Comments on: Stripling Warriors on Parade, 2012

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 15:08:12 +0000

Kenter, your comment will not be posted. I’m just not in the mood today to flatter the ego of a complete stranger who feels entitled to berate us for negativity in the most self-righteous and passive-aggressive terms imaginable. Go away until you learn to follow your own advice.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:39:41 +0000

Heh, heh — gotta admit that still pictures (I haven’t seen any films of anybody actually marching in formation with coordinated striking of spears) look completely cheesy and non-threatening — and non-life-changing — what with their sneakers and shorts and t-shirts and mini-skirted tunics and all.

By: MC

MC — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:24:58 +0000

Pictures here:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865559394/2000-Stripling-Warriors-march-down-Main-Street-in-Bountiful.html

That wasn’t so bad, was it?

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:01:06 +0000

As I looked at the pictures with them in shorts and tennis shoes, with their gunny sacks on, I wasn’t quite as worried. It would be hard to make them look threatening. I hope.

By: Britt

Britt — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:03:21 +0000

I can see how the boys would feel a sense of unity and excitment. hopefully they might even consider how Helaman’s army felt and what it would be like to be so obedient.

i like efy and trek and camp. I have great memories from those experiences, but My conversion is based on reading the scriptures and praying. Some of my camp and trek experiences inspired me to read more.

i can also see how others would take the gathering army look. we just see our darling children and the young men we know all marching together…others see an army.

Stake president helaman I don’t fully understand…

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:55:21 +0000

Remind me of the awesomeness when footage starts showing up as B roll behind Bill Maher and Lawrence O’Donnell and other unfriendlies.

Until then, I’m glad it was enjoyable.

By: Grant

Grant — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:27:05 +0000

Oh, there were a few more having fun. There were a few full-time missionaries at the end. They were probably having fun because they got to wear shorts under their Stripling tunics.

By: Grant

Grant — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:24:55 +0000

Just back from the Bountiful Handcart Days Parade. Saw the Striplings. They were actually quite impressive and we knew a couple of them. We were at the end of the parade and the Striplings were a little tired. There was one guy who did seem to be enjoying it an awful lot – and that was the guy dressed like a Roman General at the front. So, if my family did the math correctly, it was 99.95% pretty cool and impressive. Only .05% was a little disturbing – that one Roman guy. But I bet he has material for years of firesides.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:49:02 +0000

Oh. My. Goodness. Thanks, John.

Further deponent saith not.

By: John Taber

John Taber — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:28:38 +0000

It looks like we have a little more info now: http://www.handcartdays.org/events/sons-of-helaman/

Today’s the rehersal. Meanwhile, click the first PDF (Purpose of the Sons of Helaman March) and you’ll see that someone, at least, is taking this way too seriously.