Helpful Message from President Thomas Monson

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Helpful Message from President Thomas Monson

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Thomas S. Monson wrote:When the role is called up yonder, Beneficial Financial Services will be there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiAUIxI ... e=youtu.be
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OMG! I do not miss that TSM speaking style and inflection. Instead of imagining everyone was in their underwear he imagined them as five year old kids in primary...or maybe both...okay, that's just creepy.
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Soooooh....I thought when these guys were called and set apart as Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ, that other than a small bit of R&R from time to time, their urgent work was full time, peddle to the metal bringing to pass the eternal life of men and women everywhere.

I will say this....I now have a true testimony that Beneficial would have been the way to go if I had had enough money to buy life insurance after paying my tithing.... :|

Couldn't you just feel the Spirit when he was talking? It was exactly.... EXACTLY the same delivery he would give in general conference!

And that sweet, calming music that accompanied him...? SO INSPIRING!!!

I know it's true. I testify it's true. Stay in the Beneficial boat you guys. Stay on the Beneficial path. Hold to the Beneficial iron rod.....

🤢...🤮

Guy should have been a used car salesman.
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It’s so odd that an ecclesiastical leader would provide such an endorsement to a company like that, including using his title and office in the FP to clearly add prestige to the company.
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no1saint wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:25 am It’s so odd that an ecclesiastical leader would provide such an endorsement to a company like that, including using his title and office in the FP to clearly add prestige to the company.
Well, the church owned the company, right?

They shouldn't be in business in the first place and this is the reason why. They can't keep from mixing business with their supposed work of salvation. :roll:

What's that saying about not serving God and Mammon?
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Monson was on the Beneficial Life board of directors. I wonder what kinds of monetary rewards were associated with that?
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Hagoth wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 11:45 am Monson was on the Beneficial Life board of directors. I wonder what kinds of monetary rewards were associated with that?
If I had time I'd dig into stuff like that. Was listening to a podcast where they discussed how GAs are typically put on boards of companies owned by the church, which would almost certainly pay quite well.

Being on a Board of Directors is usually an extremely well paying gig, and what a way for the church to reward their top people monetarily without directly paying them?
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no1saint wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:25 am It’s so odd that an ecclesiastical leader would provide such an endorsement to a company like that, including using his title and office in the FP to clearly add prestige to the company.
No stranger than the Pope doing an infomercial for Vatican Lamborgini and Toyota.
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moksha wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:43 am
no1saint wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:25 am It’s so odd that an ecclesiastical leader would provide such an endorsement to a company like that, including using his title and office in the FP to clearly add prestige to the company.
No stranger than the Pope doing an infomercial for Vatican Lamborgini and Toyota.
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Hagoth wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 11:45 am Monson was on the Beneficial Life board of directors. I wonder what kinds of monetary rewards were associated with that?

I'm sure he took the high road and shunned the filthy lucre. Just volunteered his time. ;)
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I'm with no1saint. Did the pope do an infomercial for them?
no1saint wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:06 am
moksha wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:43 am
no1saint wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:25 am It’s so odd that an ecclesiastical leader would provide such an endorsement to a company like that, including using his title and office in the FP to clearly add prestige to the company.
No stranger than the Pope doing an infomercial for Vatican Lamborgini and Toyota.
???
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