that these poor families/individuals NEED the priesthood, although they may not know it. The women NEED righteous PH holders to rely on. What hurt me was the speaker's belittlement of part-tbm families (like mine). I wonder how it made my tbm mom feel, being told that her family could be so much happier if I and the rest of my family were to find our faith again, and how much we'd be blessed.
And finally, although I'm male, those questions she asked to women didn't sit right with me in the least. "Do you know who you are? [No? Well let me tell you..] Are you worthy to receive ph blessings? Do you x and y and z? Are you a and b and c?" More expectations for lds women to live up to!
This idea that you need a priesthood leader in the home is SO damaging. Right now, my SIL is debating leaving her LDS husband because she caught him sexting another woman. This is the SIL that said after she re-married "Come to Family Home Evening - now that I have a REAL family." She already thinks her family, when she was a single mom, was deficient and married this sleezeball simply because he was LDS and wanted to marry her. If she heard that crap, she may be re-thinking her family situation. This is not the only thing he's done wrong and she really, really needs to get out. The whole family thinks so. Man, I hope she didn't hear this. The speaker who said this would be directly responsible for ruining live - not just of my SIL but her children - if my SIL takes her opinion seriously.
When I was a teen (TBM with inactive/partmember) parents, I was already having the normal issues a teen has with parents -- in particular, my father. Hearing this sort of thing at church just gave me ammunition to further disrespect my father. Afterall, he was not being an appropriate PH leader in our household.
I place some of the blame on TSCC that I had such a difficult relationship with him. The church taught me that he was really of little worth. It is a dangerous and damaging teaching.
Same......they give you a sense that somehow you're being denied a wonderful, happy home because your dad is not a priesthood holder. They teach you to judge and think less of him, and yes even blame him for it.
I realize that church people, not just the LDS speakers, use showmanshp and drama to help sell their product. However, I too find it disgusting, distracting, and disengenuine (did I just make-up a new word ?) and it bugs the crap out of me.
I have family members who turn into someone else when they pray. And, now I have grandchildren copying their parents who copy the general authority clowns. Do they think that by talking softly and using unusual intonation that this makes their prayers and talks extra-special? I feel that they are saying that they, the deliverers of the prayers and talks, are extra-special people and they have a special pathway to the Lard because of it. They will make sure that we are taken care of because they are speaking and praying.
This talk bugged me too. Single women are capable of running their homes without the priesthood. Non member men can act like husbands/fathers without it. If you don't have it in your home and want a blessing, ask your dad or hometeacher. sheesh.