What's next? A seminar on "Free Agency and How to Enforce It"? I trust/hope/yearn for more to this story

I am a bishop and cannot believe this is the whole story. I hate it when they hold the atheletes to a HIGHER standard than the regular students. I know this can be fixed. He is a kid. Give him a break. Go Cougs



I agree with you too!

But, there has got to be more to the story and having a stake president ask the father to " don't hurt your son by making a big issue out of this" and the fact that BYU and Ecclesiastical leaders hold spiritual issues confidential, the only way we are going to find out the truth is from him or someone close to him and his transgressions are broadcast across the internet. Bad choice for the father.

This guy sounds like he knew the rules, especially if he had been warned previously not only by his bishop, but by his coach as well. I would be crossing all my 't's and dotting all my 'i's.

"Hey bishop, I know you are concerned about my church attendance, just wanted to let you know I was in Cedar over the weekend." how hard is that.

I have to believe that this consequence was made aware to him...

Tough deal and I personally error on the side of mercy... who knows maybe they already did that too...

If you don't go to church you can't get your ecclesiastical endorsement and you then can't attend BYU. The rules are pretty simple on this one. If this is the only problem I would hope the bishop would be willing to set up some sort of deal with him.

I know none of the circumstances (this is complete speculation) but it seems like any bishop would warn someone first that if they didn't attend church more often they would get kicked out of BYU. It wouldn't surprise me if someone just blew their bishop off thinking there is no way someone would kick me out for just not attending church every week.

lovelldog wrote:

If you don't go to church you can't get your ecclesiastical endorsement and you then can't attend BYU...

Then why don't they take attendance and why aren't they kicking out all the slackers?

I am going to call Brian Santiago and see if he can shed some additional light on the situation. He is a great guy and I have to believe he would take this to the top.

Sadly, seems like they already did.