Following another inspirational weekend of General Conference, disappointed rumor believers are now packing up the small tent city they set up out front of a rundown Orem Starbucks.
“We’re honestly still shook that nothing changed.” related coffee-hungry Craig Zimmerman, tossing a sleeping bag into the back of the family mini van as rain poured down, “My friend’s credible sources must be having serious trust issues right now after the conversations they had with apostles turned out to be lies.”
Even though the widely circulated word of wisdom rumor was proved false Sunday night, hopeful saints continued to hang around the Orem Starbucks, sipping herbal tea and chatting with a group of missionaries who expected to be released any moment at the announcement of shortened mission length. Now almost 72 hours since the prophet addressed the Church, there is little hope left for either group.
Carol Hopkins took a break from collecting abandoned coffee beans and “Mormons Love Coffee” mugs in the vacant Starbucks parking lot to give her conference weekend story: “Most of us had a good time here barbecuing, researching what coffee is, and just chatting about commandments we didn’t like in general. Oh, and we caught a few of the talks too.”
Although “things didn’t work out” this conference, Carol and company vow to be back in another six months once they’ve agreed upon something else they’d like to change about the Church.