http://www.mormonmentality.org Thoughts and Asides by Peculiar People Fri, 16 May 2008 14:02:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last weekend, we screened Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons in Boise, Idaho. The response was MOSTLY positive, but I did have an e-mail from an audience member which indicated that all were not satisfied. Since at MM we've talked about whether or not to raise controversies in ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2008/05/16/a-soft-answer.htm Margaret Young mentioned at BCC that CES (Church Educational System) is no longer CES. A quick look at the organization's website seems to confirm that it is now Seminaries and Institutes of Religion. As long as they're messing with the name of the organization may I suggest a ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2008/05/16/as-long-as-theyre-changing-things-at-ces.htm Mother's Day Sacrament Meetings are always filled with many interesting experiences for me. The "Mother's Day Massacre" was one of the most memorable for me. The term was coined by our Bishop at the time - a 50 something engineering professor who was big on getting things done, ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2008/05/15/mothers-day-massacre-and-other-mothers-day-stories.htm A good friend of mine was quite the ladies' man in High School. During General Conference, he took a particularly, ahem, frisky, girl with him down to the Tabernacle to attend a Saturday session. After the session they went back to his truck, which was parked along first avenue just ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2008/05/15/lets-keep-it-that-way.htm I am too chicken to wear pants to church. I want to. Every Sunday I look in my closet and think-- I really want to wear these nice black pants or those comfortable nice gray pants, but then I end up putting on that same A-line black skirt or ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2008/05/15/i-blame-hillary.htm Should you find yourself en route to the Hill Cumorah Pageant this year, I thought I might lend you my local expertise: For the Pageant o Starts at 9 pm (when it is finally dark). If you get there by 7 pm, you will be able to pick from chairs ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2008/05/14/welcome-pilgrams-your-guide-to-palmyra-ny.htm There was a little house in the middle of the wood, a little old man by the window stood. He saw a little rabbit hopping by, knocking at his door. "Help me! Help me! Help me!" he said, "Or the hunter will shoot me dead." "Come little rabbit, come with me. Happy we will be." http://www.mormonmentality.org/2008/05/13/there-was-a-little-house.htm If Andy Warhol is right, everyone will have fifteen minutes of fame. This takes on various forms for different people. For some, it is a stint on MTV's The Real World. For others, it is YouTube stardom. I've always wondered when my fame would come and in what form. ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2008/05/12/my-fifteen-minutes-of-fame-and-you.htm Oh, she sailed away on a sunny summer day on the back of a crocodile. "You see," said she, "he's as tame as he could be. I'll ride him down the Nile." Well the croc winked his eye as she bade them all good-bye, wearing a happy smile. But at the end of the ride the lady was inside and the ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2008/05/10/oh-she-sailed-away.htm When I turned 18, I honest to gosh thought all my pimples would clear up magically. When I turned 21---hey, I'm a grown-up! Then I thought maybe at 30, I'd magically mature. So far, it isn't happening. I find myself turning to much younger people all the time for advice ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2008/05/09/life-and-lessons.htm