Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Marie of the Dead!

O.k. I can't promise anything at this point. I'm really not in the situation to. But... I feel like I've been horribly bad and not very interesting in my communication via blogger. So, I am penitent. Awful enough I have zilch I can talk about, that does not consist of complaining. So... Let's see if I can dig up a funny story. Our Norfolk, VA ward was a gem. Or something like it. Well, I was sitting in the Peterson's ward Sunday and just thinking of how home sick I was for my Norfolk ward and friends.. This is the same ward where some of the people are a little shy of all the colors of the rainbow. And the same ward where a woman got up during fast and testimony meeting to exclaim to the congregation that she caught her husband in an affair, she says," And can you believe I walked in on them and they were having S E T S!" Oh how sad and funny at the same time. So I'm reminiscing this last Sunday just not listening to all the testimonies about peoples problems and how they slyly add in something about the Gospel. (Ohhhh I am going to burn!!!!) When this woman walks up. Nothing unusual. She starts crying, not unusual, she starts talking how things have been hard since she divorced her husband five years ago, caught my interest a bit. Then she goes on to say how she hated this church and grew up in Utah, and how she thought "if there ever was a mafia church, this would be it" and she later tells because she knew someone who was in the church and mafia and was using the church, "as a black market for babies" What????!!!!!???? Oh, I felt right at home once again. I love the crazies of the world. I turned to Dave and said, "I was just missing our Norfolk Ward, Now I feel right at home." But Honestly I seriously do miss my Norfolk ward and think it was my favorite ward I have lived in... yep ever. Funny how that goes hu? I can remember all the people's faces (I'm ashamed I can't remember their names) And I seriously smile when I think of them. Even the one's I didn't know well. But I will say, I miss the Young Women so much. They changed my perspective in the world in a way, and I hope and Pray for them and think of them often. Well, I know I don't have any fun pictures but... would any do for this post? Ta Ta ladies, and I really don't know of any guys on this but, Ta Ta men if you are reading this.