Posted by:
Anon4thisthread
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Date: October 20, 2016 01:48PM
It's seems the Greece thread was being taken over by Barstow talk. I don't want to hijack it further so I'll start a new thread. I also grew up in Barstow. I remember it having 2 big wards and a Spanish branch. And the Barstow stake having thriving wards in Lucerne valley and Big Bear. It was fun to grow up there. There were lots of activities for youth, fun road show a thriving scout program. Now I can't imagine what it's like for the poor kids forced to go to church today.
Anyways I returned to the area a couple of weeks ago for a funeral of a long time well known member of the church in Barstow. The funeral actually took place at the stake center in Apple Valley. I saw quite a few long time Barstow members and their kids and grandkids. I noticed many of the the kids and grandkids appeared to be no longer active members. Many were surprising that they left. But I guess it's just typical of what's happening to the church all over.