When I was growing up we had a weekly tradition that we called "Closure". It would take place on sunday and sort of finish off the week. What is closure? well, all 11 of us (a blended family) would gather in the living room after dinner on sunday. One by one each person was encuraged to share something they learned either that day in church, sometime over the last week, or even just their lifetime. Only if you wanted to. Once you were done, sharing would be passed to the next person. This was not a time to correct, debate, or lecture. It was simply a time to share what you had learned. Some times they were very brief, even one word. Partly because with that many teenagers you should know at least a few want to hurry up and get on with it, and also because thats just how some did it. Others would share longer thoughts.




I would like this to be a place where Closure can take place. Please share Something you have learned. If you are not an auther on the blog, but wish to share, just post what you have learned as a comment on my last post.

-Tali

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Latino Mormons

This week a friend at work sought me out to tell me he had attended his first Mormon church service. He said he was interested, even though he is Catholic. He was very surprised when I told him, "There are a lot of ex-Catholics in the Mormon Church."  In response to his questions, I pointed out that there are more native Spanish speakers in the Mormon Church than native English speakers, and that nearly all of them are converts from Catholicism. Blew his mind. I didn't realize it until later, but it may be that half the members of the Church are ex-Catholics.
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