Calm Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Hmmmm... this is interesting. My ward is quite large (200ish people) and has quite a few active members (probably about 90ish). And nearly all the boys go on missions... and most of them are active =P.I guess it all depends on things XD.Best of Wishes,TAOWe had a very large ward and all but one of my son's age group (15 boys or so) went on a mission and several of the girls as well. The two Utah wards, quite large, I have been in have about a 90% rate as well.
Calm Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 I like not being noticed and not being depended upon. I like living in a ward with lots of ability.I am so grateful at this point in my life not to have to worry that the ward is going to be missing out if I am not attending every week. It was horrible being in a very small branch and having health issues prevent me going to church and knowing that someone was having to scramble to cover for me (well, really not much of a scramble, they just combined the two Primary classes of three children each into one...but I still felt I was letting people down).
blackstrap Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 I suppose that I should let Lehi know what it is like living in Zion. We have 9 wards in my town of less than 4000.Our public schools are staffed with about 90% LDS.We are occasionally accused of "running" the schools.Well,duh!. The families are quite involved with education and extracurricular events. Families that move into the community and are not LDS are often taken aback by the strict discipline enforced and the high expectations both academically and extracurricularly.( our High School of 250 competes successfully with schools of 1500+) Lehi may call us welfare schools but we are more than fair.
Duncan Posted November 15, 2011 Author Posted November 15, 2011 I suppose that I should let Lehi know what it is like living in Zion. We have 9 wards in my town of less than 4000.Our public schools are staffed with about 90% LDS.We are occasionally accused of "running" the schools.Well,duh!. The families are quite involved with education and extracurricular events. Families that move into the community and are not LDS are often taken aback by the strict discipline enforced and the high expectations both academically and extracurricularly.( our High School of 250 competes successfully with schools of 1500+) Lehi may call us welfare schools but we are more than fair.the educational system where we are is different from where he is-Where you are is Zion??? OH PUH-LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!! When you come to (insert my Province here) welcome to the Celestial Kingdom!!
blackstrap Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Remember,Duncan,we do send away some of our best people.
Duncan Posted November 15, 2011 Author Posted November 15, 2011 Remember,Duncan,we do send away some of our best people.I guess...!
TAO Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 We had a very large ward and all but one of my son's age group (15 boys or so) went on a mission and several of the girls as well. The two Utah wards, quite large, I have been in have about a 90% rate as well.Yeah, it is nice =). What is weird is that this isn't Utah... it's California. But I suppose it isn't all too weird... my county (OC) does have a bit more Mormons than usual, I have heard. Still, it is pretty cool. And being in an active ward with so many testimonies is a great blessing... I wish others could come to it. But at the same time, I am sure the Lord has reason for small wards too. So small or large could probably both be good =).
Calm Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 When I lived in San Francisco, my ward had a high percentage so I am not the least surprised. And my old ward was in Canada so it's not just happening in Utah.
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