Someone in the Q15 will continue to spew threats targeted towards those that are thinking of leaving the church. The threats will get more extreme.
There will be talks regarding how important it is to pay tithing. Someone will probably say in a subtle way, "STARVE if you have to. Just make sure you pay your tithing!"
One of the leaders (a seventy probably) will claim the church isn't racist because they have TWO (count 'em, two) Black seventies...and because Gladys Knight is a member.
I'm still waiting for someone to scream out "Opposed" when it comes to sustaining the general authorities. So loud that they would have to be carried out. I would LOVE to see the presidency, and the Q12's faces as this happens. Any RfM members that live in Utah willing to "take one for the team"?!
Okay, conference will fall upon Easter, but I'm sure there will be very little "Jesus" and a lot of "Joseph...with a little Brigham on the side."
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severedpuppetstrings Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I'm still waiting for someone to scream out > "Opposed" when it comes to sustaining the general > authorities. So loud that they would have to be > carried out. I would LOVE to see the presidency, > and the Q12's faces as this happens. > Any RfM members that live in Utah willing to "take > one for the team"?! >
Oh that happened frequently in the 80's. No big deal, no big reaction. They were just ignored.
I'm quite certain that they (the First Presidency and Q12) have been "coached" to not give a reaction to any objection...their worst nightmare would be realized if somebody in attendance got video of one or more GA personnel gasping or looking incredulous when one of us apostates stood up and yelled "Opposed!" It's all about image for those asshats: the fake-smiles, pretend-tears, feigned-pleading, etc. No...I'll be living my new life, not acting excited to hear 10 hours of the same ol' shit from the same old afossils in $2000 suits.
edzachery Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm quite certain that they (the First Presidency > and Q12) have been "coached" to not give a > reaction to any objection...their worst nightmare > would be realized if somebody in attendance got > video of one or more GA personnel gasping or > looking incredulous when one of us apostates stood > up and yelled "Opposed!" It's all about image for > those asshats: the fake-smiles, pretend-tears, > feigned-pleading, etc. No...I'll be living my new > life, not acting excited to hear 10 hours of the > same ol' shit from the same old afossils in $2000 > suits.
Any public figure knows not to respond to what amounts to heckling and the like. Again, it's no biggie.
There have been opposing votes in the conference center every year for at least the last four years. You could hear them the first time, and they were ignored. They now make sure that you can’t hear them on the broadcast, and they tell dissenters to take it up with their local leaders.
Boring, repetitive, sleep inducing, leadership boasting, demanding of more righteousness through service, and increased call for blind obedience. All this dished out in a self-righteous, rehearsed monotone.
It sounds wonderful! The severe leg injury that I got about 5-6 years ago will likely prevent me from ever skiing again. But what a wonderful sport! I do miss those days.
I predict Nelson will put on a proud-to-be-the-prophet show. But notice how phony he is. He has a fake smile. He's a non-believing fraud, IMO. He can claim his love for Christ and belief in the BOM, but he triggers my BS-O-Meter. I don't believe him.
The over/under for a GA crying is 3 . Count on Eyring that's a sure thing with Bednar doing an ass kissing cry for Nelson . The new GA will be shedding tears to try to suck up like Bednar . The now Elder uchdorf will say how happy he is in his new role and be the only speaker who won't be as effective as 4 Ambien 6 Trazadone and 17 Melatonin like,the rest of these sleep inducing phonies . Oaks will give some hard assed talk as usual.
1. The authorities will say how much they love their members. 2. They will tell stories about their own lives that will put themselves in an elevated heroic frame... subtley 3. Pay your tithing 4. Don't leave the church 5. Give Joseph a break 6. Women are great, they bake bread and make babies 7. Pay your tithing or you'll have a hard life. 8. The church isn't perfect, give the church a break. 9. You should be perfect. 10. pay your tithing or your kids might fall away. 11. The internet lies 12. Pay your tithing or you might die of something like cancer. 13. You should volunteer more time to your calling. and finally... 14. You should pay your tithing
I'm tempted to watch to see if all of this would happen, but I'll probably have more fun things to do than to watch a not so diverse leadership speaking while on their high horse for eight hours total.
