They are really missing out on dessert.

It is really sad that not more people are interested in learning about the scriptures or  even the basic principles of the gospel.  I'm not talking about those who have never heard of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints,  I am talking about those members who come to church each week and sit in the meetings with blank looks on their faces. You can tell they have not even read the lesson, bring their scriptures into the building for three hours and then stash them away until next week.

These unfortunate souls are great people who are kind to their neighbors, love their families and work hard to provide for them but just have not taken the time to study and apply those marvelous teachings into their daily lives.  I have learned that once you start to not only read but study the scriptures, a new world is opened up.  The more I learn the more I also learn how much I don't know.  I will never have all my questions answered but  I am searching for those answers and have found much more than I had ever expected.  I admit that I have an advantage by being married to Ben and I truly am grateful for him and his knowledge. (besides, he's a pretty good husband as well)

We do have two sisters here who are interested in studying and it has been great to meet with them.  We get  together, discuss a subject that has been studied and have a meal.   Ben has a huge library on his laptop and is able to help us with any questions that may come up.  They have both learned English mainly to be able to read the material that is not available in  Dutch (which is a ton) We have wondered why more of the church literature is not translated into this language but now realize that there really is not  a great demand for it. Why supply them with something that will not be read anyway?

We will keep trying to get more people interested in learning and hopefully someone will wake up and share dessert with us. We still have some time to work on this and we simply will not give up trying.