Sacrament standards exist for a reason
Orson Scott Card
He talked about how surprised and moved he had been when, attending sacrament meeting in Hawaii, he heard each speaker greet the congregation with a loud "Aloha!" which was then answered with a loud "Aloha!" from the members.
Then he insisted that we adopt the same custom and shout "Aloha!" back to him when he greeted us that way.
I hated it. We weren't in Hawaii. It wasn't our custom. And it wasn't his place to decide that we should do such a thing. He had been called upon to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to us, not transform the way we conducted our sacrament meetings!
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