Its The Same, Wherever You Go.

This was our second Sunday attending our new branch. Its a small building that is gated during the week when its not in use. The windows and doors have bars on them. There is only one hall. With about 10 rooms total for nursery, primary and classes. It has two rooms that have AC the chapel, and the kitchen, which is used as a the Relief Society room as well. The chapel has no benches just chairs set up. Its quiet different from the chapels we are used to seeing and attending in Arizona.

Some of the members speak French because its the only branch on the whole island, so the members that live on the French side attend church with us a well. Our branch president gets up when a member that doesn't speak English is talking and translates for them. The missionaries ( thank goodness there is a lot of them) usually pass the sacrament while 2 local boys are able to bless the sacrament. They just started visiting teaching, in December. Again, its different from what we are used to attending and seeing after living in Arizona.

Despite the differences in the way the building looks, or the way the members speak, I love that the church is the same where ever you go. We can attend in Arizona, we can attend in the Caribbean, we could attend in Madagascar and it would still be the same.


The last two Sundays I've looked forward to attending church, more than usual. Probably because it is the closest thing I have felt to home since we moved here (well that and going to the ACE Megastore ;) ). The ward members are always so friendly, and welcoming. We've had ward members take us to church the last two Sundays since we don't have a car yet.

The district president spoke to us today. He had a French accent and spoke in French majority of the time. It was a little hard to follow with Addison and then the broken English and French but the spirit was there, and I felt so much love for this man that struggled to speak English and French and still get his message to come across. After sacrament when I told him I enjoyed his talk he told me that he doesn't like to speak and feels he doesn't do a good job. I think he did great though.

Fun fact for the who are curious: We are in the Barbados Mission. We used to be in the West Indies Mission.

I'm grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ, and that no matter what, where ever I am, the church is the same.