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I have a lot of friends who found their purpose after serving a mission, I knew It wasnt for me at 12. Sneaking books in my armpit and reading them in the bathroom during sacrament.

you can still read your scriptures sitting on a stack of cash.

Exactly my point Hoban. Some see it as weird and abnormal. Others see it as normal based on your religion. Neither right or wrong.

I agree with you, but to be fair, it was Tanuvasa who brought religion (or faith, if you prefer that term) into the situation to begin with. 😄

My wife was also told the same by 3 or 4 different students at BYU. Her BYU experience chased her away from the church. Religion should never be discussed on a sports fan board. An outsider looking in (me) or an insider looking out (Holladay Ute) opinions differ in your personal perspectives and beliefs. We are all Ute fans and let’s keep r…[Read more]

That one sounds interesting.

I was referring to his siblings.

FWIW, I personally lay the blame more at “Utah Mormon” culture than at the church itself. When I was still a member (I was born/raised in the church and left before my oldest kid turned 8), I had experiences in multiple US states as well as a foreign mission and did not hear about similar “God told me you’ll be marrying me” stories like I have…[Read more]

In my own personal experience, I did not always take the best dollar option. But then I did not always take the best option overall. Still, the paycheck always figured in. So does location and people involved. As you get older you realize money is desired to buy some of the things you can skip ahead to get without paying for it. In the end, we…[Read more]

You make a great point. I’m not trying to say that an organization doesn’t encourage or influence the behavior (intentionally or unintentionally) of it’s members. That’s obviously the purpose of any organization (including my church). And I’m also not saying that it shouldn’t hold itself accountable (and find ways to improve) if there were some…[Read more]

On the inside, the Barton family is completely behind everything Utah with Mikki at the center of rock solid passion for the University of Utah. A family support gift that very few schools enjoy.

I need to read the Herren books.

May I add a couple of biographies to your list?

-“Bill ‘The Hill” and the Jump Hook” – memoir of Billy McGill the Ute legend. Billy and a cowriter are the authors. Terrific. I never realized just how close to the very best players in the world at that time – Chamberlain and Russell – McGill was. If he stays…[Read more]

If you were more honest about how the person’s actions could be influenced by the organization (in this case, an organization specially created to influence a person’s actions, their religion). This might be more compelling.

Instead, according to you, if a person within that organization does something that they feel is in alignment with with…[Read more]

Money is here to stay. You’d only be cutting off your nose to spite your face.

I was asked years ago why I worked for X company. Being in a position as I was I answered truthfully, “you pay me”. I found it confusing that anyone would ever think I went to bed as a child or wake up today as a professional thinking about what I can do for X…[Read more]

This is very ironic. People in this thread are criticizing a person (Tanuvasa) but not the organization (the University) for the person’s actions. That seems very fair and logical, right?!

When it comes to my church, people are criticizing the person AND the organization for that person’s actions. A bad apple like Tanuvasa surely doesn’t…[Read more]

There are 17-18 million members of our church worldwide. There will be bad apples and/or weirdos for sure. As there are in ANY organization, especially large ones. Name an organization that you believe in or are proud to be affiliated with and there is a 100% chance I can push back in the same way you and others are in this example. Let’s take…[Read more]

Thanks for posting interview.He sounds like Sitake jr. He made the right choice for him. $$ and religion imagine that. He gave us 3 years and is a well spoken athlete. I wish him the best.

I had a girlfriend freshman year (at BYU) whose “FHE dad” dropped that line on her after knowing her for only a week.

And she bought it.

I had to find out from a relative that she was engaged, because she didn’t have nerve to tell me herself.

That guy eventually dumped her for another girl a few months later, using that same line. She…[Read more]

Can confirm. This happened to my wife twice while in college. She turned them down and I’m happy she did, and not just because she ended up with me.