tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post187144543896239655..comments2023-11-05T03:06:30.977-08:00Comments on Mormon Midrashim: "Valley 176th Ward" DiscussionJames Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-70971580088998282052017-06-12T03:27:05.204-07:002017-06-12T03:27:05.204-07:00I currently live in a branch that has a lot of ver...I currently live in a branch that has a lot of very low income areas (part of Baltimore), and I can honestly say it would be nice to have some rich folk here to pay some mega fast offerings. :)Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-76236876850622148852017-06-10T09:43:43.203-07:002017-06-10T09:43:43.203-07:00And while I don't want to judge others for the...And while I don't want to judge others for their choices, it has been important to me to choose to live in places where there's some income mix. James Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-49972525179011952272017-06-10T09:41:17.531-07:002017-06-10T09:41:17.531-07:00As far as Eliza's story: I think this is an ex...As far as Eliza's story: I think this is an extremely important issue for Mormons to wrestle with today. In Ohio, our ward covered a wide area with different income levels, life situations, and cultures. We didn't always do right by everybody, but we at least had the chance to try. <br />It can be tougher in Utah and other areas with higher Mormon population density. You're always going to deal with different life situations in a ward, of course, but I think there's a lot lost as far as the Restoration's big goals when we're so divided by income...as American cities tend very strongly to do. James Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-84069405215850127712017-06-07T19:04:20.867-07:002017-06-07T19:04:20.867-07:00That story is "Christmas at Helaman's Hou...That story is "Christmas at Helaman's House" and it's in the Mormon fiction anthology Dispensation. James Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-46132763001829103642017-06-07T15:52:33.910-07:002017-06-07T15:52:33.910-07:00It works extremely well! And it makes me extremely...It works extremely well! And it makes me extremely sad! It reminds me of an old Orson Scott Card short story about a man who builds an expensive house on the hill "for his family" but realizes it was more for his pride. That story has a happier ending, but this one makes a similar point without coming off as didactic. Anneke Garcianoreply@blogger.com