tstakland

Yes, I got that, but still, the handbook says we shouldn't record what goes on in sacrament meeting! Doesn't he know that?(I'm being factitious, in case you were wondering)

That man in the white suit needs to meet with his Bishop for violating protocol! After all, that's what's most important...

Mormons... good grief :)

Ah, "other ordinances and blessings." See it.

Where does the church state that "other blessings" may not be recorded? A reference would be great!Thanks

Insomuch as the LDS Church is an organization, to maintain its integrity it must manage itself as an organization. This means establishing and maintaining protocol. The church places consistency as a high priority. Unlike McDonalds, where in India you can't buy a cheeseburger because of the culture, the church usually tries to keep protocol and doctrine consistent across cultures, lands and languages. Thus we end up with these protocols that are regarded as doctrine but whose purpose is to merely maintain consistency and avoid organizational drifts. There is of course no spiritual danger in recording any blessing or ordinance. When the church creates a logistical or operational policy (e.g. no recording blessings), it does so to maintain its ability to meet its purpose on a worldwide level. Many such policies are concessions that must be made to conform to an imperfect world, such as was the abolition of polygamy (at least these were the reasons given over the pulpit). I think the important thing is to remember that while the church is directed by the Lord, it is not an intermediary for us with the Lord. It is a resource we have to draw closer to the Lord. If I feel inspired to record or write down a blessing (which practices are in harmony with the principles of revelation), I'll do so. I hope these opinions are helpful and provide some insight to the other participants of this thread.

She was disagreeing with the fact that she wasn't agreeing with you, so the act of disagreeing meant she was agreeing... :)

Yes, I can see that. The challenge of maintaining the identity and integrity of a worldwide religion unfortunately merits such painstaking regulation... it's a concession, but probably necessary.

Another thought - could this citation conflict with your opinion that the main objection to recording baby blessings is that it is in sacrament meeting? This quotations seems to imply that the blessing shouldn't be recorded. Would you agree?

Ah, thank you. So I was wrong.

MarginOfError: I think you are spot on. I can't be certain, however. To date I have never seen anything official in writing stating that blessings are not to be recorded. I have even heard the exact opposite taught by Elder Maxwell (he said father's blessings should be recorded).The issue came up in Elder's Quorum, and while I prefer to avoid the LDS tendency to look beyond the mark, I felt that it's wrong to teach that blessings shouldn't be recorded or even written down (there were some who were suggesting this as doctrine) when such practices are an essential component to receiving revelation. Do you have any references that would disperse the myth that blessings in general shouldn't be recorded? As it stands now, there is simply no statements for or against the policy, and thus the myth continues... Thanks in advance, Tim