I love the fact that without posts such as these, Gencon would come and go with me never even hearing a single thing about it. The few mormons I have casual relationships with know better than to talk about it. I have done nothing but mock the "shareholders" meeting for 20 years now.
Business as usual. No mention of the mounting resignations, the young people leaving their missions early, the scandals, the drop in tithing, the movement calling for a stop to inappropriate bishop interviews. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!
I watch so I know what the suits is pushing on family and friends this time. Knowing the medicine being pedaled helps with the antidote.
Pray, pay, and now particularly the push to obey because of dire events in the world. This will be meant to scare the members into holding fast to the LDS church. No other church can save you, your ancestors ( baptism for the dead), or your posterity (all your kids that figured out the truth/lies).
Sorry to say I often speak out to whoever is on the TV screen and refuterespond to what message they give. Easy to do because the stories are embellished and meant to pull the heart strings. Conning is at its most deceiving during conference.
I predict Uchtdorf won’t be allowed near the podium.
They ~might~ have a main speaker talk about Jesus. They have to know that not talking about Jesus nonstop is a complaint from other Christians. Being Easter, this is their chance.
Will there be signs that they are tying to look more like other Christians? Naaaaaah.
Maybe they will dismiss early so people can get home to watch Stormy on TV together as a family. (Heeheheee)
Stormy is on tonight, not Easter. Sorry. Too late, but there will probably be a new Trump scandal by Easter. Probably a new church scandal too, but that will be ignored.
Well, if this article in the Desert News (in the faith section) is any indication, they may actual focus on Christ and Easter. It's promoting books on Easter for kids, and includes at least two Catholic oriented ones. IE Palm Sunday and First Communion
Interesting. Palm Sunday was not a big topic in LDS services.
Maybe the Conference Bingo Cards should have square with "Palm Sunday" in it. Maybe even the word "Grace" could be in a square. We have to have some challenging squares instead of the standby squares:
I have gone back, and everything predicted comes true. These posters are experienced Mormons! I bet that 100% of the above comes true.
(There will be no mention of the bishops' interviews, or any other relevant problems. Summer's prediction is spot-on. Conference is a PR-hype sales rally, so nothing negative about the cult will be addressed--just negative things about "the world", and the usual Mormon threats.)
Conference always depressed me.
I do need to keep up with what garbage is being fed my one Mormon child, and I appreciate that some of you on RFM are willing to put yourself through the torture of watching, and that you return and report to the rest of us, who are not brave enough to watch!
Thank you, in advance, for your return and report!
If Bishop the Raper comes out at all it will be in the context of "He Viewed Porn" and Satan got to him!` It won't be that he is a POS rapist - but a Porn Addict and now an example of everything the church warns you about.
Not mentioned at all will be the total fail of "inspiration" in calling a sexual predator - but the fail of him as a man led away by the temptings of Satan and now a major league example of what can happen if you look at Pornography.
The church will finish its journey to a two hour block. The priesthood/relief society gossip session will be held on the first Sunday with Sunday School pray, pay and obey lessons the rest of the month. If there is a fifth Sunday the topic will always be a joint session with a discussion of the evils of the internet.
Easter wont be very important,it will be boring, theynwill talk in amsing song drone, they will talk about staying in the church, paying tithing,not watching porn, and going to the temple. I will ignore it and go to Easter mass.You guys can tell me about it if anything interesting happens.
My prediction - The very last two words of the closing prayer of the second sunday session, right before "in the name of Jesus Christ, amen" will be APRIL FOOLS!!!!
Well one thing is obvious to me.....there is waaay more excitement about each GC here at RfM than there is in any given wardhouse throughout Mormondumb.
Mixed Miracles and Magic Moot Practiced Priesthood Promises Blank Stares and Nightmares
It's like that episode of 'Southpark' where they discover eating and deficating can also be done in reverse order. (It's terrible. You might have seen it. You might look it up.)
What's going to come out of those (wo)/men's mouths will be more than bad words (because of the bad thoughts… and the lack [of good (original) (natural) (normal) thoughts] thereof.
No TRUTH on This Day! Fools Gold & Green Balls Jesus Christ Equals Easter Egg-on-the-Face-of-the-Moon The Fates of the Plastic Plates Nothing Wise, Useful or cOOl… or kInd or aWEsome or dIFferent… NOTHING Thoughtful, Practical, or kNeW.