Prayer - Folding Arms

[Tyler90AZ]

When and why did LDS start folding their arms to pray? I know you don't have to, but I am curious.

Edited April 26, 2011 by Tyler90AZ

[pam]

1932

[Guest]

When did LDS start folding their arms to pray? I know you don't have to, but I am curious.

Dunno. Since primary? Easiest way to get the kids to be reverent is to have them fold their arms and bow their heads so they don't rib each other and make faces at each other while prayer is in progress.

[Dravin]

Dunno. Since primary? Easiest way to get the kids to be reverent is to have them fold their arms and bow their heads so they don't rib each other and make faces at each other while prayer is in progress.

I blame Book of Mormon Stories' accompanying gestures.

Edited April 26, 2011 by Dravin

[pam]

The Following User Laughed Out Loud when they read pam's Post: beefche (04-26-2011)

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[spamlds]

This topic reminds me of a funny thing I noticed in Air Force basic training. Before the first Sunday comes in basic training, they march everyone to the base chapel and they give you an orientation about he religious services offered and when they take place. At the beginning, the chaplain starts the meeting off with a prayer. When everybody bowed their head for the prayer, I took a quick look around the crowd and took note of anyone that folded his or her arms to pray. Sure enough, those were the latter-day saints when they divided everyone up with the denominational chaplains.

[Canuck Mormon]

1932

I thought it was April 6, 1830?

Maybe it didn't gain full acceptance until 1932.

[mordorbund]

I asked my mission president about this during one of our interviews. He didn't have any official answer, but said for him it was like an embrace that offers his whole self in prayer.

[Blackmarch]

When and why did LDS start folding their arms to pray? I know you don't have to, but I am curious.

dunno about when, but as for why its become a traditional sign of reverence (combined with the bowed head).

My uneducated guess is that it comes from the crossing of the heart and reducing oneself before deity.

[Traveler]

It all started with the invention of the pretzel that symbolizes reverently folded arms.

The Traveler

[beefche]

The Following User Laughed Out Loud when they read pam's Post: beefche (04-26-2011)

Finally someone that gets my sense of humor.

I don't really get your sense of humor....I just always laugh at you.

[pam]

I don't really get your sense of humor....I just always laugh at you.

Brat

[Javajot]

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