Comments on: Proprieties and Usages of Good Society — Lesson XII. Conduct in Places of Worship

By: Clark

Clark — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:02:01 +0000

Current church architecture–placing a gymnasium immediately next to the chapel itself–is a cause of much irreverence, I fear.

When young men spend formative teenage years viewing the meetinghouse as something akin to a YMCA gym, it’s tough to help them see a church as a House of God. After all, they tell me, why should they remove their hats upon entering the building if they’re wearing shorts and a tank top? I see no easy solutions…

On another point, the rudeness of leaving meetings early would be especially heightened in the pre-three-hour-block days.

By: Bruce Crow

Bruce Crow — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:56:38 +0000

So, the First Presidency asked that women remove their hats in church. And it is described as being a recent request, with a promised blessing.

And an interesting note that we conform to the way other worship when we attend their meetings to “avoid being conspicuous.” I like that

By: manaen

manaen — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:21:09 +0000

Because of the desultory nature of the congregation’s singing in our meetings, I usually sing a little louder than do my immediate neighbors. I figure this will encourage the other poor singers to throw-in their mite and it will encourage the good singers to step-up to cover over my noise.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:13:45 +0000

That *is* a curious oversight! Not a word about hymnbooks or sharing or caring for them, nothing about singing out lustily (or not), nothing about what solos are appropriate or not, or about applauding or not … there could have been quite a bit about music here, couldn’t there?

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:47:51 +0000

Not a hint about music. What ever shall our young ladies do when it comes time to sing?