This week I was thinking about our new ward. We've been in it for 7 months now, and it still doesn't feel like home. (Obviously, as I still think of it as our new ward.) I'm in Primary, so I still don't really know that many people. And it seems like we have more than our share of problems.
Today in testimony meeting, a man stood at the pulpit and sang his gratitude. He then spoke about being unemployed for two years, and announced that he now has a good job, and his family has benefits again! He gave thanks for living in a ward where people know what it is like to suffer, to experience adversity, and yet to hold fast.
Well. I, for one, am grateful for a new perspective.
That's rough when your ward feels "new" rather than like home. I think being in primary is a great place to be and you get to know all the kids of the ward, which sort of helps you get to know who their families are.
ReplyDeleteI suppose if you really wanted to remedy the situation your family could start inviting other families over or start randomly serving them.
Didn't your ward already split a few year ago? If I was in a ward I enjoyed, it would be very difficult for me to adjust to that change.
ReplyDeleteAbout 6 years ago our boundaries were redrawn and we were heartbroken to be in a new ward and a new stake. It took some time but today in Sacrament meeting as people I have learned to love bore their testimonies I was noticing how many wonderful people we have come to know and that this ward really is home now....and it didn't take the whole 6 years, I promise!
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