Today I volunteered to conduct the music in Sacrament Meeting again today, just so that I would have the opportunity to serve and stuff, and as I stood up there today, I felt like my mother so much. It was a really strange feeling for me, since I know that I'm turning into her, but it was just the mannerisms I was using and the style of my conducting that I felt like her. We also sang "Abide with Me" as the closing song, and we had sung it together before in sacrament meeting back home, and I could just hear her voice singing the words of her solo on one of the verses. I believe I may already be reverting back to my childlike state that I was in at home, a completely lost innocence out here in "the world" or at least at college.
It's weird to think that I will be here only two more Sundays, I love my ward so much already and am so sad to be leaaving it. Every time I tell someone else when I will be leaving, it makes me kind of wish I could stay here forever, scary thought I know, to stay in this campus town with all of them Mormons, but it's such a great environment to be in. Everyone cares about everyone else, and there are so many service opportunities. It's just great. Actually, my ward is going to be helping in the Special Olympics on Saturday, so that should be a great chance to get to know the ward members better and to especially feel the spirit.
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I just want you to know that, as much as I liked being at home (when I was there, uh, back in June of 2004 and long before that), I really do love it here. I wouldn't say I want to be here forever or anything, but it's definitely a great place to be.
I think, though, that it's interesting to think of how your ward's role changes as you get older. It definitely has a specific purpose now (if you really need me to explain . . .), and then, when you're old and married (and pick any other synonyms), especially away from BYU, it becomes a select group of people from which you draw close friendships that mean so much more once you're surrounded by nonmembers of the Church.
Anyways, I guess I just wanted to say that I don't think it's weird that you like it here. :)
Thank you for that.
You're welcome for that.
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