Comments on: God Doesn’t Leave, But He Surely Lives

By: Maryanne

Maryanne — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:37:30 +0000

Thanks Rusty, I do think my subtitle suggestion was pretty good, and only my dad seems to have acknowledged it as a reasonable and pretty easy solution. And need I say that I agree with Geannina about how shocking it is to hear the anti-immigration crap coming from members of our church. I haven’t read Pres. Hinckley’s talk yet, so I don’t feel constrained to try to adhere to it yet. :)

By: Rusty

Rusty — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:19:01 +0000

Who says 21,000 headjacks is the solution? What’s wrong with subtitles on the big screens?

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:48:03 +0000

Don,

Who said you have to pay the translators? Do they get paid right now to translate the talks? If I recall correctly they are done on a voluntary basis.

By: Don

Don — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:04:33 +0000

Dan, the U.N. wastes money on a lot of things, they sit at modified desk and you don’t have 21,000 of them there at one time. I think Bret’s consern about wasting tithing to put earphones and jacks at 21,000 seats and connecting them all and making it work IS a waste of tithing.

Amy’s solution: have the GAs record their talks in their native language and then the natives can listen to it, easy live over the internet or thru regular church broadcast media.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:24:14 +0000

Cheryl,

However, Bret, I think, made an excellent point about the logistics of the people present in the Conference Center.

Logistically speaking it really isn’t that hard at all. The UN does this every single day.

By: Bret

Bret — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:35:47 +0000

Gee, I originally made my comment very lightheartedly. Guess my ethnocentricity is coming out.

I hear Elder Scott records all his talks in Spanish first, so yeah, I like that idea for all the rest. That way my tithing isn’t wasted>:p

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:46:02 +0000

Think how you’d feel if you were a native of Mexico, and suddenly you were hearing the actual speaker’s voice, instead of a translator!

(#9 Mark B)

What if the foreign speaking GA’s just pre-recorded their talks in their language and then broadcast those recordings to the appropriate meetinghouses.

(#20 Ryan)

A few years ago I was in the Primary room watching General Conference on the Spanish channel. (Trying to polish up the ol’ mission language, I guess?) When Elder Amado stood up to speak, a hidden voice announced that he had pre-recorded his talk in his native tongue for the Spanish-speaking people to hear. I was so excited for all my friends in Central America who knew him! How fluid and beautiful his talk was! (Incidentally, his Spanish version ended a couple of minutes earlier than the live English version.) So from then on I’ve just imagined that’s what all non-English speaking GAs do.

What’s wrong with a “solution” like that?

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:12:55 +0000

Rusty-
I have to admit (although sheepishly, because for some reason I don’t really agree with you) that when Sister Allred spoke at the RS broadcast I thought: “Wouldn’t it be neat if she could just speak in Spanish?”

However, Bret, I think, made an excellent point about the logistics of the people present in the Conference Center.
I just don’t think it’s logical at this point. Doesn’t mean it can’t be logical in the future, though, nor does it mean I think it would be wrong if they could do it.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:44:51 +0000

Actually, Ryan, you said my idea was dumb, but now that I know what was in your heart…

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:04:03 +0000

And Rusty, I was saying you are dumb in the friendliest way possible, I realized afterwards that you can’t hear my intonations when I type.