The Cuban ambassador isn't a head of state. They also met with the "Third Secretary."

"Meeting heads of state is becoming a natural part of the job for the First Presidency and members of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
On Wednesday, at the request of Cuba’s ambassador to the U.S., José R. Cabañas, the First Presidency met with him, his wife, Edilia Gonzalez, and Third Secretary Yanet Pumariega Perez, according to a church press release."
https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/faith/cuban-ambassador-meets-with-lds-church-leaders/article_20b8e97b-61bb-5ab0-974c-8cb882f10516.html

I felt like I was reading Douglas Adams or 1984.

the 1st Presidency meets with the 3rd Secretary ~


ya ~



sounds about right ~

So the church hopes to collect a fortune in tithing in Cuba?

Yep. And somebody famous read the Book of Mormon.
Let's see, was it:

Elvis Presley?
Nikita Khrushchev?
Richard Nixon?
Marilyn Monroe?
Elton John?
George Bush?
Abraham Lincoln?
Lady Gaga?
Donny Osmond?
Or who?

Samuel Clemens?

Mormon nudists. Is that a thing?

Just when in the shower or bath and then only for the shortest possible time.

Earth-Shaking announcement, 'eh?


- how many PR minions were in on the wording (& photos) of this Very Important meeting, were POTUS & state department peeps invited?

this is actually pitiful that ChurchCo would

a) meet with representatives of a communist dictatorship

b) 'feel the need' to publicize it.


Get a REAL JOB, GAs, Nothing better to do?

volunteer with Habitat or a soup kitchen or a homeless shelter.

/vomit

"[Cuba's] primary export products are raw sugar contributing to 22.5% of the total export value at $392M followed closely by refined petroleum at $314M. Other exports are rolled tobacco at $236M, hard liquor at $116M, and raw nickel at $108M."

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/cuba-exports-and-imports.html

Tobacco is Cuba's 3rd leading export. Maybe the church is looking to score a sweet deal on Cuban tobacco to heal their sick cattle per the Word of Wisdom. Nothing but the best for the Lord's cattle!

So they'd also buy some liquor to lubricate the deal? 'swallow it' so to speak?

sugar: Well, that competes with all those Idaho LDS farmers.

Oil/petroleum: is ChurchCo interested? Why Not??

I'm betting that it's the Nickel. You know, for all those CTR rings they can't keep up with.

Haven't seen the poster in a long time, but somebody on RfM used the handle, "MyCTRringTurnsMyFingerGreen."

That made me think of a good RfM handle - PullMyCTRFinger.