Church with 6 adults


We start off our Sunday Services by first unlocking the gate. The gate and front fence are topped with barbed wire. It's not an indication that the church is in a terrible neighborhood but just that almost every building in the city has a fence and barbed wire

 Sacrament meeting starts at 10. Today we had two investigators, two adult members and Cheryl and I.
Cheryl, a member named Warlito and I take turns speaking each of the Sundays. For a second speaker we play a recording of a general conference talk.
Warlito and I take turns blessing the sacrament. The ordinance goes by so fast that we have to pause in between blessing the bread and the water so members have more time to reflect.
 After sacrament meeting all of the children go in a single primary class. One of the members has three children and one has only one. On some Sundays there are no children.
 Today during Sunday school we had the first ever investigator class. Benny and Janu today received the first-ever missionary discussions in the country. Warlito who is Filipino who has a work contract in Timor leste taught the lesson in Bahasa.

 For gospel Doctrine I was the teacher and Eden was the only class member. We watched two of the churches Bible videos and discussed our impressions about their teachings.

The Sunday meeting started at 10 and lasted until almost 11:30. It was the longest Church schedule we've ever had. It all depends on how long Cheryl can keep the kids in primary. She does remarkably well.

Sunday meetings have been a remarkable experience. Even though there are only a few of us and attendance is not consistent we are always blessed with an outpouring of the spirit of the Holy Ghost. It is surprising and a wonderful blessing to be in a country where the spirit of the Lord is working among the people.



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  1. The PiersFebruary 11, 2018 at 6:30 AM

    Your post reminded me of this promise from the D&C " “Verily, verily, I say unto you, … where two or three are gathered together in my name, … behold, there will I be in the midst of them—even so am I in the midst of you” (D&C 6:32). You are truly pioneers there!

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