They act like they are the ultimate psychologist, marriage counselor, etc. But, what did your bishop really do for a living?

My last one was a construction worker
One before that was a family history researcher.
before that, brick layer.

Seminary teacher, College adjunct professor, can't remember the rest.

He was bish when I was age six to about fourteen when we moved out of Utah. That was my longest stint of going to the same ward with the same bish.

Optometrist
Scientist
High School guidance counselor
Local business owner

Wow, a scientist... he must have had some major cog-dis!

1 was a cop (not a detective or anything like that), 1 was a pharmacist, 3 had regular old office jobs.

All were successful business men except for one professor and he was the best one.

Dentist, Dentist, Storeowner, lawyer, corporation president, corporation CFO, dentist

Banker

Elementary school teacher

Metallurgist/weapons design

NASA - physicist

NASA - engineer

Retail store owner

Get rich fast pyramid person (never got rich)

All of them have been LIARS. Then there were the scam artists, then the professionals (dentist), then better Liars, and now who gives a shlt because they receive no inspiration from their god.

NASA engineer
Engineering Manager
Business professor
Pilot
Insurance agent
Church employee

Here are the ones I remember:
Dentist, insurance salesman, small business owner, small business owner, accountant

All of those professions certainly qualify those men for positions counseling people now don't they?

I wouldn't want a theologian or psychologist piloting the plane I'm on.

By the same token, I don't want a pilot counseling me about my marriage or my personal problems.

Such a bunch of hooey. And, TSCC brags about the fact that its pastors are lay people. Good grief.

My last Bish...CIA....no kidding lol

The only one listed so far with any counselling experience is a high school guidance counselor, and even that could be dubious depending on training/licensure/degrees.

Wait..hold on. Mine was in CIA....I don't know what he did exactly..but maybe he is good at interrogating.

I didn't like that he used a lie detector for my TR interview.....

Yeah, I would be a bit scared to resign if I had a CIA bishop, might want to check all your lamp shades for bugs and make sure no one is tailing you as you run errands. He knows all your dirt, and if he doesn't see you on sunday there will be very telling videos hitting youtube.

HAHAHA

Lawyer, businessman, lawyer, doctor, computer guy, businessman, lawyer, hmmm...a pattern.

Lawyer
Civil engineer
Business owner

I felt the lawyer had a holier than thou attitude. The engineer is a great guy, really down to earth. Really don't know the business owner but he hasn't bothered me any since he became bishop so I like him.

claims adjuster, farmer/school bus driver, dairy farmer.

Businessman, history professor, younger businessman, a business partner of the younger businessman, stock broker (my favorite bishop), another businessman, someone who worked at the LDS church office (worst bishop, ever), and a nice anesthesiologist when I left.

when I was 10-14 he owned the local laundry

from childhood

bank manager
dentist
lawyer
doctor
lawyer
podiatrist
salesman flooring company
financial planner
lawyer
professor
mba - account rep

One drove a mother's cookie truck. He was the best bishop from my youth. Another was a social worker type for the church. He helped facilitate church adoptions. A real jackass!

construction worker, seminery teacher, ofice worker

Fireman
No clue on the next one.
Partner at Hallstrom Group (Now GA Donald Hallstrom)
I have no idea on the next two.
Marriott VP.
Financial VP (Best BP we ever had).
Don't recall the next one.
4th Grade teacher and cattle rancher.
Real Estate Agent.
Exed by a guy whom worked on the line at a charcoal plant.

One of my bishop's was the owner of a used car lot. He sold tons of cars to members and hired members for sales, commercials, etc.
Ironic???



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one of my youth bishops was a pilot.

As a adult th e bishop I was RS pres. with was a border crossing-guard in the truck lane.

Another (jackass) was a home construction business owner.

One was a golf trainer/ player or something. He was the bbest of the lot because he didn't have low self esteem problems nor was he a fundie.

the rest I don't know what they were.

Former bishops:

1. Founder of a pyramid scheme disguised a financial planner
2. CPA
3. Accountant
4. Salesman
5. Salesman
6. Restaurant owner

Some of my past bishops professions include:


College professor (physics)
College professor (engineering)
Business owner (large plumbing company)
Business owner (accounting firm)
Locksmith (he was the BEST bishop I ever had ! )
FBI Agent
Medical doctor (general practitioner)
Medical doctor (orthopedic)
Vice President of Academic Affairs for a major university


Members of the Stake Presidency:

Executive at chemical factory
MLM Bigwhig
Several business owners
Dean of a University's Education College
Cattle farmer (ran a huge cattle farm)
Lawyer and law school professor (later became president of the LDS college in Virginia)

Last one I knew about was a judge. Really.

I must admit, this is something that slays me. A high school drop-out male gas pump jockey is considered better qualified to be a bishop than a woman with an M.Div.

I'm not saying that I see gas pump jockey in this list (I haven't read all the way through), but I sure as heck don't see an M.Div. either.