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Scotland Post-Mormons
CHAPTER INTRODUCTION

PoMo Scotland: "Deplore what is to be deplored and learn from the rest"

Scotland has some of the longest continuous LDS congregations in the world and has some 20 000 LDS on membership records. Activity rates are optimistically around 20% in 5 stakes. However, the LDS church is mostly converts from the 1950/60s and their children and grandchildren. While convert retention has always been an issue there is now an issue of retention of temple endowed long term members.

Active members, inactive members, disfellowshipped, excommunicated and other interested parties are all welcome to discuss and attend any social events. We all have a shared heritage and history regardless of how we perceive of, or are perceived by the official LDS church. We respect all opinions but have no need to be constantly positive or negative.

We are not seeking to be antagonistic to our families, friends or loved one but we feel the need to associate "according to the dictates of our conscience". Reflection and self development requires uncomfortable questions to be asked and we hope to provide a place for this...as well as somewhere to laugh about ourselves when necessary.

 

We support all people in making informed choices in their life and dont purport to have all or even any of the answers.

 

 

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Service Projects in Scotland.
Posted by garmac on April 10, 2008

Discussion are being had on the opportunity to work on a service project with some NGOs here. Namely, the Poverty Alliance, HIV Scotland and Waverley Care in relation to a project to help multi-deprived members of society into mainstream work placements and off of state welfare benefits. The target are substance abusers, ex-street workers, those with criminal records and those with registered disability. Proposed is that PoMo resources go into designing project and financial and technical management as well insuring funding from external resources. Objective is 120 people empolyed per year and budget around 800k USD.

 

Discussions have been had with the European Social Fund this week and we have an expression of interest to commit to 45% costs.  Next week, I travel to Belfast to present project outline to British HIV Association annual conference. Costs funded by Merck!
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Madam Butterfly 8th April 19h30. Theatre Royal Glasgow
Posted by garmac on April 10, 2008

Okay - forgot to post this! We had 5 PoMo who wanted to go to the Opera (while the rest all perferred the vulgar crowd pleasing musical Mamma Mia on the 10th)! So I was with my old ward Seminary Teacher, my mum's old VT companion and an old YM president all with me. It was a good enough performance but B.F. Pinkerton was a weak singer. Butterfly was goodish but the Consul was the main voice of the night.

 

We decided Puccini should have written music for the emotional church DVDs all the pain and bittersweey joy!
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Edinburgh 2nd Meeting. Wed. 17th April 19h00
Posted by garmac on April 10, 2008
So our next opportunity to get together mid-week at "Homes House" on 10 Picardy Place and enjoy a drink or two. This time I am not paying as we have implemented the law of consecration in relation to bar bills ( I had a relevaltion so dont ask!) Give me a call if you are in town 07725 190045.
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“Mamma Mia the Musical” April 10th, 19h30. Concert Hall SECC
Posted by garmac on April 10, 2008
So the Musical has sold 75,000 tickets in Glasgow over the last two weeks and Thursday night we have 8 PoMo joining the rest of the world to sing Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Mamma Mia, I do, I do, I do and the rest of the 20 songs!
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Glasgow Ward 9th Sacrament Outing
Posted by garmac on March 04, 2008

Well I will be sacrament at Stake centre - anyone want to come along starts at 11h40. Will probably go for coffee and a read of the newspapers at Starbucks at 10h30 on Byres Road .

 

UPDATES:

Well Gospel Doctrine Class was dull and we only had one high point when the class discussed  the last days when people will call goo/evil bitter/sweet etc. They verged onto the topic of political correctness and how what people do now they would have been locked up as criminal forty years ago!!! The discussion lulled as you had some unknown faces in the crowd and extended family of mine who love the PoMo gay cousin/nephew.

 

Sacrament was interesting and we finished 15 mins early which was based on something good we must have done in the pre-existence!

 

 
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Edinburgh 5th March
Posted by garmac on March 04, 2008

Welcome over to Picardy Place for a chance to chat around 18h00.

 

OK so we had a laugh in a private members club. It was all VERY elegant and refined and reminded me of the Temple Celestial Room or a high end Hilton Lobby. We did in about 4 bottles of Champagne and had a wail of a time!
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