helemon
2nd December 2006, 08:02 AM
From Choose the Real on RfM:
Went to Bonneville International's Christmas party tonight at Little America (Bonneville is the parent company of all the LDS owned tv and radio stations.) My nevermo spouse managed to seat us with 3 couples in which all the other men were bishops, what a delight. About 6 or 8 of the brethren were there with Gordon B Hinckley being the headliner. Mark Eubanks, a just-retired weatherman, gave an opening prayer and said how thankful we all were to be living at a time when there is a prophet on the earth. Why do Mormons have to run everything like it's a church meeting? It wasn't, it was a company Christmas party (although Bonneville is the only true company....) Dinner was served, and coffee was actually offered with dessert. I only saw one other person besides myself imbibing, alhtough the room must have held 400 and there must have been a few more. While I was drinking my coffee Gordon B spoke (yep, I've drank coffee and watched Gordon live with only a few other tables of people and one of his body guards between him and my coffee.) He seemed pretty spry for 92. He talked about some mess Bonneville is in with the IRS over the sale of a station in Seattle, advised us not to get old, and held up his cane in the air and said "Tallyho!" as he was leaving. Everybody who spoke ended with some version of "in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen," which was also odd if it wasn't a church meeting.
Dinner conversation: the bishops and their wives discussed the signals they use to tell each other to cut the meeting or the speaker short and how great it was that one of the bishops let church out early last week. Why the hell even go if that's how you feel about it?
I thought my company Christmas parties were pretty bad but this was definitely worse.
Interesting that the wives have these secret codes for their husbands. Also interesting that the IRS is checking into the churches corporations. Anyone know more about this issue? Luna??
Went to Bonneville International's Christmas party tonight at Little America (Bonneville is the parent company of all the LDS owned tv and radio stations.) My nevermo spouse managed to seat us with 3 couples in which all the other men were bishops, what a delight. About 6 or 8 of the brethren were there with Gordon B Hinckley being the headliner. Mark Eubanks, a just-retired weatherman, gave an opening prayer and said how thankful we all were to be living at a time when there is a prophet on the earth. Why do Mormons have to run everything like it's a church meeting? It wasn't, it was a company Christmas party (although Bonneville is the only true company....) Dinner was served, and coffee was actually offered with dessert. I only saw one other person besides myself imbibing, alhtough the room must have held 400 and there must have been a few more. While I was drinking my coffee Gordon B spoke (yep, I've drank coffee and watched Gordon live with only a few other tables of people and one of his body guards between him and my coffee.) He seemed pretty spry for 92. He talked about some mess Bonneville is in with the IRS over the sale of a station in Seattle, advised us not to get old, and held up his cane in the air and said "Tallyho!" as he was leaving. Everybody who spoke ended with some version of "in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen," which was also odd if it wasn't a church meeting.
Dinner conversation: the bishops and their wives discussed the signals they use to tell each other to cut the meeting or the speaker short and how great it was that one of the bishops let church out early last week. Why the hell even go if that's how you feel about it?
I thought my company Christmas parties were pretty bad but this was definitely worse.
Interesting that the wives have these secret codes for their husbands. Also interesting that the IRS is checking into the churches corporations. Anyone know more about this issue? Luna??