The Super Bowl presents a unique temptation to break the Sabbath. After years of watching faithful young adults wander down the path of destruction, Bishop Belnap of the Provo 675th ward knew that something had to be done. 

“Clearly, the temptation of watching the Super Bowl on the Sabbath is just too much for them to handle,” Bishop Belnap says. “I felt inspired to simply remove that temptation.” Before the sun rose on the morning of the Super Bowl, Bishop Belnap started cutting off the city of Provo’s power. He did so with a chainsaw, a ladder, and a can-do attitude. 

“I looked out the window and saw this guy with a chainsaw on his back shimmying up the telephone pole like a freakishly athletic squirrel,” says one baffled onlooker.

“He wasn’t wearing rubber boots, gloves, any kind of protective gear,” says another. “I have no idea how he wasn’t electrocuted.”

“I think we all know why I wasn’t electrocuted,” says a satisfied Bishop Belnap. Nephi had to cut off Laban’s head, I had to cut up some reinforced aluminum conductor steel. Sometimes we’re asked to do hard things.”