Mary and Brende had been reluctant to attend church with the Minimites because of their strong Catholic background but finally decided to attend service. It was strange to me to learn that the men and women sat separately. Surprisingly they both enjoyed the service and felt refreshed and purified. Brende stated it was as good as most memorable Catholic services they had ever attended. He felt that many of these people were easy to convert because they suffered together in the fields and in the meetinghouse and it bonded them together. He yearned to be part of a greater whole.
Personally I feel that one of the major reasons for the enormous drug and alcohol problem in our country with young people is due to the lack of being part of a greater whole. Family life, as our ancestors knew it, is gone. Technology has turned some of our youth into isolated beings. They sit for hours on computers playing games or with an iPod in their ears listening to music and have no interaction with other people. I was raised in a family where we spent endless hours together talking, laughing, and praying together. Church and Christ is a large part of our lives. We are a very close knit family and I cherish every childhood memory. These wonderful memories will carry me throughout my lifetime.
Also in this chapter Mary began to develop deep relationships with the other women once she felt accepted. She was having a difficult time with the rules on dress because she liked to wear pants in the garden. After talking with Sally she realized that Minimite rules on dress were like other Minimite rules, that was, were flexible. And also that even though they had different beliefs they were still accepted by the Minimites.
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