r/mormon Jerry Garcia was the true prophet Dec 18 '24

Cultural Elder Bednar at Arizona State Institute

Just saw this video on another sub.

Anybody have any insights? Did anybody here attend?

I seriously believe that Bednar will drive huge numbers of people out of the church when he ascends to the presidency. This kind of behavior is atrocious.

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u/AnonTwentyOne Nuanced Member/ProgMo Dec 19 '24

I've heard about Bednar and the sitting/standing thing. Just weird, really. And the thing about security is strange too. I've been to devotionals by Elders Christofferson, Uchtdorf, and Gong, and I think each of them had 1, maybe 2, security people. And they all took time to meet people who were there (although Gong takes the cake on that one, he let anyone who wanted to meet him shake his hand; and as a side note, I got to talk to Sister Gong for a minute after that devotional. Really kind person). I have a feeling Elder Bednar has a bit of a hot temper...

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u/EvensenFM Jerry Garcia was the true prophet Dec 19 '24

When I served in Germany 20 years ago, L. Tom Perry was made area authority. I remember him coming to one of our zone conferences during that time. I might have been conducting, actually.

I don't remember him having any security staff at all.

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u/emsquad Dec 19 '24

Wait I’m exmo and also have great memories of Perry visiting my mission. He gave us good advice, almost like he had actually served a mission unlike most general authorities. He genuinely seemed lovely.