Comments on: Menrichment

By: DKL

DKL — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:21:00 +0000

Well, J, thanks. This just hasn’t been my week for adoration, what with all the vitriol bubbling over in different places. (Funny thing: the level of vitriol expressed towards me correlates nicely with my level of commenting activity.) But some very nice, stand-up people have come to my defense, and that more than compensates.

Anyway, in fairness to the Relief Society and their budget, I was just taking a pot-shot for the sake of cracking a joke. They’re a lot busier in areas that require funds than the Elders are.

That’s not to say that woman shouldn’t have the priesthood. It sure would be nice when someone needs a blessing to refer them to a visiting teacher. And, as I’ve commented elsewhere, I fantasize about women holding the priesthood every time I have to wake up early for PEC.

By: k-

k- — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:07:13 +0000

Wow – you guys all have great budgets! What ward would that be? I want to move into your boundries. Our whole ward budget is that of the $3000 you say the youth recieve.

Lucky ducks! We want the fun you’re having!

Anyway, if the men in our ward want to go to “menrichment” paintballing, shooting, movies, video games, computer games and so forth they go anyway just as the women do in almost all cases – (marriage and etc.) they ask for forgiveness and not permission.

Do you invite bishopric members? ‘Cause if you only are inviting EQ it may make the young members of the bishopric or HP that have been called at an early age to a High Council calling or bishopric jealous of your “Menrichments”. (And then they will ban them j/k)

By: Brad Kramer

Brad Kramer — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 02:05:18 +0000

We just started a solidarity movement of our own in my EQ. We call it “Enhancement” instead of Manrichment.

By: J. Stapley

J. Stapley — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 02:01:02 +0000

You know DKL, after being completely disgusted with you on other threads, I am amazed by your ability to make me smile.

That said, we just had our Second Annual Menrichment replete with ribs and it looks like we will getting an increase in budget to pay for next years event!

By: DKL

DKL — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:30:55 +0000

Hey, if we gave women the priesthood, do you think they’d let us lower their Relief Society Budget to $50? Think about how much money that would save across all wards in the church! They may even be able to reduce tithing a bit.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:08:17 +0000

Wow, these are great ideas. I’ve been trying to come up with a good activity for my quorum I don’t think Halo will fly with my ward though. My wife has tried her best to essentially ban me from Halo anyway.

By: Steve Evans

Steve Evans — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I love the idea of Manrichment. I intend to support the cause by hosting Manrichment at Evans Manor, where salty snacks will accompany a showing of Die Hard (or its PG-13 equivalent).

By: Frank McIntyre

Frank McIntyre — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

So this was an EQ activity where wives were not invited? I don’t know that I’ve ever attended such an event.

By: Mark Hansen

Mark Hansen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m sooo all over this idea! Let’s make it happen!

MRKH

By: danithew

danithew — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

An elders quorum president has the opportunity to submit a budget and ask for more funds. It will raise eyebrows but it is possible to get a little more allocated to the EQP.

“Menrichment.” What a great concept. Sounds like a name for a LDS blog — the eternal nemesis of Feminist Mormon Housewives.