Hellllooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
So, I don't really know what the whole branch is like. There's like, seven or so active members but all only on a technicality... Last week we had four people, two of which were older women, you know- like it is. And the other two were pretty strong members- i'm told- so that's pretty good. And again, I am the piano player. Like seriously!? You always told me, and I was sure that no matter where I went, everyone would be able to play the piano, but I'm the only one ever. At least I'm getting really good now! I can play several songs with both hands, and can sight read the top hand and some chords with most of the other songs! PRTY CRZY!
On another note- We had to throw all our members out the window last week! I mean, there was only four of them, but it was great! Basically, the lock to the door got stuck, and we couldn't get out, and the old ladies were freaking out, and eventually we decided that we'd all half to leave through the window! It's like a 1.5 floor window, so youths could jump out of it no problem, but old women have a bit of a tougher time... After calming them down and explaining them the plan, one, named Bożena, finally tried, but then freaked out when she was about to start, and ran back, but then got the courage to try again and made it. Then the next lady, named Iza, made it out just fine... Except she was wearing a pretty short skirt, which was already a little scarring, but Sergiusz, who was helping them, looked really shaken up at the end. But that day is definitely going down as one of the best.
And something just hit me earlier this week, with my conversations with others and general observations, is how much church and stuff is considered just a tradition. Like baptism when kids are born, like, unless someone is really religious, they just see things like that, and going to mass every Christmas and Easter simply cultural things. Few, FEW people have ever really considered what it means when they say they've been baptized and what it means when they say that they believe in God and in Christ.Whenever I ask them why they believe in Christ, they just get blank and don't know. We need to be active believers. We need to know what it means to be members of the Church of Jesus Christ. Because that's what we are. The "Latter-Day Saints" part is important as well, but that's not the bolded part on all the signs. Like Nephi said "We talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins". HES SO IMPORTANT. Don't forget that!
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