Comments on: George Albert Smith: “Shut It!” (updated with picture)

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:06:30 +0000

Post photo addition:

Wow, just wow. But as awesome as the suit is, check out his lid! Men, please start wearing these again. Thanks.

By: Maurine Ward

Maurine Ward — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:03:11 +0000

I would love to have witnessed him singing in his suit. I’m anxious to see the picture tomorrow.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:58:39 +0000

Thanks, L.F., I’ll scan it and post it here tomorrow.

By: L.F. Olsen

L.F. Olsen — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:47:30 +0000

Ardis, The April 1950 Improvement Era has an article about Pres. Smith’s humor. it includes a picture of his “suit”. (page 274).

By: David Y.

David Y. — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:33:51 +0000

I love the image of his audience laughing out of control. This line is tops: “Sister Paxman nearly fainted, and I had to stop.” Ha!

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:38:27 +0000

Ardis, re your #4, I really enjoyed listening to President Packer speak to the youth at the seminary fireside a couple of weeks ago. He stumbled on the number of miles he had traveled as an apostle (over 2.5 million!), and after trying two or three times to get it right, he laughed and said, “a lot of miles!”

I think seeing the human side of these men endears them to us all the more. You are right that it does not diminish their stature at all.

By: JB

JB — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:33:49 +0000

#1 – Amen, Diana, amen!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:51:13 +0000

Craig, I haven’t run into that, but my ignorance certainly doesn’t rule it out. It would be a hoot to confirm that story!

Fun, isn’t it Diana and Paul? And it doesn’t detract one bit from his stature as a leader, does it?!

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:41:00 +0000

Wow! This is even better than imagining President Hunter playing on a cruise ship…

By: Craig M.

Craig M. — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:25:21 +0000

Ardis, I heard somewhere that some minutes or journals show that the Quorum of the Twelve ended a meeting early on at least one occasion to see one of these performances by GAS. Do you know if there is any truth to that?