Monday, March 1, 2010

The Gospel According to Lucas

When I was in the MTC, about the only piece of instruction I remember from my Branch Presidency was that they would not tolerate any Sacrament Meeting talks referring to Star Wars.

Of course, this was before the prequels or even the special editions of the original trilogy; so no one at the time had heard about Jar Jar Binks, Han Solo still shot first, and constructing a lesson centered around the teachings of Yoda was a lot more appealing.
Posted by Arie Van De Graaff at 6:23 AM
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6 comments:

  1. That's funny. My brother, Randy, just spent the entire day watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy for his birthday, since they were snowed in yesterday. :)
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  3. I like the comic, but I am surprised you didn't include a Star Trek plug.
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  4. So it really is a Mormon Myth that Yoda was a member??
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  5. Lucy, I remember hearing that some of Yoda's physical features were based on President Kimble. Sadly, I've since read this was just another untrue Mormon myth.

    And--equally sadly--now that Jedism is a religious movement, there seems little chance that Yoda was a Mormon, either.
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  6. I actually had a companion that was a Star Wars fanatic (he actually carted around an original-issue B-wing toy around the mission) and quoted that exact line from Yoda to several investigators. I love it.
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