Why would the church cut the missionary food budget and say they can't eat with local members?
The official reasoning is that missionaries were getting lazy and only cultivating local members so they could get food, ie, go hit up the potential converts for dinner invites, but in some areas the locals were beginning to feel like restaurants. As for the budget, church HQ doesn't explain the financial decisions it makes. Unofficial word is that frugality is righteous, etc. etc. Subversive word is that the huge mall/condo complex the church is building in downtown Salt Lake City is already 3 billion over budget, with little hope for the future in this real estate market. The church's books are *not* released for examination to anyone.
Yeah, I figured it was reasons like that, Connie--just didn't get why decrease the food budget at the same time! Poor kids.
I've never had a Mormon attempt to proselytize me while traveling, but if it happens I'll be all set with "So, I'm from Arkansas. Let's talk about the Meadow Mountain Massacre!"
Happy birthday, Typo Boy!
Let's talk about the Meadow Mountain Massacre!
Mountain Meadow, to be pedantic. But sure to be a conversational hit--if the missionary has heard about it.
Whoa, Cliff Lee is going back to the Phillies.
That's an unbelievable rotation: Halladay, Lee, Oswalt, Hamels.
FU Yankees! Ha Ha.
That's an unbelievable rotation: Halladay, Lee, Oswalt, Hamels.
Those sound like assassins.
An unbelievable rotation of guys that the Giants BEAT last year in the post season. ;)
(but I am happy because the Phils are my second fave team, I like Cliff Lee, and especially happy when players don't always go where the most $$$ is)
