[Cross Posted from Sixteen Small Stones]
Background
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has two handbooks that represent the church’s policies, procedures, and guidelines. While Handbook #1 is available only for Stake Presidents and Bishops in the church, Handbook #2 is meant to be a guide for members of ward and stake councils and is available to anyone.
It is important for all members to be familiar with the content of Handbook #2, but in my experience, even among very devout and active members of the church, there are many who don’t even know the handbook is available, let alone what it says.
I have been reading through Handbook #2 and there are a number of policies and positions of the church of which I suspect many church members are not aware. This is the first in a series of blog posts in which I will highlight some of the interesting contents of the handbook.
Handbook #2 Highlight: Recreational Hypnotism
“The use of hypnosis under competent, professional medical supervision for the treatment of diseases or mental disorders is a medical question to be determined by competent medical authorities. Members should not participate in hypnosis for purposes of demonstration or entertainment.” (emphasis added)
Resources
You can read Handbook #2 online at the church’s official website. It is also available as a PDF Document.
You can also add it to the official Gospel Library App for mobile devices under Manage Library > Other > Leadership > Handbook 2: Administering the Church
I am getting very sleepy…
I am wondering if the Mormons who voted for Obama know this..
(JOKE!!)
Leaving the question of using hypnosis for nefarious villainy up to each member to decide individually.
Which is fine, since I’m not susceptible to hypnotism *BAWK-BAWK!* anyways.
Geoff B.
You know what they say, you can’t be misled into voting for a charlattones (sp?) without wanting it first…
Well there goes next week’s FHE!
Interesting… in my former ward, a member of the bishopric made a decent living as a stage hypnotist.
What about the High Council speakers? Do they rise to the level of either demonstration or entertainment?
WallyBob … slow death.
Am I the only one looking forward to “Handbook #2 Highlights: Vascectomies”?
Glad to see you have been reading the handbook MC. 🙂
I’m waiting to read Handbook #1 . . . oh, wait. I never will. *LOL*