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Junior Chimp
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« on: July 31, 2017, 12:59:09 PM »

LDS/Mormon Church services are divided into three hour blocks, which used to be in random order for each ward (congregation), but now always have Sacrament Meeting first, if I recall correctly. Here's basically how it goes.

Sacrament Meeting, about 70 minutes:

-Call to Attention by a member of the bishopric (bishop and two counselors).

-Opening Hymn and Prayer.

-Organizational announcements (who received what "calling" in the church, and so forth)

-Baby blessings (but not baptisms, we don't have those), if any.

-Sacrament Hymn

-Sacrament (Communion) is taken to members of the ward and any visitors who choose to partake.

-Sermons ("talks) by lay members, usually assigned by the bishopric, but one week a month, we have spontaneous talks.

Closing Hymn and Prayer.

Sunday School (about 50 minutes)

-Call to Attention, Opening Hymn (sometimes?) and Opening Prayer

-Teacher gives lesson, talking about some aspect of church history, the Book of Mormon/other scriptures, etc. Audience participation is encouraged. Much like a school lesson, basically.

-Closing prayer.

-Children 5-12 go to Primary instead, which is similar to Sunday School, but for kids. Classes are separated by age group. Nursery for mothers with children under 5.

Elders Quorum/High Priests Quorum and Relief Society (60 minutes)Sad

-Elders are adult men (18 and over) with the priesthood. This is our basic "rank" within the church. High Priests are generally older Elders who have a calling requiring greater spiritual authority, like a bishop or stake president. Relief Society are all women over 18. I can't speak for High Priests or Relief Society meetings, but I am an Elder.

-10 or so minute "Opening Exercises" combining Elders and High Priests, with any announcements being discussed at that time. Opening Hymn and prayer. Split into constituent quorums for the rest of the meeting.

-Similar to Sunday School, assigned teacher gives a lesson, and discusses a particular aspect of the Gospel, of Church History, or of the scriptures, and audience participation happens. We all read from the scriptures if asked to, etc.

-Closing Prayer. We're done.

There are some events that disrupt the three hour block (Ward, Stake, and General Conference), but generally that's how it goes, at least in Utah congregations.
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Zioneer
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2017, 02:32:25 PM »

LDS/Mormon Church services are divided into three hour blocks, which used to be in random order for each ward (congregation), but now always have Sacrament Meeting first, if I recall correctly. Here's basically how it goes.

Sacrament Meeting, about 70 minutes:

-Call to Attention by a member of the bishopric (bishop and two counselors).

-Opening Hymn and Prayer.

-Organizational announcements (who received what "calling" in the church, and so forth)

-Baby blessings (but not baptisms, we don't have those), if any.

-Sacrament Hymn

-Sacrament (Communion) is taken to members of the ward and any visitors who choose to partake.

-Sermons ("talks) by lay members, usually assigned by the bishopric, but one week a month, we have spontaneous talks.

Closing Hymn and Prayer.

Sunday School (about 50 minutes)

-Call to Attention, Opening Hymn (sometimes?) and Opening Prayer

-Teacher gives lesson, talking about some aspect of church history, the Book of Mormon/other scriptures, etc. Audience participation is encouraged. Much like a school lesson, basically.

-Closing prayer.

-Children 5-12 go to Primary instead, which is similar to Sunday School, but for kids. Classes are separated by age group. Nursery for mothers with children under 5.

Elders Quorum/High Priests Quorum and Relief Society (60 minutes)Sad

-Elders are adult men (18 and over) with the priesthood. This is our basic "rank" within the church. High Priests are generally older Elders who have a calling requiring greater spiritual authority, like a bishop or stake president. Relief Society are all women over 18. I can't speak for High Priests or Relief Society meetings, but I am an Elder.

-10 or so minute "Opening Exercises" combining Elders and High Priests, with any announcements being discussed at that time. Opening Hymn and prayer. Split into constituent quorums for the rest of the meeting.

-Similar to Sunday School, assigned teacher gives a lesson, and discusses a particular aspect of the Gospel, of Church History, or of the scriptures, and audience participation happens. We all read from the scriptures if asked to, etc.

-Closing Prayer. We're done.

There are some events that disrupt the three hour block (Ward, Stake, and General Conference), but generally that's how it goes, at least in Utah congregations.

Besides obvious things (like the Book of Mormon), what are some  of the differences in beliefs between Mormon and Protestants?

Well, I actually have my own thread to cover that; I don't want to clog up this thread so I will answer your question on that thread.
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