Hello,
I grew up in Pennsylvania, but lived and taught in Maryland for a few years recently.
I am an atheist turned LDS.
I am a semi-recent convert to the LDS faith (Approx. a year). My first introduction to the church was when I asked a friend of mine "How was Mormon class?" when she returned from institute. She simply asked if I wanted to come and I did. So, the very first thing I did in the church was institute for a couple weeks before attending church. Oh yeah--and I later went on to marry this friend of mine who invited me to class.
A week after we got married I was baptised, and a week after that we both got jobs working in Qatar. So, we now live on a tiny peninsular nation that juts off of Saudi Arabia. We live in the capitol which is called Doha. We do not have a regular chapel where we meet, but the church has a very large villa where sacrament and classes take place. In fact, the ward was so large that it had to split recently. One of the things I am still geting used to is the fact that we have church and classes on Friday instead of Sunday so our practices allign better with our Muslim host nation. Nobody seems to mind too much, but it is strange to start the weekend with church. Our work week is Sunday through Thursday. Anyway, I could probably write a good post about being LDS in a Muslim nation. (It is not nearly as hard as you think. In fact, in many ways it is easier to live as a Mormon here.)
Anywhoozle, I'm new on the board, and I hope to find some good conversation and an outlet to discuss my faith and read about the faith of others. I look forward to meeting you all. (In the less real online sense)
Keep it real,
wr
