Question about Praying

[jazzy225]

I have lived here in Utah for a long time and I know many LDS families and families of other beliefs. I have also seen many of these families in local restaurants.

My question is:

I have noticed that all of the LDS families I know, do not pray in restaurants.

I have been in local wards and stake houses, and lds do pray before meals there.

Why not in restaurants? I do see young lsd at BYU praying before their meals, but not at public restaurants.

Just curious..

[Misshalfway]

My first guess is that it feels like the rest of world is watching something sacred and its uncomfortable.

I know some who do pray at a restaurant and I have done it before, but it kinda feels weird so I don't do it and I don't feel bad about it.

I think at BYU it is more accepted public behavior, but at a restaurant it may not be.

[MarginOfError]

Originally Posted by jazzy225

I do see young lsd at BYU praying before their meals, but not at public restaurants.

Just curious..

I prefer the aged stuff myself...it has a little more kick.

It is a comfort thing. Certainly, praying before meals is not required for salvation. It is encouraged, but, as I understand it, it is encouraged because meal times are a convenient time to bring the family together to pray.

I'm not very consistent about praying in public (or at all for that matter). If I'm in a loud and busy restaurant, I usually don't pray. I'm much more comfortable if the restaurant is quiet and with little activity. I can't tell you why I feel more comfortable that way, but I do.

[Dr T]

When I lived in SLC, our neighbors prayed when we went out to eat every time they just held their arms in their laps and bowed their heads. It was not a big production

[Truegrits]

If we are going to a busy buffet style, (which is noisy) (and some go straight to the buffet ) we say the prayer in the car. So, just because the blessing of the food is not observed, does not mean it was not given. And I am thinking that if we do it this way, others probably do, also.

Oh, and when we go on the Ward Temple trips via bus, the prayer will be given on the bus, before we go into the restaurant.

Originally Posted by jazzy225

I do see young lsd at BYU praying before their meals

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Hey jazzy225,

Ceeboo prefers old cocaine at U of M much more than young lsd at BYU. I can see your point though.

Sorry my friend, I simply could not resist.

God bless,
Carl

[jazzy225]

Originally Posted by ceeboo

Hey jazzy225,

Ceeboo prefers old cocaine at U of M much more than young lsd at BYU. I can see your point though.

Sorry my friend, I simply could not resist.

God bless,
Carl

I couldn't for the world tell what you all were talking about. Slip of the brain.

It is kind of like the LDS sitting around on lsd, while using dsl. J/k

[Elgama]

Originally Posted by Truegrits

If we are going to a busy buffet style, (which is noisy) (and some go straight to the buffet ) we say the prayer in the car. So, just because the blessing of the food is not observed, does not mean it was not given. And I am thinking that if we do it this way, others probably do, also.

Oh, and when we go on the Ward Temple trips via bus, the prayer will be given on the bus, before we go into the restaurant.

we do the same - I think as well as us feeling uncomfortable it can make other diners uncomfortable - they are paying for their meal and have come out to relax, I find it personally better manners to pray before we leave the house or for my husband and myself to say the prayer with head bowed silently - For me the scripture about he who prays publically applies here and certainly for myself the spirit is wrong in this situation. I leave my kids singing hymns in the toilets to do the missionary work (anyone else have a child that is incapable of using the loo in public unless they sing I am a Child of God at the top of their lungs?)

-Charley

[Traveler]

Originally Posted by jazzy225

I have lived here in Utah for a long time and I know many LDS families and families of other beliefs. I have also seen many of these families in local restaurants.

My question is:

I have noticed that all of the LDS families I know, do not pray in restaurants.

I have been in local wards and stake houses, and lds do pray before meals there.

Why not in restaurants? I do see young lsd at BYU praying before their meals, but not at public restaurants.

Just curious..

I cannot answer for all - only myself. My wife and I eat out 2 or three times a week. We almost never say a prayer at restaurants but rather have our prayer before we go or in the privacy of our car before we enter the restaurant. I consider prayer a very sacred form of worship and I do not like to cast my perils before swine. I do not necessarily know that there are religious swine but rather than push that envelop I error on the side of caution.

The Traveler

[bert10]

We can pray in any attitude while walking, enjoying nature, etc. Being Grateful and thankful for all things is a also a prayer. We do not need to ask for it to become a prayer.

Peace be unto you
bert10

Originally Posted by jazzy225

I have lived here in Utah for a long time and I know many LDS families and families of other beliefs. I have also seen many of these families in local restaurants.

My question is:

I have noticed that all of the LDS families I know, do not pray in restaurants.

I have been in local wards and stake houses, and lds do pray before meals there.

Why not in restaurants? I do see young lsd at BYU praying before their meals, but not at public restaurants.

Just curious..