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I heard that LDS Inc is finally putting barcodes on the temple recommends and that all of them will be scanned at the door.

I am sure they say it is to ensure that only worthy members with VALID recommends get in, but I am curious if members are now worried because the leadership will now have an EXACT count of the number of times that members attend.

Bishop: "Brother Jones, I noticed the last time you made it to the temple with your wife was Februrary 23 at 7:12 pm... is there anything I can do to help you and sister Jones get to the house of the lord?"

Polygamy Porter wrote:I heard that LDS Inc is finally putting barcodes on the temple recommends and that all of them will be scanned at the door.

I am sure they say it is to ensure that only worthy members with VALID recommends get in, but I am curious if members are now worried because the leadership will now have an EXACT count of the number of times that members attend.

Bishop: "Brother Jones, I noticed the last time you made it to the temple with your wife was Februrary 23 at 7:12 pm... is there anything I can do to help you and sister Jones get to the house of the lord?"

Looks like they will be pushing an update into the MLS software.

Why don't they just skip the pretense and start inserting computer chips into people's arms? At the very least it'll rile up those "Mark of the Beast" people.

I wonder if these new recommends will double as Debit cards so that members can get caught up on their tithing on the spot?

If this is true, I guess I will have to abandon my hope of one final visit to the masonic Mormon theater of pain...

I have a friend who has blank recommends and could get me in... we were planning on one last hurrah this fall while filled with the spirits of Captain Morgan...

*sigh*

Bond...James Bond wrote:Why don't they just skip the pretense and start inserting computer chips into people's arms? At the very least it'll rile up those "Mark of the Beast" people.

I wonder if these new recommends will double as Debit cards so that members can get caught up on their tithing on the spot?

LOL!! Just like late fees at Hollywood video...

Old man at the temple desk: "Brudder Jones, while your recommend is current, we have noticed that your account shows that you are behind on your tithes to the lord... Would you like to come clean before entering the house of the lord?"

Polygamy Porter wrote:

Bond...James Bond wrote:I wonder if these new recommends will double as Debit cards so that members can get caught up on their tithing on the spot?

LOL!! Just like late fees at Hollywood video...

Old man at the temple desk: "Brudder Jones, while your recommend is current, we have noticed that your account shows that you are behind on your tithes to the lord... Would you like to come clean before entering the house of the lord?"

(In the voice of Bill Lumburgh from Office Space)

Old man: "Yeah Brother Jones, we show in our records that you have paid $4.11 less in tithing than you did last year......no we don't accept Visa or Mastercard......no we don't except cash either. Yeah we only accept transactions for the new Latter-Debit Saint Card.....Yeah it costs 40$ to sign up for the card......ooohhh......it's going to cost you $100 dollars to express sign up for it today, and I'm going to need you to come in tomorrow and pick it up when you finish these TPS forms. Yeah, you're not going to be able to go through the Temple today."

Bond...James Bond wrote:

Polygamy Porter wrote:

Bond...James Bond wrote:I wonder if these new recommends will double as Debit cards so that members can get caught up on their tithing on the spot?

LOL!! Just like late fees at Hollywood video...

Old man at the temple desk: "Brudder Jones, while your recommend is current, we have noticed that your account shows that you are behind on your tithes to the lord... Would you like to come clean before entering the house of the lord?"

(In the voice of Bill Lumburgh from Office Space)

Old man: "Yeah Brother Jones, we show in our records that you have paid $4.11 less in tithing than you did last year......no we don't accept Visa or Mastercard......no we don't except cash either. Yeah we only accept transactions for the new Latter-Debit Saint Card.....Yeah it costs 40$ to sign up for the card......ooohhh......it's going to cost you $100 dollars to express sign up for it today, and I'm going to need you to come in tomorrow and pick it up when you finish these TPS forms. Yeah, you're not going to be able to go through the Temple today."

Edit to add:

Halfway through that, the old man pauses with a slight grimace on his face looking a mile down the hall as he fills his Depends adult under pants with the Denny's breakfast he had that morning...

Why the transitional period with a card? Just imprint it on their foreheads and be done with it.

(oop, Bond, you stole my thunder)

Polygamy Porter wrote:I heard that LDS Inc is finally putting barcodes on the temple recommends and that all of them will be scanned at the door.

I am sure they say it is to ensure that only worthy members with VALID recommends get in, but I am curious if members are now worried because the leadership will now have an EXACT count of the number of times that members attend.

Bishop: "Brother Jones, I noticed the last time you made it to the temple with your wife was Februrary 23 at 7:12 pm... is there anything I can do to help you and sister Jones get to the house of the lord?"

The TR used to have a magnetic stripped that you swiped when you finished a session. The used to count but those were done away with and in fact we are tolds not to count or put quotas on members.

I guess the bar code could change things.

Polygamy Porter wrote:If this is true, I guess I will have to abandon my hope of one final visit to the masonic Mormon theater of pain...

I have a friend who has blank recommends and could get me in... we were planning on one last hurrah this fall while filled with the spirits of Captain Morgan...

*sigh*

I feel it's a good thing because of jackasses like this.