Comments on: For Pioneer Day, a Prophet of Peace

By: Frank Fox

Frank Fox — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:53:09 +0000

If he has the common touch why doesn’t he shine his own shoes?

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:00:55 +0000

I find it interesting how people see what they want to see and fill in so much. A man got his shoes shined, big whoopee.

By: Spektator

Spektator — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:58:51 +0000

The several times I have been in attendance when Monson spoke, he would exit quickly when the meeting ended. Rather than staying to ‘receive’ the crowd, he and his driver were the first ones out of the building. Kinda reminds me of myself when the Bears were playing…

This type of contrived outing is probably designed to dispel the idea that he normally avoids the commoner.

By: CarlosJC

CarlosJC — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:38:46 +0000

And no one realized that the man is too big to reach his shoes and shine them himself.

By: I am soooo not going to give you my name

I am soooo not going to give you my name — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:28:54 +0000

No matter if it is president Monson or Brad Pitt, this is kind of thing is always partly prearranged. They know he shows up there quite often, they know the time, he knows they are likely to be there since they have talked with the man who polishes his shoes and that’s it. No need for an appoitment really.

By: John Nilsson

John Nilsson — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:10:00 +0000

Did this seem prearranged to any of you? Was the reporter wandering through the hotel with his cameraperson and stumbled onto Tom Monson, local celebrity?

By: Stephen Marsh

Stephen Marsh — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:46:20 +0000

(even less well known than many other fictitious facts)

I liked that!

By: hawkgrrrl

hawkgrrrl — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:05:24 +0000

Hee hee.

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:40:16 +0000

. . . and Hawk is secure in her delusions. Peace, Sister.

By: hawkgrrrl

hawkgrrrl — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:32:08 +0000

This is a covert nod to the liberal, moderate, and independent Mos out there. It’s a little known fact that Monson is a big fan of our blog (even less well known than many other fictitious facts).

By: I am soooo not going to give you my name

I am soooo not going to give you my name — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:05:26 +0000

Funny, it seems to me that at first all the presidents of the church are light and funny and then they get tired after running all over the world to meet members and they start focusing on church business more than anything else. Who would blame them for that?
I like president Monson a lot, not because he is “funny” but because I have always liked him since I was a teenager.

By: Arthur

Arthur — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:16:31 +0000

One of my grandparents would have done the same thing! Not the other one though.

By: Stephen Wellington

Stephen Wellington — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:35:19 +0000

I loved it when he tried to touch that guys hair and the guy pulled away….a bit uncomfortable but funny.

By: angrymormonliberal

angrymormonliberal — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:59:48 +0000

The anti-hippies are spinning in their graves…

Hallelujah!

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:41:52 +0000

President Monson is a complex man. This is a great example of his warm and personable side, that I believe truly is genuine.

By: AHLDuke

AHLDuke — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:16:54 +0000

Sounds like one of those things that old folks do…the kind of things that make their grandchildren and great-grandchildren cringe and want to melt into the floor and disappear.