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It’s been a while since I’ve been to a fireside. Do you remember the Bishop or Sunday School President announcing firesides? Can we still have them? Are they happening? (I really don’t know)
If I were Bishop, High Priest group leader, Young Men’s President could I announce that we’re having a fireside tonight (say Sunday night) at so and so’s house, etc., and pick and choose the topic? Are they happening? Can they still happen?
I know they are, at least for the youth. I believe they fell out of favor (for adults). I believe that part of this was because of personal gain abuse (some were promoting the sale of their own books/tapes etc.). Another aspect was the teaching of doctrines which they did not wish to promote (i.e. Hyrum Andrus) edit:
The fun one they don’t seem to do anymore … Road Shows
They still happen, but it is done at the local level. In our former ward, there were missionary firesides at least monthly, and there are regular youth firesides. There was a fireside just this past weekend in our new ward – a couple who served a humanitarian mission in Central America talking about their experiences serving in that area. There were tri-stake and regional Young Single Adult and Single Adult firesides in the Cincinnati area. My wife and I attended a fireside about two years ago where Richard Bushman was the speaker – an amazing meeting.
I’m sure some wards and stakes don’t hold them, but they still happen in lots of places.
I only hear of them in the context of youth firesides in my stake. Decades ago, the fundamentalist folks began using firesides & scripture study gatherings as a means to spread their unique teachings. I don’t know if it was only a California thing, but the word went quickly out that adult gatherings under either title were absolutely not approved. Of course, BYU education studies were continued, though always in a stake or ward building. I knew several families that converted to LeBaronism, and wonder how their families turned out. One was a member of our stake high council, another a leading seventy (yes, there used to be local seventies in the LDS church). I’m old, I know.
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