Comments on: Taking One For the Team http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/06/taking-one-for-the-team/ A Mormon Blog Mon, 28 May 2012 20:53:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: bob http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/06/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90848 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:49:48 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90848 8RIYu3 hi great site thx http://peace.com

]]> By: NorthboundZax http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/06/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90847 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:45:47 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90847 Interesting… I have just been called to the activities committee by the good bishop in question, and am now calling myself “Diet Coke Coordinator”. The obvious question now is, what will he do with the rated-R movies in his collection? As part of sustaining my leaders, I will gladly hold them at my house until his tenure is over.

]]> By: Floyd http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/06/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90846 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:38:40 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90846 Amri,

I don’t believe that the gist of the issue here is about Diet Coke or beards…it’s about compassion for others. Kudos to your brother, who is willing to make sacrifices to help those who are not as open-minded. While it’s a shame that he feels the need to change based on the perception of others, it’s also the rare person who has that level of compassion for the people around him or her. Sounds like he’ll be a wonderful bishop!

]]> By: Rachel http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/06/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90845 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:10:21 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90845 Hey Amri, I miss you, come home. I thought this post on Mormon Mentality was funny. “Eating Coffee with the Bishop”

http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/12/11/eating-coffee-with-the-bishop.htm

If I were him, I would have a secret stash of DC under the bed, wait till everyone was in bed, put on some Battlestar Galactica and drink away. Slurp…AHHHHH

]]> By: mike johnson http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/06/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90844 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:07:24 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90844 President Monson, the current prophet of God, loves Dr. Pepper.

Those who know, know this for a fact. I’m surprised no one has brought this up.

]]> By: Brian Duffin http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/06/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90843 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:49:21 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90843 Amri, I currently have a beard (only takes me a week or two) and enjoy diet coke, coke, diet dr pepper and other soft drinks with caffeine.

Interestingly enough, I was not called into the bishopric of my ward when the previous bishopric was released. I must be doing something right!

]]> By: Snow White http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/06/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90842 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:45:01 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90842 I would much rather have a bishop that guzzled diet coke than one who was mean and judgemental. We had a bishopric once in Indiana that was famous for driving away members for ridiculous things. Yes, the members should have known that the gospel is perfect but the people aren’t always, etc. etc. but this stuff was really petty. They were big on the white shirt thing (my hubby got talked to about it, even though he’s an elder and the only reason he had to fill in for the priest was that they were mostly inactive). They also criticized a new poor family for their clothes, which I thought was unforgivable. If their clothes were that big a deal, someone should have offered to take them shopping for proper church attire. Don’t tell the husband not to come back untill he had a suit. That’s ridiculous. Diet coke and a beard are nothing.

]]> By: TStevens http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/06/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90841 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:10:15 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90841 Since no one else is mentioning it I thought I would put a shout out for Murikami – excellent writer.

]]> By: meems http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/06/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90840 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:47:03 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90840 Last month I was invited over to my bishop’s house for lunch. The choice of drinks were bottled water, Sprite and Pepsi. He chose the Pepsi himself.

A former branch president used to keep cases of non-alcoholic beer in his pantry, although he never served/offered it at a branch function!

In both cases, I can imagine that some ward/branch members might have a problem with a leader not keeping with some sort of “higher standard.” As for me, I found it a relief, because it made me feel like it was okay to drink a DC once in a while, and it made me feel good that my PH leaders weren’t hypocrites.

]]> By: Sam Kitterman http://bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/06/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90839 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:29:06 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2008/02/taking-one-for-the-team/#comment-90839 #93. Years ago as a missionary in Southern Germany I was assigned to an American branch (US Army branch in Bamberg. Halloween came around and the branch was having a party. We were invited to attend and in the “spirit” of the holiday, I wore my lederhosen atire which covered my knees.
I later learned from the branch mission leader certain of the members were questioning my devotion to being a missionary given my choice of clothing for the event.
Given everything we as elders in the branch had come to learn about the members, had to restrain myself from reminding them about “he who is without sin…”.

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