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Date: August 21, 2011 07:42PM
Hi! I am a long-time poster here, anon for this mostly due to the IRL geography.
To cpalmer312, welcome! I am late to the board today, just now reading your story, and the surprisingly and gratifyingly kind responses. Most or all of those threads are closed now, only because they reached a count of 35 or so posts, which fills them.
You mention the former Cumorah stake of Rochester NY. I remember it well. We met in a modern chapel next to Highland Lilac Park. It never had enough room or parking, and TSCC has since sold it to some county parks agency. When David O. McKay visited it, he reportedly said, "What Protestant building am I in?" Stake conferences had to be held elsewhere, in rented auditoriums.
At that time, the stake boundaries stretched all the way to Syracuse. Something in your story made me think of Syracuse, but do NOT give IRL details here.
Also, the stake stretched south to or past Geneseo. If you were from that direction, you might be moved to read a memoir that is available on the internet. Warning, the kid was a closeted gay college student, so reading it might trigger unhappy thoughts for you, but I'm just thinking of the local history aspects, how interesting to read about the local leadership and road trips and stuff of that era.
http://reocities.com/Athens/Column/5252/You might want to jump in to Chapter 4, where the Perry NY stuff is.
Oh, just a teaser - did you have a relative who worked for the Salvation Army? Or a newspaper? If you want to talk by e-mail, I can send my info to Susan I/S, with info about other longtime board posters who have met me in person and can vouch for me. And give her permission to email you my contact info. But we probably wouldn't have much to say, just reminisce about TSCC in the old days.
One thing I gotta say, even tho I HATE a lot about the church, and will never set foot in one again, I must say that some of Cumorah's stake presidents in those days were really, really, decent guys - I'm thinking about the Eastman Kodak executives.
But if it's any comfort to you, Kodak stock is REALLY in the toilet now, like two cents on the dollar, even before considering the unfunded pension liabilities!!
And you and I are survivors! YAY!!