Sacrament meeting first

[Palerider]

There is an article in the Salt Lake Tribulation about all of this today.

The Tribulation ??? Lol!!! Our local paper is the St Louis Post Dispatch which I call the Post Dispute ..... Lol

[pam]

The Tribulation ??? Lol!!! Our local paper is the St Louis Post Dispatch which I call the Post Dispute ..... Lol

 

It's really the Salt Lake Tribune but they have earned the name Tribulation.

[Daybreak79]

Here is the link to the SL Tribune article that Pam mentioned.

http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/2627089-155/mormon-women-to-have-more-say

 

It of courses lacks the spirituality of the actual training.

[lonetree]

This sounds familiar.

     The last time I attended a sacrament meeting was in the mid 1990s, & the ward had recently changed from having the sacrament at the end of the morning to the beginning. It was a little disconcerting, because up until then(through all my investigating and early membership) I had been thinking of the Sacrament as the pinnacle of the Sunday morning experience. It seemed only fitting to have it at the end. 

     The thing is, I was under the impression that the change -then- came from higher authorities of the church. Of course I could be mistaken; sometimes I have to remind myself that the 90s were a long time ago.

Edited June 18, 2015 by lonetree

[pam]

My ward has made the switch.  Starting Sunday, Sacrament meeting will be first.  I will soooo like this.

[Backroads]

We're explaining to Daughter she must attend nursery last.

[Capitalist_Oinker]

Another change is Ward Councils are now instructed to plan Sacrament meetings under the direction of the Bishop so sacrament talk topics are inline with what the auxiliaries believe the ward needs.

 

I believe you may be reading more into the announcement than what was intended. Ward councils will not be "planning" Sacrament meetings, although they will (should) certainly have more input. 

 

In a training meeting for Stake Presidents and Bishoprics I attended over a month ago, bishops were instructed to "counsel with ward councils about their proposed plans for future sacrament meetings."

 

At least one bishop who attended either wasn't paying attention or simply saw an opportunity to relieve himself of some responsibility, because according to one of my co-workers who sits on that bishop's ward council, the very next week the bishop informed the council that they would now be responsible for planning Sacrament meetings.

 

While speaking with the Stake President regarding another matter, I mentioned this to him and he was aghast to say the least. He said he intended on contacting the bishop immediately to put the kibosh on THAT!

 

Bishoprics will continue to be responsible for planning and approving Sacrament meetings, while at the same time receiving input by ward council members regarding speaking subjects, possible speakers, hymns, etc. 

[begood2]

We have Sacrament meeting first.  I can't remember the last time I was in a ward that didn't do it this way.

We have always had Sacrament meeting first as well!

[Backroads]

We're explaining to Daughter she must attend nursery last.

 

And... we wound up having to prove to her there was not a single soul in the nursery before she would consider going to sacrament. Better luck next week.