Comments on: The Great Secret http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/06/26/the-great-secret/ A satirical look at TRUTH through the mote-free eyes of Elder Stephen Erastus Knudsen III Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:06:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Glenn http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/06/26/the-great-secret/#comment-829 Glenn Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:13:34 +0000 http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/06/26/the-great-secret/#comment-829 How interesting. I had the same kind of object lesson happen to me -- imagine that! (it's all staged, by the way -- it wasn't real). I wonder if anyone else out there had an activity like this. It's my understanding that they are not uncommon. I also find it interesting the choices that are made to represent the different kingdoms. Tie-die shirts indeed. How interesting. I had the same kind of object lesson happen to me — imagine that! (it’s all staged, by the way — it wasn’t real). I wonder if anyone else out there had an activity like this. It’s my understanding that they are not uncommon. I also find it interesting the choices that are made to represent the different kingdoms. Tie-die shirts indeed.

]]> By: Simonds Ryder http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/06/26/the-great-secret/#comment-830 Simonds Ryder Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:58:18 +0000 http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/06/26/the-great-secret/#comment-830 So wait . . . tie-die shirts are a symbol of the telestial kingdom? And here I thought they were a rockin' fashion statement for me to make while I was giving a sacrament meeting talk. Glenn, I got to say, I'm a little disappointed that it was only a spiritual plane crash for Stevie-boy. Surviving a real one would have made for a much more interesting story. The only youth activities I can remember were winter camp outs for boy scouts. Snowball fights. scout made igloos. Does feeling like I would get frostbite count as a near-death experience? So wait . . . tie-die shirts are a symbol of the telestial kingdom? And here I thought they were a rockin’ fashion statement for me to make while I was giving a sacrament meeting talk.
Glenn, I got to say, I’m a little disappointed that it was only a spiritual plane crash for Stevie-boy. Surviving a real one would have made for a much more interesting story.
The only youth activities I can remember were winter camp outs for boy scouts. Snowball fights. scout made igloos. Does feeling like I would get frostbite count as a near-death experience?

]]> By: jessawhy http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/06/26/the-great-secret/#comment-834 jessawhy Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:43:58 +0000 http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/06/26/the-great-secret/#comment-834 The only one I remember that was like that was on our Pioneer Trek, we were in families, and that included little children, ages 2-5 probably. (they were children of our "mas and pas") Anyway, near the end, the kids were gone one morning when we woke up and they lead us to a open field with a bunch of dirt mounds. Apparently the children had died during the night and we had to roll our handcarts over them on our way to Zion. Yeah, it was total emotional manipulation. Horrifying to a 17 year old. But, they wanted us to experience what the pioneers went through. After the trek was over we got to see the kids again, I can't remember if they were dressed in white or not, but it was definitely quite a production. The only one I remember that was like that was on our Pioneer Trek, we were in families, and that included little children, ages 2-5 probably. (they were children of our “mas and pas”) Anyway, near the end, the kids were gone one morning when we woke up and they lead us to a open field with a bunch of dirt mounds. Apparently the children had died during the night and we had to roll our handcarts over them on our way to Zion. Yeah, it was total emotional manipulation. Horrifying to a 17 year old. But, they wanted us to experience what the pioneers went through. After the trek was over we got to see the kids again, I can’t remember if they were dressed in white or not, but it was definitely quite a production.

]]> By: Mom Cox http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/06/26/the-great-secret/#comment-849 Mom Cox Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:19:42 +0000 http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/06/26/the-great-secret/#comment-849 Plane crash activity - yes I remember seeing that one done. Clever idea. I think the more we can involve the youth in activities where they are given the opportunity to think about the choices they make, the better. Plane crash activity - yes I remember seeing that one done. Clever idea. I think the more we can involve the youth in activities where they are given the opportunity to think about the choices they make, the better.

]]> By: Rich http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/06/26/the-great-secret/#comment-959 Rich Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:45:13 +0000 http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/06/26/the-great-secret/#comment-959 We had a carnival at the church. Some were told what was going on and to not spend all the tickets they were given, and to not have to much fun at the carnival. About 45 mins into all the fun the Bishop or somebody came to the stage and said the Second Coming has arived you have all died and are now going to be judged. They took each of us into a room where men from the ward/bishopbrick were all dressed in white. They counted our tickets and put us into each kingdom. Those with the most tickets went to the celestial kingdom and so on down to outer darkness I think. They took us into the chapel and divided us into the kingdoms, and then the Bishop gave some inspiring talk. And explained the object lesson. The problem now is everytime I take my kids to a real fair or carnival, I feel really guilty using up all the tickets or even being at the carnival with all that fun. ;) I hate how the elictric guitar is used as a example of evil in the church. There has been a lot of good music composed on the elictric guitar. We had a carnival at the church. Some were told what was going on and to not spend all the tickets they were given, and to not have to much fun at the carnival.

About 45 mins into all the fun the Bishop or somebody came to the stage and said the Second Coming has arived you have all died and are now going to be judged.

They took each of us into a room where men from the ward/bishopbrick were all dressed in white. They counted our tickets and put us into each kingdom. Those with the most tickets went to the celestial kingdom and so on down to outer darkness I think. They took us into the chapel and divided us into the kingdoms, and then the Bishop gave some inspiring talk. And explained the object lesson.

The problem now is everytime I take my kids to a real fair or carnival, I feel really guilty using up all the tickets or even being at the carnival with all that fun. ;)

I hate how the elictric guitar is used as a example of evil in the church. There has been a lot of good music composed on the elictric guitar.

]]> By: monic http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/06/26/the-great-secret/#comment-1134 monic Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:25:41 +0000 http://www.mormonfolklore.org/blog/2007/06/26/the-great-secret/#comment-1134 this is very stupid and unreal story and i think you know that. that never happend, and there is no such things like god, paradise kingdoms and etc... the church is just a way of manipulation, someone should told you this. you stupid mormons. and i think even you dont beleave yourself , telling us this story :) this is very stupid and unreal story and i think you know that. that never happend, and there is no such things like god, paradise kingdoms and etc… the church is just a way of manipulation, someone should told you this. you stupid mormons. and i think even you dont beleave yourself , telling us this story :)

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