I used to be more controversial under my old handle, JonDMiller
Greetings from BYU Country
- Thread starter CyCoug
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If you ever make the trip out that way, check out the LDS Conference Center in SLC. It is a breathtaking building with the most beautiful large auditorium on the planet that also happens to be acoustically perfect.
The pride they take in that building just beams through when you talk to anyone associated.
The pride they take in that building just beams through when you talk to anyone associated.
Having been there, all of the LDS stuff was impressive only in how creepy it is.
I was also incarcerated at the Carthage jail just like Joseph Smith. A little better outcome for me...
I welcome our new BYU brothers and sisters
I welcome our new BYU brothers and sisters
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I'm not Mormon, but know/work with many of them and they have always been gracious, nice and pleasant. I'm not sure why people are always taking shots, some of it pretty ugly, at their beliefs (ironically it's usually from folks left of center who wouldn't dream of attacking certain other religions - can you imagine if there was a broadway play mocking Islam like there was with the Book of Mormon?). When I look at religions around the world and even christianity I see a lot of things I consider pretty out there but I don't mock or attack folks for believing in what they believe.
I should probably expand upon my comment rather than just saying it was creepy. It was creepy in how much power the church had/has in that area. There's an outdoor pedestrian mall area where they have "morality cops" walking around and kicking people out if they find their t-shirt offensive. To be honest, I'd compare it more to communism than religion. It's the controlling factor that's creepy. And the more I learn about LDS, the more creepy it seems. Just my opinion. I know every religion has their extremists that give a bad look to the whole - but I guess the heart of SLC seems/feels like that's where that lives.
On the flip side, drive a few miles out and things seem mostly normal. Again, just my opinion, but it's not a place where I'd want to live - in a similar way that I wouldn't want to live in China.
It’s pretty good. Been a couple times in the last couple of years. They have an odd ABV rule for beers on draft but a lot of the breweries skirt the issue by selling their bottles and cans. It’s a good time.
When were you in Ames? I was born and raised in Ames - Ames High Class of 99, ISU Class of 04. The last 10 years I've lived in western WA. Unfortunately still a long damn way from Provo (over 900 miles, too far to drive to a game on my own).
I was a little before you. Class of 1993. Ames connections run deep!
