Comments on: Saturday Afternoon General Conference Open Thread

By: TMD

TMD — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:03:24 +0000

By: Old Scarecrow

Old Scarecrow — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:02:48 +0000

Re: #65, 71:
This is way late, but I wish I could point Jobicus to the book

True To The Faith

published by the First Presidency. I’ve been active for more than fifty years, but I still get a tremendous amount out of that book. It often is inspired, although I don’t know for sure whose words they actually are. Available wherever . . .

By: StillConfused

StillConfused — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:23:58 +0000

#154 — that is just Larry’s personality!

#151 — law school was a blast. I totally enjoyed it. It is the easiest doctorate to get. My advice is: go to law school where you plan on living; and don’t go directly to law school from undergraduate school. Life experience is a plus. The first year of law school is a game. The socratic method of teaching is irritating if you want to know the correct answer. But just play along with the game and it all turns out well. I have mentored women going through law school for ten years now so if you take the plunge, let me know.

By: no-man

no-man — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:18:35 +0000

I was away from the ‘net over the weekend, so very late with this comment: did anyone else find Corbridge’s talk to be a bit on the creepy/cultish side? his rigid stance, weird stare, and over the top rhetoric had Cult written all over it. I really try not to complain unduly, but in this case I was disturbed. It was like he was trying to hypnotize the audience with a repetitive series of simple phrases. I couldn’t tell if he was trying to outdo the memory of McConkie or give Dallin Oaks a run for his money. I mean, is the guy a former Evangelical or something? I had to get up and walk around after that talk just to shake it off.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:29:57 +0000

Kaimi,
you flatter me undeservedly. Would that skill and success were inherited as easily as my family reputation . . . But still, you bring up a good point, being shocking would be pretty fun.

By: Kaimi

Kaimi — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:35:44 +0000

Rachel,

Well, you should ask yourself these important questions:

-Do I have any parents who have had productive and enjoyable legal careers and who used the time and connections from those careers to become Mormon studies junkies?
-Do I have any extremely literate and literary older sisters who would be shocked if I ended up as a lawyer rather than as another literature grad student?
-Wouldn’t it be kind of fun to shock them? :)
-Besides, just think how much the Mormon blogs would love you. A lawyer _and_ a Frandsenette — why, no LDS blog could resist that combination. You could write your own ticket.

I realize there are other factors to consider (career, cost, yada yada), but I think that this list covers the really important ones.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:58:31 +0000

Mark: well, I gotta learn sometime not to jump to conclusions. Still cool that your dad was in France, even if not a missionary. He saw a beautiful part of the world

StillConfused: Hmm. I’m thinking about law school myself. any advice?

By: StillConfused

StillConfused — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:54:53 +0000

Corbridge was my stake president. I remember going in for my first temple recommend interview and him giving me a hard time about going to law school. He is a lawyer and felt there were too many as it was.

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:43:50 +0000

Sorry, Rachel–I was, as usual, not being serious. My dad was in Brittany as a member of the Black Panther Division (66th Infantry Division, U.S. Army), from December 1944 to May 1945. The Germans in Lorient and St. Nazaire back then were members of the Wehrmacht, and maybe some men from the Kriegsmarine–they had submarine bases in those cities.

I don’t think he had much opportunity to speak to the Bretons about anything, including the gospel. And, if he had, they wouldn’t have understood English, the only language he spoke.

By: Researcher

Researcher — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:32:24 +0000

While you are all rehashing the history of the church in France (during and after the war), we’re all still processing the announcement of a temple locally in the Philadelphia area. My daughter gave a talk in church just last week telling about the youth temple trip the day before. They left before 7:00 in the morning and returned at about 7:00 in the evening. We realize that this is nothing compared to the story we heard last week of the Saints who traveled five days to the temple, but having a temple in this area will sure make things easier for a lot of people. We’re very excited and had a lovely flurry of emails from friends and family all over the country.

Great conference so far!