tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post8522793111064229623..comments2023-06-17T08:49:52.285-07:00Comments on Ward Gossip: Never a Dull Moment in ExMormondomDonna Bantahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-28399312732392029972015-09-14T18:27:52.433-07:002015-09-14T18:27:52.433-07:00My dad was a Young imbassador for one year until h...My dad was a Young imbassador for one year until he convinced his mother he could get through university in just three years if he dropped it. <br />I think they'll be around forever.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-22772317611620662262015-09-03T23:00:01.138-07:002015-09-03T23:00:01.138-07:00Looks like fun! sac used to be near my neck of the...Looks like fun! sac used to be near my neck of the woods.<br /><br />I must see Mormon Temple; the Musical!<br />AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-31256582481857455992015-08-28T07:16:20.297-07:002015-08-28T07:16:20.297-07:00I had a BYU roommate who played the piano for the ...I had a BYU roommate who played the piano for the Young Ambassadors. I went to more of their concerts than I'd like to admit. A couple of years ago we happened to be at a Giant's game on "Mormon Night." We didn't see them, but we heard that the Young Ambassadors had performed in a pre-game show. I was a little disturbed to learn they were still around. lol<br /><br />Yes, I love the CD's and have the album cover proudly displayed by my desk for inspiration! :)Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-60832091012525843522015-08-28T00:53:04.061-07:002015-08-28T00:53:04.061-07:00You ought to watch a documentary about Up With Peo...You ought to watch a documentary about Up With People, a DVD, SMILE TIL IT HURTS. And read up about Moral Rearmament. Spooky Bircher stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-91305616036407229782015-08-28T00:50:09.877-07:002015-08-28T00:50:09.877-07:00Glad you liked the CDs. :)
The Grand Land Singe...Glad you liked the CDs. :)<br /><br />The Grand Land Singers (Southern California group) and BYU's Brigham Young University Singers (a 1967-68 MGM one-off album, SOUNDS OF FREEDOM) borrowed a lot from the Moral Rearmament patriotic entertainment (?) spinoff, Up With People. The Brigham Young University Singers morphed into the Young Ambassadors and BYU Sounds (of Freedom) groups making oodles of Lps and CDs, covering songs by the Carpenters, Paul Williams, Barry Manilow, Disney, etc...., from about 1971-present. <br /><br />Orrin Hatch, per Lynn Bryson's book, was his music attorney in the early '70s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-57109272315263971672015-08-27T11:46:10.995-07:002015-08-27T11:46:10.995-07:00Please do!Please do!Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-79891409080392311902015-08-26T19:36:28.215-07:002015-08-26T19:36:28.215-07:00I may take you up on that!!!! I have good reason ...I may take you up on that!!!! I have good reason to visit and meeting you guys would be the cherry on top! Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224987243792978016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-11392094302649106542015-08-26T11:43:09.204-07:002015-08-26T11:43:09.204-07:00Up with People seems to have jarred quite a few of...Up with People seems to have jarred quite a few of my readers' memories. Maybe we should petition for a reunion!Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-32455904454422725982015-08-26T10:06:35.087-07:002015-08-26T10:06:35.087-07:00Is it the last party of summer, or the last party?...Is it the last party of summer, or the last party?<br /><br />I think Up with People toured. I'm pretty sure I saw them in Santa Rosa when I was in junior high (as we called it back then.)Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849152901490157302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-86488519913352356422015-08-26T07:08:33.249-07:002015-08-26T07:08:33.249-07:00Heather, let us know if you're ever in NorCal,...Heather, let us know if you're ever in NorCal, we'll throw a party in your honor!Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-11338173362067998602015-08-26T07:07:30.885-07:002015-08-26T07:07:30.885-07:00OMG, they must have toured the country. I saw one ...OMG, they must have toured the country. I saw one of their clones later in the 70's. It was a 4th of July concert. I remember they were decked out in red white and blue polyester jumpsuit get-ups and ended one their set with "This is a Great Country." Very disturbing.Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-54303064134900521822015-08-26T07:02:10.880-07:002015-08-26T07:02:10.880-07:00Debbie, good for you for showing your daughter the...Debbie, good for you for showing your daughter the old ritual. Nowadays lots of believing Mormons won't admit to doing it. And LDS Inc. won't own up to it. Just like they've always accepted gay scouts, etc.<br /><br />Ahab, you're right, it is chilling. As you know, religion drives people to do and believe crazy things.Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-74928879903946032512015-08-26T06:01:04.592-07:002015-08-26T06:01:04.592-07:00It's chilling, how much self-abnegation Mormon...It's chilling, how much self-abnegation Mormonism requires of its adherents.Ahabhttp://republic-of-gilead.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-1742444497431439232015-08-25T21:20:32.652-07:002015-08-25T21:20:32.652-07:00That's funny! Our daughter was just asking us...That's funny! Our daughter was just asking us today, if we used to imitate killing ourselves in the temple ceremony? We showed her how they were done. It's strange how bizarre they seem now, but we went and performed them all the time, not thinking too much about it. Not realizing that I was promising to end my life in a brutal way, all to build up the kingdom of God. God requires such strange things from followers, especially if you are high up like a prophet, your life can be threatened by an angel with a sword! lolDebbie https://www.blogger.com/profile/13134178005333055605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-88251129412884357882015-08-25T19:40:55.091-07:002015-08-25T19:40:55.091-07:00I endured an Up With People "concert" wh...I endured an Up With People "concert" when I was in high school. Sickeningly wholesome. I didn't realize at the time they were Mormons. It still gives me the willies. <br />I'm glad you all know how to have fun now!Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-41708956893464151692015-08-25T18:36:58.151-07:002015-08-25T18:36:58.151-07:00Ohhhhh I'm jealous! What a great group of peo...Ohhhhh I'm jealous! What a great group of people! I tried an exmo meeting once, while I owned my coffee shop. It obviously didn't stick...<br /><br />yay for loud laughter and evil speaking and like minded heathens!! =) Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224987243792978016noreply@blogger.com