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Gosh I hope this isn't blasphemous in any way.

If it is , like there's a D&C that says we don't do monastic orders n'here'swhy,

So daydreaming and brainstorming is you know, anathema ...

would someone be kind enough to delete this & add that in its place?

My musings get me into enough trouble as it is.

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Okay... So I was just watching a show where one of the ancillary characters is a monk.

And I'm a little blue tonight (something in an aqua marine, perhaps), so I have to admit that retiring from society to live a life of devotion sounds darn right appealing.

Alas. No LDS Nunneries.

But it got me to thinking... What if there WAS such a thing?

What would it look like?

- Something more cowboy themed... Ranching herds & raising crops for the storehouse?

- Something more education themed... Architects designing Temples; Doctors & Midwives teaching their craft; aid workers, first response, counselors for disaster response; languages & diplomacy; musicians; scientists; theologians; et al. ?

- Something more librarian themed... Genealogy, illuminations, records, safe keeping?

- Something more Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon themed... A martial arts order? It would be the Mo-Ni-stery. Mormon Ninja. I am so ON this. ;) LOL. Actually, I'd probably want to rotate, but then, this is my daydream,... So it makes sense that all 4 options are ones I'd kinda like to do, anyway.

Since one doesn't earn any money to tithe, would one devote 36.5 days a year in some capacity?

Midwest is bestest food? Green jell-0, meat & potatoes at every meal?

Jedi robes or Driza-Bones?

To be clear, I'm not saying we should, just sort of wondering what it would look like if we did.

Thoughts? Themes?

Q

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a Mormon Monestary? Has a nice ring to it...

Oh what about a Mormon army?

or Mormon Pizzaria...

Mormon Street Fighter...

you know you put that word with anything and it sounds hilarious... certain words have that flaiir

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Having had the afternoon hours for Church 3 years in a row now, about the time that we are taking the Sacrament, the Ward before ours is having their RS/Priesthood meetings. The Priesthood holds their opening exercises in the Cultural Hall right behind the Chapel, so we hear them singing their opening hymn. My wife often refers to the all male voices singing as "Our Mormon Monks"

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We could use Book of Mormon names....you know like the Army of Heleman or the Stripling Warriors

Or the Cripling Warriors for us creaky in the knees folk?

Q

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If there were LDS Nuns and Monks I suspect they'd share purpose with the Relief Society and Priesthood respectively. So take the Relief Society or Priesthood Organization and staff it with individuals who are doing it full time, that'd be what you get.

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