Quotes

[Jelly]

Hi,

I've been a member of the church for over 30 years & one thing I still don't understand is why so many members seem obsessed by quotes by prophets etc.

I used to love the visiting teaching messages with a story in them but now they are just full of quotes. I never get anything from them.

I'm afraid I switch off when people use quotes in talks & lessons.

Do any others feel like this about quotes?

[Gwen]

i think ppl in general are obsessed with quotes. when you go to church they just happen to be quotes from the prophets. every calendar i've ever bought had a quote of the day (it's not why i bought them, just one of the features).

i think the biggest reason ppl like quotes is there is always someone smarter or more eloquent than yourslef who has said exactly what you think or how you feel with far fewer words while making a lot more since.

sometimes i think quotes are used to give credance to an idea. i think x but who will listen to little ol me so what if i find where ... said x; ppl will listen to them. you often find quotes falsely atributed for that very reason. someone decides it sounds better if this person or that person said it instead of the origional person.

i agree they need to change up the vt message. i like quotes as much as the next person but i also like a good story or just well written message. i do belive there is a place where they ask for feedback... you could write them a positive letter asking for more variety. everyone learns differently, only using one method will exclude many ppl.

another note about the vt.... when the vt comes they are not supposed to just sit and read the quotes. they are supposed to prayerfully consider the sis they will visit and pick one or two that will be most important, and then through inspiration add to it (story from other church material, personal testimony, etc.) at least that's how i understood it was supposed to work, could be wrong.

[Hemidakota]

Hi,

I've been a member of the church for over 30 years & one thing I still don't understand is why so many members seem obsessed by quotes by prophets etc.

I used to love the visiting teaching messages with a story in them but now they are just full of quotes. I never get anything from them.

I'm afraid I switch off when people use quotes in talks & lessons.

Do any others feel like this about quotes?

What happens if I quote the Savior? Would that turned you off?

[Jelly]

No, quotes from the saviour wouldn't put me off but ones from prophets etc would. It's just that a lot of members seem to use them a lot.

[Truegrits]

I love quotes.

I love finding that special one that conveys just what I think...what I am going through...how I feel about an issue.

Reading a quote that conveys, more succinctly/accurately, what I would like to say.

I love quotes about honor...integrity...the worth of our word.

I love quotes from our Prophets; quotes that guide me and sustain me through difficult times.

I love this quote and I have found it to be so very true...

The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience,

but where the stand in times of challenge and controversy.

(Martin Luther King, Jr.)

[FunkyTown]

I agree! Quotes should never be used. It's just like Hesketh Pearson said: Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.

[Truegrits]

I agree FunkyTown...misquotation is a terrible thing!

If you are going to quote, then by all means, do it accurately!!! :)

[Truegrits]

I agree! Quotes should never be used. It's just like Hesketh Pearson said: Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.

:lol: Interesting "quote", by the way...