Église - Church

Going to church is quite different here than on Browning Circle. We cannot just walk out our door 15 minutes before church starts. It is a good half hour drive to get there. It is in a town called Melun.
The ward is small, but still growning. They have 2 sets of missionaries at the moment who are doing a great job. The kids love them because they speak English, and because they joke and tease them.
The ward recently obtained some headsets so they can translate the meeting for us, on these days we are especially grateful for the missionaries and their language skills.

The church is new and very small but fills the needs for the Melun ward. The chapel has multiple uses. It is used as a chapel, a gym and as the serving area for the many dinners they like to have. At our talent show last Saturday we learned the stand disassembles and can become a stage- very functional.



This is a view of the primary room looking at the front. It has been interesting to see how they do things here. They wait to have the talks and song and prayer until the end. The room can become rather noisy with the wood floors.

This is a look at the back of the room. The small chairs that you can see are arranged in a small circle facing the cabinets for sharing time for the little children and then turned into their current position when they all gather together.

The Relief Society Room. When the sisters are here, the room is full of both people and spirit.

The parking lot, most Sundays I feel lucky to get a spot I can get into, but better one I can get out of.

A little after church activity. Sophie, and Lilly color with a new friend (Sophie). The French children love the new Americans and have been very helpful and friendly. Some weeks after church it takes a bit of time to get our new friends out of the car and in a safe distance to not get run over so that we can pull out. Last week there were so many children hanging around the car when we were trying to leave that when we finally drove away Logan said, "That was awkward."

The Reed and Randall children after church in early October. What a relief to have a buddy that doesn't' understand as much as you don't. Going to school everyday and not understanding a thing and then coming to church to do the same thing is sometimes a little rough.

This is how we all feel when it's over!

Because everyone lives so far away, they treasure their time together, they plan meals after church at least once a month. Everyone is to bring something to share. It's difficult knowing what to bring, but it's even more difficult knowing what we should or shouldn't eat. The kids have been very brave and willing to try almost anything.