Hello there!
It's been a while since my introductory post. In that time, I have been to places such as Philadelphia (twice), Detroit, New York (twice), Boston, St. Louis, Cleveland and other places.
In most of these cities I have attended small inner-city branches. Now, you would think that these branches would clamp on to any new warm body that happened to walk through their door...But surprisingly, most of the time nobody introduces themselves--not even the leadership.
One exception to this, however, is the Flushing 2nd Ward in Queens, New York. This ward is a paradox to me--it's nominally an English-speaking ward, but the majority of the members are Chinese. A large percentage of the members wear headphones to hear talks and prayers in their own language. I have been to this ward (and also when it was a branch) numerous times over the past few years. Each time I have been there missionaries, members and Bishop Wu have introduced themselves to me. In fact, there was an occasion where I had gone there on consecutive Sundays. A wonderful elderly Sister asked me if I was moving in.
At any rate, it's wonderful to be able to drop in anywhere and have my spiritual batteries recharged--to sing the hymns, listen to talks and testimonies, and partake of the Sacrament.
I'll strive to keep you posted on my progress through the summer.
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