Today my wife visited a ward conference in Grafenwöhr, representing the stake YW presidency. As of today, Grafenwöhr is a US servicemen’s ward; until now it’s been a branch. For a meetinghouse, the ward rents a local hall. Before it was used as a church, the building was a bar, and then a strip club. Also, Elvis once performed there, approximately where the young women now have their classroom. Some LDS meetinghouses have longer and nobler histories, but I would guess few have had such close brushes with fame.
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Your stake should be very, very careful about planning any program where YW groups re-enact their local heritage.
Awesome! There is a movie coming out about Elvis’ brush with Mormonism, so maybe they can make a viewing of that a youth activity.
I can hear the prayers now. Thank you, Heavenly Father, thankyouverymuch.
Hilarious Susan.
Our building (in Brooklyn) used to be the union building run by the mob. We’ve been told on many occasions from neighbors that they know of people who were killed in the basement (where the primary meets).
Ardis, what were you referring to as “local heritage?” Nazi-ism, the Elvis performace, the bar, or the strip club?
Uh-huh.
But if Susan M. writes the script, it will be just fine!
Susan and Ardis – funny!
Rusty – Yikes! When the children learn about the gift of the Holy Ghost, maybe there really are a few… ghosts I mean.
Wow! That\’s wonderful to hear!!!! I was a member of the Graf Serviceman\’s Branch back in 92-93 when we met in the post chapel & annex… We probably had about ten families (if even that) show up every week.
Fond memories, that\’s for sure…