3-Hour Block Church Meetings vs. "All-Day Church"

Back in the day, at least in Utah, Latter Day Saints would attend an hour of church Sunday mornings, one hour in the afternoons, and then another hour in the evenings. The meeting schedule was changed sometime between the 1960's and the early 1980's to combine all three meetings into one block of time. This post explores both the pros and cons of each of those meeting schedules.

Block Church:

Pros:

* One can do longer activities during non-church hours, like visit relatives for dinner more than 15-minutes away.
* More wards can use the church facilities throughout the day.
* Saves money on gas [urban wards]. Inconceivable for rural wards.

Cons:

* People with bony rear-ends are discomforted.
* The wards that do overlap have to rotate sacrament meeting times.
* Fatigue.

All-Day Church:

Pros:

* One can remember the Savior all day.
* One can make home visits with assurance that people will be home.
* Between-meeting snacks. Especially good for those who regulate their insulin levels.
* Convenient for choir practices.

Cons:

* The "Pros" of Block Church.
* Less committed members might just attend Sacrament meeting.
* "Impossible" for families with children who take naps during the day.