Monday, August 23, 2010

Pho-NO, you didn't!

I know my blog has unintentionally turned into a place for public reprimands, but, like Uncle Ben said "With great blog-space, comes great responsibility." Something like that.

So today's rant is actually yesterday's rant.

 Yes. That's a Mormonad. It's come to this.

Ladies, Gentlemen:
When attending a religious meeting our minds should (hopefully) be focused on whatever divine message is being shared. I know we can't always control how engaging the topic or speaker is, but we can still listen or at least pretend.

BUT

the phones MUST. BE. PUT. AWAY.

I highly doubt, at 21, you are a medical professional in need of constant patient updates.

Your friend, boyfriend, girlfriend, potential girlfriend/boyfriend, drug dealer can wait an hour.

And no matter how "stealth" you think you are being, it isn't working.

Yes, I see you, yes you, on the stand. Texting away.
Fail.

And you, the one with both hands in your purse, I know what you're doing. We all do.
Fail.

Slow typer. I see you, too. Even when you move at an infinitesimally slow rate, I see the phone and your super awkward slow finger curls.
FAIL.

So can we maybe have just one hour without out our cellular besties? Please?

Cause, one day soon I'm gonna slap those suckers outta your hand. Which won't be very Christ-like. Then I'll feel bad...and look crazy, which is bad. And you'll have a broken phone and a broken relationship, which is also bad.

So, avoid irreparable damage to your social life and mine, and just power down for that one block on Sunday.

8 comments:

Jeralyn said...

One time I was teaching 12-13-year-olds in Sunday School, in a small classroom with around 5 or 6 people. They would text each other in class, and try to hide their phones behind their scriptures. I want to tell them all of those things you just said! And, why do 12-year-olds have cell phones, anyway? Just wondering.

P.S. Come to Seattle someday!

Kasi French said...

In RS I do have the manual on my phone, so I read from my phone ... is that okay? Its put away for the other 2.1 hours of Church.

Kaycee said...

Amen! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!

(In other words....I completely agree. Luckily my Sunbeams don't have cell phones. One of them does rock an iPad during Sacrament meeting to keep him entertained.)

Kate said...

This is a total test for those members of the opposite sex, to see their spiritual maturity as potential datees. I held a "test" last sunday. Epic fail. :)

Jennifer said...

Amen!..and amen.

Ann Barlow said...

This is why you are my favorite!!

Britta Eve said...

I can't believe I didn't see this until today! I support you Amy. You speak wisdom for the young people in the church today. Bless you, and bless your courage for saying what others won't.
And I would seriously pay big money to see you swipe some chicks phone and beat her with it. :)

Stephanie said...

Haha I love everything about this. I think you should submit it to the Ensign-- new doctrine-worthy for sure.