Sunday, November 7, 2010

Freedom! Or, Thankfulness Project Day 7

Mr. Case is taking a class on religions of the world and part of his assignment is to attend various houses of worship. The fun part of his final two classes is that I get to tag along. Something you may not know about me is that I love to study different religions. 

Today I attended church with my friend Debbie. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (AKA Mormons but from what I understand that's not how they prefer to be referred to as.)

I had a fantastic time at Debbie's church. We attended what is known as "Sacrament Meeting" and it was a special day-during the first service of the month members of the church partake in what (I believe-Debbie correct me if I'm wrong and sorry for anything I butcher!!) is called "Fast and Testimony." Members of the church got up and gave their testimonies and it was a very special event to watch. 

So today, I am thankful for several things:

1. God and His love for His people. 
2. The blessing of hearing people give their testimonies. Even though I am not a member of her church, I was really moved by the stories people shared. I felt blessed to hear them.
3. The fact that I live in a country where I can go to pretty much any place of worship and not have to fear for my life or worry that I will face punishment for any reason. I never take for granted the liberties granted to me as an American. 

3 comments:

Russ and Debbie said...

I'm glad you could make it Casey! And yes, it is "Fast and Testimony Meeting!" I hope you can bring Rob next time! :)

The Trotter Family said...

I'm glad you liked it! Its nice to leave with a positive message. To be honest with you, it seems like the times I bring friends to church, I get the weirdos sharing strange stories on the pulpit. I am glad that wasn't the case today!

Katie said...

Oh! I'm so glad you had a positive experience at a different congregation of my church!

When testimony meeting is good it's usually GREAT. However, sometimes nutters take the opportunity to get up and tell random stories and I just shake my head in confusion. But, we're all a little nuts in our own ways, right?

Thanks for the nice compliment on my blog! Made my day!