Comments on: Vanguard Scouts: Mormon Boys in Their Mid-Teens: part 5

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:33:29 +0000

I like the idea of having someone show up at the church with a transmission! Of course, like Johnny Cash, he could bring it in his lunch box.

And, that long series about fishing leaves out the thing that seems for a lot of people to be its foremost appeal–the beer.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:02:30 +0000

That’s the thing, Grant. I know all regular Keepa readers understand that these documents are presented unaltered, and that they are voices (attitudes, words) from the past. I don’t like drawing attention to something like this, but I worry about the stranger who stumbles on it, if none of us says anything, who might assume because I’ve posted it that I endorse it — or worse, that the modern Church and its members endorse it.

Glad you enjoyed the series. It seems familiar, with a quarter-turn of strangeness from the past. I like that about old writings.

By: Grant

Grant — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:26:48 +0000

“N-word fishing?” I know, product of the times. But I like the part about how to put out a gasoline fire. Good thing to know. Probably not such a great idea to practice. What could go wrong?

Thanks for this series.