Comments on: What does living in the world but not being a part of it mean to you?

By: luis

luis — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:05:55 +0000

Viviendo en el ultimo pais del mundo (Chile) y sentirme parte de La Iglesia de Jesucristo de Los Santos De los ultimos dias de todo el mundo

luis

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:58:25 +0000

That happened to me too annegb. My dad I and were building an apartment building in downtown Vancouver, and when the crew attached the roof, the contractor decided to celebrate by taikng everyone to the bar across the alley.

Needless to say I didn’t need supper when I got home that night.

By: annegb

annegb — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:30:13 +0000

This is a good topic, Susan.

I’m careful what movies I watch. I seldom watch an R rated movie, but I make an exception for excellence or funny.

I’ve gone into bars with friends; for instance, I’m a member of nationwide advocacy group, long story. We all went into a bar in Washington, DC, once, and I was the only one not drinking. I had 7up. But I was the only one eating! They had all this free food at happy hour and I was pigging out and I said, “you guys, this is free!” I guess they were used to it.

But mostly, I suck at not being of the world.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:56:41 +0000

Helping my brother-in-law transport all his belongings to his new place on a Sunday evening and having to go into a bar to use the payphone. Shirt and tie and all that.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:45:19 +0000

To me it means that we should be the good kind of worldly but not the bad kind of worldly: we should be educated and engaged in learning about different people, ideas, cultures, worldviews and such, but we should look to prophets, not “the world,” to define moral and behavioral ideals. We should be friends with all kinds of people and not judge them, but in so doing we shouldn’t lower our personal standards.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:13:54 +0000

The MTN is in reference to the stupid new cable channel that airs the BYU sports (but nobody gets the channel). It’s quite the controversy right now in Utah.

By: Susan M

Susan M — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:25:12 +0000

I guess it depends on what area of Orange County. It’s actually LA that’s overrun with beamers. Newport Beach is the place to see all kinds of rad sportscars, that’s for sure.

What is the MTN?

By: gst

gst — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:25:38 +0000

Susan, not everyone has a BMW in Orange County, so lay off. Some of us have Jaguars.

By: Chad Too

Chad Too — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:12:21 +0000

I often join members of my Stake Presidency at a local sports bar to watch BYU football games that we can’t watch at home. Lots of ginger ale, and we always over-tip to make up for the alcohol they didn’t sell. They take good care of us there.

Of course, this was all before the MTN.

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:08:05 +0000

I used to hang out in bars too. About 20 years ago, I played basketball with a bunch of guys from my firm in the city lawyers basketball league. After games we would go to a nearby bar for some refreshment. All the guys knew I was a Mormon, and I’d usually have a ginger ale or a Coke.

I did wonder sometimes, though what would happen if some member of my ward/stake (I was serving in rather prominent leadership positions in one or the other during the entire time) saw me walking into a bar. Would it have shaken their faith, or caused them to decide a pop once in a while was ok?

So, I guess I’d wear my dark glasses next time I went in the bar, even at night.