Deseret News | CTR Club turns lunchtime into bonding time in Calif. high school

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CTR Club turns lunchtime into bonding time in Calif. high school

Great Idea!! | 12:30 p.m. June 28, 2009

This is a Great Idea!! Letting the students plan
and "run" the organization. Students in today's
world are looking for something to hold on to
AND BE a Part of, especially in the decision making
process.

Maybe the "CTR Club" idea will catch on and go way beyond the LDS community, and who knows, the LDS community might just get bigger as a result.
This could maybe become a club found at many
schools.

Many teenagers join the Church because of the Good
examples of members they meet and get to know at school.

God Bless...

Anonymous | 1:14 p.m. June 28, 2009

My family entered Utah in 1847. I grew up in Utah. Funny, I never heard of CTR until a few years ago. Witnessing the methodology of acquiring the Winter Games, Mormon capitalism running frauds and The Blanding story CTR seems like another empty mantra.

Beth Ann | 1:59 p.m. June 28, 2009

Huh? I thought the church banned these types of programs that were not sanctioned. I do believe this lady should be counceled. We cannot have this type of freelancing or cavalier activity in the church.

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Titanious Anglesmith | 5:58 p.m. June 28, 2009

@Anonymous - perhaps you are older, from the time before Choose The Right became a main Primary theme? Or you are of LDS heritage but not an active member? I am 40 and have heard Choose the Right my whole life. Perhaps you should look beyond your cynicism and notice that all groups, no matter how noble the cause, have bad actors and corrupt individuals. They are just that, individuals.

@Beth Ann - the article is clear that the club is not meant to represent the Church, nor does it strictly teach LDS doctrine. It is a place where all of the kids can discuss their standards and the things they believe to be correct principles. It also says that there are only 4 or 5 LDS students in the school, but many more participants. Choose the right should be the goal of all of us. By the way, I doubt that the float shown in the picture has anything to do with the club. It looks like something a ward or stake put together for the Days of 47 or some other big parade. Most assuredly they were "authorized" to do so.

Trolls | 6:56 p.m. June 28, 2009

The trolls are always looking for something to
complain about or make fun of. They create their little straw men with exaggeration and then Attact their very own exaggerations and somehow get some form of "high" by doing so.

This is directed to both 1:14 PM and 1:59 PM.

Try a little "Positive Attitude"....

Digbads | 10:44 p.m. June 28, 2009

This sounds like some great kids!

kamsraptor | 11:42 p.m. June 28, 2009

This is AWESOME! I hope the positive nature of this club spreads and that we see more like it. What a great idea! Kids need to feel empowered and encouraged in their natural desires to do GOOD - irregardless of their religion. What better forum than a club made up of their peers to help them explore the goodness friendship and giving!

Dear Anonymous | 12:39 a.m. June 29, 2009

Apparently you are not a member of the LDS church. CTR is a class in the primary. The children are given a ring with those initials on them. The ring has been around for at least 40 years and has been sold in LDS bookstores for over 30 years.

To Great Idea | 11:09 a.m. June 29, 2009

Great Idea said: "Maybe the "CTR Club" idea will catch on . . . and the LDS community might just get bigger as a result."

Can nothing be done without the thought of increasing church numbers?

This club sounds like a nice idea, but not if there is a hidden agenda to gain converts. That would not be an attitude of true friendship.

Anonymous | 11:10 a.m. June 29, 2009

Another way for self-righteous Mormons to isolate themselves and create a "club" where they lord their self-perceived moral superiority over others!

I, Ronnie | 11:30 a.m. June 29, 2009

So, CTR clubs are okay and clubs for kids of "alternative lifestyles" aren't?

Hey, I Ronnie | 11:44 a.m. June 29, 2009

Yeah, CTR clubs are OK. last I checked, a club was just a group of kids with similar interests meeting together. What's wrong with this group? Most schools DO already support 'alternative lifestyle' clubs. Most especially in CA. The schools are either fully supported thru the administration, or they are forced to be so thru the city councils. Or have you not been to Fresno or San Fran or Santa Monica lately?

To Anon 11:10 am | 12:34 p.m. June 29, 2009

Did ya even read the article? Or did ya just jump on and start your anti-anything LDS drool?
This is not a way for kids to isolate themselves, nor does it have ANYTHING to do with moral superiority.
Thank heaven, some people are looking at the world, and our children and looking for ways to help them learn, and use their time wisely.
Plus they learn good social skills and ways to interact with others.
Sounds like a great concept for this world.

kamsraptor | 5:10 p.m. June 29, 2009

To those who feel uncomfortable with a club using a well known tag line for the LDS church, Choose the Right, I ask would it be better if it were called Choose the WRONG? I mean, for goodness sake, it's a club meant to encourage good choices and friendship! Many people choose the right every day (LDS or otherwise). Let's promote what's right with the world. I don't believe your issue is with the club, it's with the LDS church. Fine, everyone's entitled to an opinion, but that is a completely separate battle you can fight another day because it's simply not relevant here. Bottom line this is a worthwhile endeavor initiated by a student not the church. Rest easy, I am sure there are no alterior motives by the LDS church (who had no part in the organization of this club in the first place) to covertly convert the masses. Can we not let a positive story stand on it's own merits without picking it apart with unwarranted criticism?

Brian | 6:53 p.m. June 29, 2009

CTR. I hope many converts will come from this venture. The church is moving on and it is great to engage investigators at this young age.

Good Grief | 12:59 a.m. July 1, 2009

I guess I shouldn't be surprised. there will always be somone who will crab about anything that has anything at all to do with the church. Motivated by ignorance or jealousy, or envy or just plain rudeness. I suppose they would rather the kids were out in the parking lot smoking in someones car, or making out. What a shame they can't just get together and be friends and talk about common interests that are good and wholesome with out some Bozo trying to spoil it.

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