Actually in the 3rd world a larger than proportional share of line authority callings go to Church/CES employees. And, as I loved to tease Grant Johnson (I think that's his name -- the Book of Mormon Answerman who infuriated many LDS by saying that only those soldiers who fought for the Allies in WWII were righteous) by pointing out that Elder Uchtdorf used to be a Luftwaffe fighter pilot (mind you, he was too young to have served during the war). He retired and became a civilian pilot, for Lufthansa and several of its subsidiaries, iirc, and eventually came to be the chief training pilot for Lufthansa (that was told to me by the chief training pilot for Air New Zealand, who had by coincidence contacted me via email once about something, and found out I was LDS -- he wasn't, but told me this about Elder Uchtdorf, saying he was widely respected in the industry).
Paul Osborne wrote: > >I can assure you that money is not a requirement in order to > >be called as a stake president. > > I followed it for years in the Church News and have clearly seen that the > money guys get the callings. I can't deny those facts. The guys who get > called in third world countries are the merchants and they have money > too. It's one of those unwritten rules. > ;-) > > >I can further assure you that stake president is not a high > >calling. > > Well, he is the boss of my Elders Quroum President. And, I look up to him > too. > > >And while I'm here, I would also add that high priest is not > >a higher office in the Melchizedek Priesthood, just a different > >office, with specialized (and temporary) responsibilities. > > Ok. Have a nice day. :-) > > Paul O > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > > Only $9.95 per month! > > Visit www.juno.com > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “We do not think that there is an incompatibility between words and deeds; the worst thing is to rush into action before the consequences have been properly debated…To think of the future and wait was merely another way of saying one was a coward; any idea of moderation was just an attempt to disguise one’s unmanly character; ability to understand a question from all sides meant that one was totally unfitted for action.” – Pericles about his fellow-Athenians, as quoted by Thucydides in “The Peloponessian Wars” Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
