Mormon Mentality - Thoughts and Asides by Peculiar People

By Living in Zion

Sep. 29th, 2011 at 12:10 pm

I just finished reading another Mormon blog (no, I’m not linking to it. I don’t want to feed the monster.) about how handsome Pres. Dieter Uchtdorf is. Someone actually commented they were looking forward to this weekend’s conference because they will get to see and hear their dreamboat!

I think this is yucky. I have never looked at any church leader with anything other than religious thoughts. I’ve also never heard of websites dedicated to dreamy Sis. Beck.

Are you on board with me or do you think I just haven’t yet seen an Apostle that rang my bell?

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1. MCQ

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 12:58pm

ooooo. President Beck. She’s a “Mother Who Knows.” Know what I mean? Mmmm-mmmmmm.

2. John P.

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 1:03pm

Hey – I hear Mormon housewives talking – in church – about the hot bod of the werewolf dude in the Twilight series. That seems just fine – but I bet if the Elders were to talk about the hot bod of Katy Perry or Jessica Simpson, I doubt those same women would think it was okay.

3. Ron

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 2:01pm

Try it John. See what happens.

4. ZD Eve

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 2:08pm

I’m on board.

On the other hand, the yum-yum Uchtdorf phenomenon does add a whole new and blatantly heterosexual twist to Kierkegaard’s The Difference between a Genius and an Apostle. The Difference between an Apostle and a Boytoy? Think on these things.

5. Mabbrekk

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 2:12pm

LOL– I saw a discussion board once about the GAs that was even worse: GILF-talk–no lie!

6. living in zion

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 2:40pm

Mabbrekk – Had to look it up. I’m speechless.

7. Erin

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 3:32pm

I do think Pres. Uchtdorf is a handsome older man, but I don’t look forward to General Conference so that I can lust after him. That is icky. However, I am more disturbed by people who refer to General Authorities as “cute little old men.” I find that highly disrespectful.

8. a random John

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 3:55pm

I believe there have been repeated discussions of the attractiveness of various GAs on the blogs over the years. Some discussions of how attractive their voices are as well. Not me thing really, but I suppose if that is what motivates you to watch conference…

9. NewlyHousewife

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 5:00pm

*crosses fingers* Here’s to hoping Packer’s next talk mentions false idols with a clarity in the Ensign referring to lack of respect for church authorities.

Or, are GA crushes part of the unwritten order of things? Hmmm…

10. ESO

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 7:34pm

Yes. It is yucky.

11. Beverly

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 8:53pm

Yes, he’s handsome (far better looking than 99% of the GAs) but still…I don’t want to watch conference to lust after him. That’s very creepy, very UN-Mormon, and I am sure Heavenly Father would be less than pleased (probably give us another 50 ugly GA’s as punishment for such thoughts!)

12. alison

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 9:39pm

I wonder if the German women feel the same way, because I’m pretty sure it’s the accent that really has the Americans swooning.

13. living in zion

Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 11:34pm

#1-MCQ – That is funny.

14. John P.

Fri, Sep 30, 2011 @ 1:26am

Challenge accepted Ron! Hey – I’m a divorced guy, though – they may expect it from me. I’ll see if I can get any of the married guys to try it out.

15. annegb

Fri, Sep 30, 2011 @ 10:26am

I always thought Elder Poelman was kind of cute. Nothing more than that.

Once my neighbor and I sat on my porch talking about who was cute in our ward and while I knew who was attractive (we both agreed my husband won, hands down) I could never feel in the least attracted to any of them. She, on the other hand, said that she thought a guy was attractive who I (still) thought was dorky-looking.

Later, her husband died of cancer, his wife divorced him and they got married.

If in my wildest dream, Elder U’s wife passed away, and he asked me out, I’d basically say “that’s so not going to happen.”

I don’t think we should deify our leaders but there’s something really disturbing, to me, about some of those other blogs. Hell, offensive even.

16. JamesM

Fri, Sep 30, 2011 @ 1:01pm

Just give into it, everyone, and start calling him “President Dreamboat” like I do (especially when I’m around my female family members).

17. Michelle Glauser

Fri, Sep 30, 2011 @ 2:40pm

Yeah, that’s gross and needs to stop.

18. Geoff – A

Sat, Oct 1, 2011 @ 2:17am

I’m more concerned/put off by the way the prophet speaks. Has he always spoken so artifically or has he had some voice training? I find him really off putting and difficult to listen to.

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