Comments on: So, how’d that “Big Love” thing work out?

By: gerry

gerry — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:01:05 +0000

My mission president Elder Bruce McConkie made the statement that “all press is good for the church, good or bad” The church had to make a soft statement, however, any church memeber that has an AOL account or any subscription to any Time Warner magazines should go ahead and cancel thier subscriptions. Dont use Big Love as the reason, jsut do it!! The best thing we can do is hit their pocket books. Considering todays circumstances, they gotta be going thru tough times like the rest of the publishing industry !!

By: Sariah

Sariah — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:22:55 +0000

As much as we fear the damage done by shows like “Big Love,” my personal experiences have been quite the contrary. One of my dearest friends, who is not LDS and had made it very, very clear that she has no interest in hearing/talking about our church whatsoever, suddenly had questions and we had a dialogue because of this show. She hasn’t approached me about the temple scenes, and I think I might even paraphrase this quote by Nibley in my explanation of why I won’t talk about everything she saw, we’ve had some really great discussions about the church.

By: annegb

annegb — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:19:10 +0000

Jeff; how do you know what the excommunication scene is like?

I can’t believe 40 million people watch 2 1/2 men.

By: bfwebster

bfwebster — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:47:04 +0000

- Do you now- or have you ever- cheered for the Yankees? [Uh... Do I have to answer that honestly?]

When we moved to DC, I used to tease our branch president each year during temple recommend interviews. He’d get to the question, “Do you affiliate with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or do you sympathize with the precepts of any such group or individual?” And I’d say, “Well, I am a registered Democrat….” (he was, as well). We’d both crack up, and then he’d move on. ..bruce..

By: Paroled from the Primary Presidency

Paroled from the Primary Presidency — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:22:05 +0000

TDub – “Congratulations on some literary intelligence.”

Thanks! We done been tryinâ€™ our bestest!

By: Paroled from the Primary Presidency

Paroled from the Primary Presidency — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:20:51 +0000

Left Field – “What I read may not be entirely representative of the public reaction, but it does seem to me that we may tend to overemphasize the degree to which the public will ridicule the content of the ritual when it is presented without the scornful spin that has been customary in anti-Mormon portrayals.”

I was never too concerned about what the non-LDS community might think about the temple ceremony (in general I don’t put a lot of effort into concerning myself with the perceptions of others) but I was concerned with what this portrayal in BL might lead to in the future. My fear would be that the knowledge becomes so common that the understood importance of the endowment would be diminished. I really don’t want people asking me, “So what’s with all the health in the…” I suppose it’s a double edged sword, though. Secret = scary. Out in the open = loss of importance (to others, not myself).

“…there must be something shocking or embarrassing being covered up [in the temple, like] cheering for the Yankees…”

That would be shocking and embarrassing! Why don’t they add that question to the temple recommend interview?
- Are you honest with your fellow man? [Absolutely!]
- Do you now- or have you ever- cheered for the Yankees? [Uh... Do I have to answer that honestly?]

By: Tracy Hall Jr

Tracy Hall Jr — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:22:34 +0000

Thank you for the quote from Nibely. It’s a gem.

I felt that the dedication of the Draper Temple this weekend was a most fitting response: we â€œcheerfully do all things that lie in our power.â€ (D&C 123:17)

In light of the evil use by blasphemers of video and satellite technology, there was, to me, delicious irony in our use of the same technology in dedicating the temple. It enabled the Church to turn stake centers throughout Utah into an extension of the temple and to unite thousands in a joyful celebration.

In his remarks during the dedication, Elder Russel M. Nelson repeated some of the same teachings contained in a video that the Church has released to YouTube. Appropriately, the video also contains member testimonies and scenes from inside the Draper Temple.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLXYxmaHWQs

hthalljr’gmail’com

By: Jeff Spector

Jeff Spector — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:28:07 +0000

Just like a roman candle firework, it went up with a big bang and fizzled out to nothing. My wife and I happened to see the Temple portion of the show on YouTube before it got pulled. It was about 90% correct in many ways, but of course, the spirit was not there. And there were several things that were just ridiculous like yelling in the Celestial Room and the matron telling them their 15 minutes was up. I laughed out loud at that one.

The excommunication scene is still on YouTube and is one hundred percent WRONG?

If I were a non-member looking at that, I’d think we were a bunch of nuts, which is what Tom Hanks and the producers of Big Love intended.

On the other hand, I am sure that this will have a positive outcome in the future because Big Love is obviously fading fast if they have to resort to this type of sensationalism. More people will become interested in find out the turth about the Church as a result.

By: Bro. Jones

Bro. Jones — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:37:25 +0000

What “Big Love” thing?

Already forgotten, bub.

By: TDub

TDub — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:14:27 +0000

Off the subject, maybe: It’s interesting to note that the language, spelling, punctuation, etc. are much clearer and cleaner here than on most of the other comment blogs. Congratulations on some literary intelligence.