Comments on: Electing the Bishop

By: ji

ji — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:46:01 +0000

I don’t have a problem with this old approach — there are two important keys; namely, that one is called by someone having authority and that he is sustained by the priesthood or congregation. In this case, as long as the stake president accepted the deliberations and votings, and adopted the outcome as his own decision, he was then free to present the name for a sustaining vote.

By: Stephen Taylor

Stephen Taylor — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:40:03 +0000

Ardis, your recent comments drew my attention to this post (and the earlier one). Thanks for your work.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:20:18 +0000

Small world, isn’t it Brett? I do wish there were more records from the early Marysvale days. The 1946 chapel fire burned more than the superstructure, unfortunately.

And of course I remember Curtis Bolton! Good man.

By: Brett Bolton

Brett Bolton — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:34:36 +0000

Ardis, you know I love this story. Jared Taylor was the priesthood leader during the last six months of my ancestor’s life. Perhaps you recall Curtis E. Bolton, who died in Marysvale? I sometimes wonder if Jared would have been a speaker at the funeral. Anyway, I was pleased to learn through this string of messages that you are related to Jared!

By: Maurine

Maurine — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:07:05 +0000

I have been studying the branches of the church in Pottawattamie County, Iowa between 1848 and 1860. All of the branch presidents were nominated and voted on. Then his counselors were nominated and voted on.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:21:12 +0000

Ariel! You’re a Hamel!! Your ancestors were most certainly there! Evelyn’s grandfather Frederick was one of the very first Marysvale settlers (our two families knew each other from waaay back). I wrote about your uncle Mack’s POW experiences recently.

Don’t know how they voted at this meeting, but they were there.

By: Ariel

Ariel — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:43:28 +0000

My grandmother, Evelyn Hamel, was raised in Marysvale. I’m not certain whether I had ancestors there at the time of this story, but it’s fun to imagine that perhaps some of my contrariness was passed down from someone who, for example, was willing to vote against a new bishop.

By: Aaron R.

Aaron R. — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:48:28 +0000

This is just excellent. Though I can see why we have shifted over time I think this type of process today would be really valuable, esp. for Bishops and SP. Matt W. I think D. Michael Quinn suggests some of the reasons for a transition away from this type of practice in his essay on ‘The Sacral Power Structure’ in Dialogue.

By: J. Stapley

J. Stapley — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:31:19 +0000

It is still a wonderful story, well worth revisiting. It was also fun to go back and read the comments on the older post.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:47:15 +0000

Jeez Louise, I'm getting senile and it's time to close up shop. Hunter pokes around a little and discovers that not only did I tell this story exactly 13 months ago, here, but I even used the same title! Sorry, folks. I thought I'd been hanging on to this one rather than expose my original source to poachers.