Show Notes for Episode 29
Intro
- Feedback/Comments
- Guess the Mormon (Contest 1)
- Answer: Spencer W. Kimball
Congratulations to Richard who correctly "Guessed the Mormon". Richard wins a copy of Clayton Pixton's new CD, Hymns Anew
- Answer: Spencer W. Kimball
- Guess the Mormon (Contest 2) - Clue #1
CONTEST CLUE #1: "This well-known LDS executive is a high flyer in the business world"
News
No proxy baptisms for Catholic ancestry? 1
Conservatives Happier than Liberals 4
Mormons becoming frequent participants on reality TV 5
Sasquatch News: Word of another new Bigfoot movie has arrived: Sasquatch Assault. 6
Topic: Home Teaching
- Doctrine
D&C 20:38-67 "The duty of the elders, priests, teachers, deacons, and members of the church of Christ"
"And visit the house of each member, and exhort them to pray vocally and in secret and attend to all family duties."
- History
Timeline of the evolution of Home Teaching. 7
- Current Practices / Counsel from Leaders.
- Most memorable HT moments.
- Does a Metallica concert count?
- The Math
- How assignments are made
- Portion of less-active families to active
- Geographic influences
Tech Segment
- All 'Tech' episode next time!
External Links
References
1 Muth, Chaz. "Vatican letter directs bishops to keep parish records from Mormons", Catholic News Service. 2 May 2008. http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0802443.htm
2 Staff. "Vatican trying to avoid baptism by proxy", Salt Lake Tribune online. 5 May 2008. http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9155036
3 Uncredited, "Vatican Closes Records: Safety or Fear?", BYU NewsNet editorial. 7 May 2008. http://nn.byu.edu/story.cfm/68514
4 Bryner, Jeanna. "Conservatives Happier Than Liberals", LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News. 7 May 2008. http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080507/sc_livescience/conservativeshappierthanliberals;_ylt=AjPYRQ88QHaSFj3HKkLHGYIDW7oF
5 Atkinson, Sally. "America’s Next Top Mormon", Newsweek.com. 6 May 2008. http://www.newsweek.com/id/135758
6 Gingold, Michael. "May 8: Get ready for a SASQUATCH ASSAULT", FANGORIA.com weblog post. 8 May 2008. http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=6495
7 Cahoon, John. "History Of Home Teaching", LDSTeach.com webblog post. 20 June 2004. http://www.ldsteach.com/archives/2004/06/20/history-of-home-teaching/
8 "Gospel Topics:Home Teaching" LDS.org http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=bbd508f54922d010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=f0862f2324d98010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1
9 Benson, Ezra Taft. "To the Home Teachers of the Church", Ensign, May 1987, 48. http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=87a567700817b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1
