The last ward we attended in Utah was called Granger 14th. Boundaries were exceptionally weird, but we did have enough activity that there were two adult Sunday Schools. I don’t recall anyone having multiple callings. It was a good ward.
We had only been here for a couple of
years when we returned to Utah for my late daughter-in-law’s funeral. We had been invited to stay for a linger
longer at the Granger 14th. A
lot of people had moved out of the ward in that two years time. A LOT.
I asked someone if a lot of members were on vacation. Looking around she claimed that most of the ward
was in attendance. The ward had shrunk.
When Jaime and I had gone back for a
visit last year we were told that the Granger 14th had dissolved. That's too bad. Understandable, but still sad.
The other day I received a phone call
from my sister updating me on the boundary changes that had taken place within
their stake (first area where Richard and I had moved to). She, for one, was grateful for the change as
there has always been an overwhelming amount of members who were not active and
so did not have callings.
Our current ward has had a lot of
inactivity as well. I have never lived
in a ward where I couldn’t walk from one end to the other. I don’t know how many miles the ward boundary
covers. I know there are some who if
they visited others would take over an hour just to arrive at one another’s
houses.
We have had six or seven convert
baptisms just this year. Most are still active. There is one who is slipping and two that
have received the discussions but have not committed to baptism – rather have listened
to those who are against having them baptized.
There is growth – such as having only
six wards in our stake after we moved in.
We now currently have seven. There is also shrinkage.
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