Now and Then
Primary Program is the same wherever you go, it turns out. There's always the kid who is pulling the hair of the girl in front of him; there's always the girl who sits so everyone can see her underwear; there are always kids clearly too old to be there, but who read their lines robustly, as if demonstrating how it's done; those who are so excited their parents are there that they can't stop waving and those who cry to be in front of so many people. I suspect that these cute antics are the reasons why the Programs continue to this day. Our program did just fine. I had a good time singing next to Alicia (she kept wanting to sit on my lap, but I had to say no :(. )
Kim here has a kidney infection (we think), and she's been sicker than a dog for nearly a week--no sleep, no food. Poor thing. She had to cancel her Norway trip and might have to cancel going to Spain for Thanksgiving, and that's a lot of money down the drain. Having someone so ill in the house is a great way to get everyone involved in service and issues bigger than themselves. I sure hope she gets better soon and that it's nothing serious.
The fireside featured a bishop who was four years old during the London Blitz, and he was excited to tell us about it. He showed us pictures of piddly bomb-shelters, blackouts, craters in the streets with Fords in them, the famous smoking St. Paul's Cathedral, pictures of his family and himself as a little boy. I learned so much about the Blitz and what happened, how long it lasted, why the Chronicles of Narnia children were sent away, etc. Winston Churchill must have been a little peeved, but there was nothing that could be done. Happily a lot of the major sites were not bombed; because it was so dark, the Germans needed landmarks to navigate.
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