The Matt Gay thread

[LA Ute]

Some people will never be happy!!

The parallels between religion and college football fandom are interesting. Consider your servant, for example. I am an active member of The Church of Ute Football. I love the church, pay tithing (Crimson Club donation), attend services (games) whenever I can. But I am marginal in the minds of some other members, who question my commitment. This is because I occasionally make jokes about the prophet (Kyle) and I don't believe in his infallibility, so, for example, I often say that I wish he would change church policy (approach to the offense). This upsets or irritates many people who have a much stronger testimony of the Kyle (Seattle Ute, Applejack, Sancho).

And yet I keep coming to services and cheering the kingdom on. The divine spark still glows deep within me.

All I ask is that the rest of you keep fellowshipping me. Don't leave me on the back bench of the chapel, ignored; or treat me with suspicion, even if I do read By Common Consent (the Deseret News) and occasionally quote it in Sunday School (discussions on this board). In other words, don't judge me because I sin differently than you do!

[sancho]

The parallels between religion and college football fandom are interesting. Consider your servant, for example. I am an active member of The Church of Ute Football. I love the church, pay tithing (Crimson Club donation), attend services (games) whenever I can. But I am marginal in the minds of some other members, who question my commitment. This is because I occasionally make jokes about the prophet (Kyle) and I don't believe in his infallibility, so, for example, I often say that I wish he would change church policy (approach to the offense). This upsets or irritates many people who have a much stronger testimony of the Kyle (Seattle Ute, Applejack, Sancho).

And yet I keep coming to services and cheering the kingdom on. The divine spark still glows deep within me.

All I ask is that the rest of you keep fellowshipping me. Don't leave me on the back bench of the chapel, ignored; or treat me with suspicion, even if I do read By Common Consent (the Deseret News) and occasionally quote it in Sunday School (discussions on this board). In other words, don't judge me because I sin differently than you do!

By Common Consent sucks.

[sancho]

By Common Consent sucks.

Seriously, it's the Stanford of Mormon blogs. Thinks it's better than everyone.

[LA Ute]

Seriously, it's the Stanford of Mormon blogs. Thinks it's better than everyone.

I never read it but I hope it helps those who do.

[sancho]

I never read it but I hope it helps those who do.

Me neither, just see retweets on occasion that scream out "snob!"

[LA Ute]

Me neither, just see retweets on occasion that scream out "snob!"

Or that smugly say, “I am one of The People Who Really Understand.”