Comments on: Meth and the Mormon Menace http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/07/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/ A Mormon Blog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:27:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ray http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/07/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84365 Fri, 11 May 2007 03:57:07 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84365 Ronito, I meant the last 50 comments or so. I looked back and found the curves that brought us to the latest discussion. Kind of like following my wife’s train of thought when she’s pregnant, so I have plenty of practice.

]]> By: ronito http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/07/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84370 Fri, 11 May 2007 03:15:48 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84370 it has nothing to do with meth. I just go where the digital winds from the tubes of the internet take me.

]]> By: Thomas Parkin http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/07/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84369 Fri, 11 May 2007 03:10:25 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84369 MCQ,

Bueno. Y Gracias. Pero, no se cuantos son Mexicanos o si ellos beben la cervesa.

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]]> By: Ray http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/07/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84368 Fri, 11 May 2007 03:05:43 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84368 We now have a European convert in the 12 and more Latinos in the 70 than any other group. We now have almost as many members in Central and South America as in North America. Our stake here in Cincinnati has 8 family units (and a YSA branch) – 7 English speaking and 1 Spanish speaking, with one more Spanish speaking branch that will be organized in the near future and another one that is in the earliest formation stages.

Never be a Latino in the 12? We disagree on this one, but I think we all hope I’m right. :-)

BTW, what does this have to do with meth? (and please don’t even try to joke about an ethnic connection – simply not funny and very poor taste)

]]> By: ronito http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/07/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84367 Fri, 11 May 2007 02:47:30 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84367 Well Thomas I guess time will tell. But it has been a long time overdue. But I still think that there will never be a latino in the 12. I just don’t see it happen.

I do like to think how different the church would be if a latino was in charge though.

]]> By: MCQ http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/07/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84366 Fri, 11 May 2007 02:29:03 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84366 That’s awesome Thomas. Soon Cinqo de Mayo will pass July 24 in popularity–or has it already?

]]> By: Thomas Parkin http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/07/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84438 Fri, 11 May 2007 01:57:06 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84438 ronito,

Look at the years at which the current Q12 became General Authorities. And look at the face of the church during those years. We’ll have many more than one Hispanic Apostle, I’m sure – but there is a generational thing that is going on. Hispanic leadership will have to grow through the church.

Did you listen in the first session of conference while they were reading out the names of the new seventies. Latin after Latin after Latin after Latin.

A quick count:

released as Area Seventies: European 20, Latin 8, Asian 1.

called to First Q of 70: European 1, Latin 4.

called as Area Seventies: Latin 22, European 20, Asian 3

Net gains: Latin 18, Asian 2, European 1.

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]]> By: MCQ http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/07/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84437 Fri, 11 May 2007 01:16:33 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84437 ronito: Let’s start a “Draft a Latino Apostle” campaign. We’ll get some good nominations then picket the COB with big photos and latin music. Nominations are now open!

]]> By: StillConfused http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/07/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84371 Thu, 10 May 2007 23:46:39 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84371 Sorry, I am not smoking anything. I am so out of touch I wouldn’t even know what to smoke. My main issue is with the lack of respect and tradition. But then again, I am from the south and that tradition thing has gotten us in trouble once or twice. By the way, there is a huge difference between being LDS in Utah and elsewhere. The term “LDS” for instance. If I had used that in Virginia, people would have thought I was a dyslexic drug addict. Not to mention words like “Relief Society” and “ward”.

]]> By: ronito http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/07/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84372 Thu, 10 May 2007 21:34:43 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/meth-and-the-mormon-menace/#comment-84372 Very true MCQ. But that then poses an interesting question. How much of the church leadership is outside of the “MCR”? We have a very large latino population in the church. Yet we have a handful of latinos in the Seventy (I think three or five possibly?) no representation of latinos in the twelve at all. I know it’s a completely different conversation, but still it is interesting to note that much of the leadership has not shifted to reflect the new face of membership.

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