13Nov2011 - first day at church

Today was interesting for us all. My mother always said that you must have a foundation in order to build on it, and faith is one of those. Now, don't get me wrong, I am not some blind follower of any faith, but living in Utah you have to come to realize that you really cannot escape Mormons. Therefore, we are taking the boys to church and Sunday school 3 weeks out of 4. 1 Week a month we will visit other faiths and then hold discussions to answer any questions the boys may have. The idea here is to have a point of reference and then learn about all of the different religions and philosophies of the world. Let's face it, if you believe in a supreme being, you cannot exclude your fellow human beings, and in order to understand your fellow being, you must understand the culture that they come from, and this includes religion. Therefore, we took Juan and Jesus to the Salt Lake South Jordan Stake house for services. Colleen stayed with them throughout Sunday School but I left after sacrament as I was making dinner and a homemade stew takes a bit of time to properly prepare. During sacrament the boys did very well, considering their age. Of course, having the books and paper that Colleen brought along sure helped. Juan was able to finish his book and write his book report for school. While they were doing this, I and Colleen were able to follow along with what was being said during sacrament. Colleen was also able to make contact with a women who coordinates the local Weeblos (sort of middle school for scouting). We want Juan to become active with the scouts as it will get him out with his peers so that he can develop. Since Rob has opted to act as proxy parent for me, Juan will be able to be active in the scouts even if I am out on the road.

After church we had dinner and then Juan completed his homework (one hour of reading)while Jesus played video games. All in all it was rather quiet. After Juan was finished with his homework, he and Jesus went out to play with their friends until it was time to come in and get ready for bed. It was a rather nice day as I was able to get the kitchen all cleaned up and the laundry done, as well as do some playing and research of my own.