Comments on: Who Should Have Been Mormon of the Year, 1950-1969

By: Randall Barnes

Randall Barnes — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:46:15 +0000

Regarding the endlessly debated question of music versus lyrics (See Capriccio by R. Strauss), Mormons seem to consistently favor the lyricist. But if you are nominating Naomi Randall as a runner-up for 1957, surely you must include Mildred Pettit who composed the simple, moving music for I Am a Child of God. After all the no church leader ever asked that the melody be altered.

By: Jan Penny

Jan Penny — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:18:27 +0000

Well now I know that I don’t need to come back to this site. You are so “intellectual” that you consider Wikipedia a valid source of information? Gee, what do they say about the church? And William Buckley??? You value his opinion over that of a prophet? Wow. Wasting my time here. I’m gone.

By: Kent Larsen

Kent Larsen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:47:10 +0000

JanPenny@40:

I suggest that you read the Wikipedia page on the John Birch Society for an overview of the group’s history. Regardless of how you feel about them, the page might give you an idea of why most of America thinks they are on the extreme and not worthy of consideration.

After all, when a conservative like William F. Buckley thinks they are too far out of the mainstream…

By: P Smith

P Smith — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:41:46 +0000

You’ve got to put the Osmonds in there somewhere. A lot of teenage girls learned about the church through them.

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:25:15 +0000

I’m going to leave that one alone out of respect for individuality.

By: Jan Penny

Jan Penny — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:00:40 +0000

I am not overly familiar with this site, but followed a link here. I was disappointed to see that there were so many negative remarks about the John Birch Society. I have watched a video in which President Ezra Taft Benson spoke very highly of them. I prayed fervently to know where to go to learn the truths necessary to vote wisely. I found President Benson’s books, The National Center for Constitutional Studies and The John Birch Society to be part of the answer to my prayers. I had a very similar experience to when I prayed to know if there was a true church on the earth. I studied a lot and prayed and fasted to get my information. How did you get yours?

By: Kent Larsen

Kent Larsen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:43:11 +0000

Pat Day@36 wrote:
“You could put Spencer Kimball in the list for ‘encouraging’ female modesty by removing all the photos homecoming queens, in their strapless prom gowns, from the walls of the Wilkerson Center. Now compliant LDS girls wear gowns with shoulders and at least the tops of their arms covered…. but then maybe not…. the girls were cute and the gowns frothy and pretty!”

Was that the reason? I always thought that it was done because he had a low view of the concept of beauty pageants, not just the modesty. I don’t know what his logic was, but I’ve always wondered how we can support a concept that focuses so much on (and rewards women for) something that you can’t control (beauty) instead of things that you can control.

But, I must be honest, that is really a subject for another post.

By: Kent Larsen

Kent Larsen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:37:06 +0000

Last Lemming@35:

I guess, in a contest between two people like Stewart and Mo, I always go for the funny guy.

Its indefensible, I know.

By: Last Lemming

Last Lemming — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:51:44 +0000

I did pick Sharlene Wells for 1985, which you can see on this thread:
http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2009/01/who-should-have-been-mormon-of-the-year-1970-1989/

By: Pat Day

Pat Day — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:12:55 +0000

Charlene Wells. (and her mother for hand sewing the beads on her home made evening gowns) Miss America after the porno debachal with the Vaness Williams. Wells was chosen not just for her talent, poise and beauty, which she had apleanty, but for the assurance that as a Mormon, Miss America would not be further besmurched by sexual misconduct.

In those days Miss America was a big deal to girls with few American female role models!

You could put Spencer Kimball in the list for ‘encouraging’ female modesty by removing all the photos homecoming queens, in their strapless prom gowns, from the walls of the Wilkerson Center. Now compliant LDS girls wear gowns with shoulders and at least the tops of their arms covered…. but then maybe not…. the girls were cute and the gowns frothy and pretty!