Sunday, October 12, 2008

Single's Ward Family style

So, the next time you want to sit through a quiet Sacrament meeting go to a single's ward. You could hear a pin drop during Sacrament. Well, most people could, except for those around us. Carter was the only sound in the room. I couldn't get him to stop whispering. He has this thing about silence.... it's evil and must be filled with chatter. He did get lots of glances from curious singles ("Mom, that guys staring at me")who obviously haven't heard a noise at church in some time.
We went to hear Ashley give her first of two 'farewell' talks in church. She did a great job and sounded like a pro. We were quite the site though, sitting there with four children and surrounded by the 18-30 crowd. I'm sure no one noticed (yeah right!)
It was fun to see the Sacrament blessed and passed by returned missionaries who probably thought they were past that stage of life. (You're never too old to........)
Another phenomenon was the singing. From where I was sitting, it sounded like everyone sang in unison (i.e. no parts) and to me it was very symbolic since all of these people have one thing in common, they are single and at/around the same age in life, so their singing seemed to be the same way. In a family ward, you have young and old, babies, divorced folks, single sisters and brothers, newlyweds, in other words all parts of one song.
Next week Ashley will speak in our ward and it will be another wonderful experience.
Only 17 days left till MTC day!