I did a perfunctory search and didn't find anything. Can someone point me in the right direction? I'd like to either watch or read about this talk. It sounds interesting...
LDS General Conference Fall 2015
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I did a perfunctory search and didn't find anything. Can someone point me in the right direction? I'd like to either watch or read about this talk. It sounds interesting...
I appreciate the response. It sounds like a plausible scenario but even if it is the reality, what you're saying is that the leadership of the church didn't think diversity was important in the year 2005.
b_line
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That is why it is frustrating.
ok maybe my opinion doesn't count for much since it's coming from a position of white privilege and all that, but I don't think you can automatically jump to this conclusion without knowing the places of all the moving pieces
perhaps there's a certain protocol that's typically followed and they're grooming a diverse group to move up the ranks but nobody was yet in position to advance
from my quick reading of what's been posted, it seems that is a large part of it and the next group of leaders to move up will reflect more diversity
or so it may be hoped
You can watch any/all of the talks here: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/sessions/2015/10?lang=eng. In a couple of days they will also have links up so that you can read the talks.
Pres. Uchtdorf's talk on simplifying that was mentioned is this one: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/watch/2015/10?lang=eng&vid=4529103258001&cid=4
So I didn't take the time to find an actual link, but go to lds.org. There is a link to the most recent general conference talks (I think it's right there on the home page, called "watch or read conference talks" or something like that). I believe the talk you're looking for was in the Saturday morning session.
This is kind of what I am thinking. But there may be another couple openings in the next year or two and maybe then we will see some diversity. Maybe we are simply a couple steps ahead of the Church. This is a conservative group and I expect them to be conservative in their time frames as far as leadership goes.
Wow, just wow.
So if I'm reading the article correctly, the website in question was first selling things at a profit, then selling things at cost, then selling at a profit again but donating the profits to the missionary fund, and then taken down. All within hours.
Horrible lapse in judgment.
b_line
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It's bizarre. It would be one thing if it popped up after the fact. This guy did pretty much exactly what unpaid clergy should not do.
On the other hand, though, is this that different from the prophets selling their autobiography at a profit? I remember when Tommy became the prophet, the very first commercial after each conference session was for his book that was somehow written at the perfect time to take advantage of a captive audience at conference. I understand that members of the church have a desire to read anything and everything about the prophet, but profiting off of the position makes me feel like king Benjamin would want to slap them silly.
In Durrant's defense, it wasn't him, it was a family member. But he knew about it and should have stopped it.
I suspect many if not most church leaders donate the proceeds from book sales. But I don't know for sure.