Today was the first day in over a year that we were back at church, every row filled and no masks. We’ve been back at church now for several months but with a rotating schedule, everyone in masks, every other pew empty to allow for social distancing and no second hour meetings in person. In February we went from group limits from 99-150 people. Last summer we were having to reserve a spot to attend one of two meetings each day because only so few people were allowed to gather. But TODAY, we were all there! We had elderly members who I hadn’t seen who could now come because so many are vaccinated, we had whole families, people hugging and sitting next to each other. It was delicious. It was joyful! It was so, so marvelous. It was if we hadn’t seen our family in so long and now we were back together again. Usually we try to sit reverently in our seats for a few minutes before the meeting starts but today the volume and energy was high with people greeting one another and catching up. It was so, so nice to see smiling faces. I am so grateful that this pandemic is slowing down and things are starting to get back to normal (kind of). Next month we resume in person second hour classes for everyone including primary aged children!
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