Comments on: Bloggernacle Makes Church Boring?

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0000

Michaela,

You might find this post has some answers to your questions:

http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/12/14/religion-and-a-learning-disability/

By: rick

rick — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:13:34 +0000

If He knows, cares, and can help, perhaps He should take the first step...

By: Michaela Stephens

Michaela Stephens — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:04:08 +0000

After reading this, I wonder if you could answer this question - what does it take for church to NOT be boring?

Creative speakers? Creative lessons? People who pay attention to and include you? Better or more musical numbers?

Are you looking for higher quality or are you looking to be surprised by something different?

Another question. Do you think Heavenly Father knows about your boredom? (I bet you He does.) Do you think He cares? (I bet you He does.) Do you think He can help you get more out of your meetings? (I bet you He can.) How will you take the first step?

By: LL Starks

LL Starks — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:25:44 +0000

It’s monday, March 17, 2008 and guess what, church is still the same as all of you are quoting from 2005…i’m sorry that they are all dead in the gospel..they are certainly not living to change and learn new things…change hurts…I know, I’m a 50 non-trad student earning my ba at a catholic college…lol…yep, I’m alive in christ every moment of every day!!!then i go to sacrament and sit amongst the dead in christ…my husband laugh all the way home, we threaten to move far away after i graduate…but, we know that we’d probably move right back into a semi-dead ward…so, we are staying here at home in iowa and pray that the utah brats will go back home…they can be dead in their own home town…keep the spirit alive within …that’s all that counts…ps…I found you in research..I’m presenting a thesis type of report on blogging…who’d of thunk!!! praise god! Peace…

By: me

me — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 06:17:08 +0000

Church is just boring, period. But, hey, we'll come over and play games. Settlers anyone?

By: annegb

annegb — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:21:13 +0000

I made a comment Sunday in response to a teacher, who is an old and dear friend and my husband shushed me. There are things I can say here that I can’t say there, although that wasn’t one of them and he’s lucky I didn’t get up and hit him with my purse.

Next week I’m going to sit across the room from him. He’ll have to get up if he wants to shush me.

By: annegb

annegb — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 07:40:24 +0000

Dang, you guys have some good topics. I'll be your friend, too. I'm a topic whore.

Re: #2, I worry about this very thing. There may come a time that I will have to quit. Probaby when my friend reads what I wrote about her on the Humilation at Church thread. Probably because I will be dead. Probably Geoff will get to sing O Happy Day sooner that he thought.

But I wonder sometimes about myself.

On the other hand, I was starving for this. Honestly. And I found it by accident.

And Kim, church is boring to me. Way.

Smiles, I thought I was the oldest here. How refreshing! "Dad" at my house and I are disagreeing as we speak because I don't want to go to church tomorrow. Nicely, but still.

J. I wondered the same thing. I suppose if we are supposed to be doing this, the church will embrace it. The church is pretty advanced in technology, so maybe the Lord will work it out. I hope so.

I had my eye on the stake executive secretary at stake conference and he was constantly typing on his lap top. And I thought, "hmmm..."

Oh, my new puppy has terrible gas. I have to keep saying, "that's not me."

On topic again, I agree with the spiritual charged thing. I am going to pray about this.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 01:16:44 +0000

I never attended BYU. Even if I did, I doubt I'd be your roommate, unless they have co-ed dorms at BYU.

By: sara

sara — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:43:51 +0000

kim,

i’m wondering if you used to be my roommate at the BYU. did you live in chatsworth in the early 90’s on 700 north? let me know if this is you.

sara

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Kim, Shelly and I have felt the same way for years now. Members of our ward are mostly older, retired people or young, There are very few couples that are our age and without young children.

We feel left out, we haven't seen home teachers in ages, my last remaining kid at home has health issues which many times keeps him from attending church, but rarely does anyone call or visit to see how he is.

I find our meetings to be enjoyable and usually I'm uplifted after attending.

I can't answer your question because I don't generally read Mormon blogs and in my opinion the blogernacle is dangerous to the spirituality of those that participate. But that's a subject for another day and another time. :)

Of course I feed the blogernacle with Planet LDS so I'm getting muddy too.