I've had a lot of people ask questions about church here in Dominica- it is so different than church in Utah! We are part of the Portsmouth Branch. We meet in Portsmouth, there are about 60 of us there each week, 10-15 of which are locals, the rest of us are students and their families. We meet in this lovely green building- the second floor is where Sacrament meeting, Sunday School and Relief Society and Priesthood are held, the bottom floor is primary and the Branch President's office. Nursery meets in the Branch President's office. We are tightly packed in this building and we are very limited in resources- but I can tell you- the church is still true in Dominica!
Our branch presidency is made up of students and most people in the ward serve in multiple capacities. As the second counselor in the Primary presidency, I'm also the chorister and end up spending quite a bit of time in nursery each Sunday as well. Some Sundays Primary seems like a zoo and I'm exhausted when we get home! I'm definitely learning a lot about being flexible, working with what I've got, making the best of the situation, and serving wherever I'm needed (at least I'm trying to get better at these things!) Mostly I'm loving the experience.
And I just loved what this little boy said in nursery a few weeks ago while I was teaching the Joseph Smith story:
Me: Do you know what church we go to?
2 year old boy: The GREEN one!
Me: ...That's right, good job!
What a cute story! And I'm glad you guys have the church there as kind of a consistent/stabilizing part of your lives while you're living in a completely different culture. And your church building is waaay prettier than my church building :).
ReplyDeleteI love that church. haha how fun!!
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