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PROVO -
Members of the Provo 1,247th Ward were shocked today
when their high councilor, Brother Edward Smith,
finished his sacrament meeting talk on time, creating
havoc and chaos for the rest of the Sunday
meetings.
"This has
never happened before," said Bishop Ron
Partridge. "All of our Sunday school teachers
were left totally unprepared. A few of them had
not even bothered to show up yet when the meeting ended
and we had to give them a call to get them to come in on
time."
No one has been
able to explain the strange occurrence. "The
talk was proceeding normally, and it looked like the
meeting would be the customary 35-40 minutes over,"
said Sister
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Margaret Mead, the 1247th ward Relief Society
president. "All of a sudden, Brother Smith's
talk came to an end and everyone started to
panic."
The unusual
occurrence has some stake officials worried.
"We wouldn't want to have a precedent
started," said Brother Brian Flapjack, a councilor
in the stake presidency. "It would be
extremely difficult for most of our high councilors to
function if this became the standard. Our older
brethren, in particular, need at least an hour to get
warmed up to a subject."
Brother
Smith's family was not available for comment.
However, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center has
confirmed that Brother Smith has been admitted for
evaluation although
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he has shown no signs of any illness or mental
disturbance.
On time ending
of high councilors' talks are statistically very
rare. The last recorded incident occurred in May
of 1972 in California. It was attributed, however,
to a fire in the chapel.
- This is a parody article
intended for entertainment only and does not document
real events or persons. In other words, this is
fiction. Copyright 1999 by The Mormon Zone.
All rights reserved.
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