Posted by:
Amyjo
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Date: April 15, 2019 05:51PM
The one who she and I never got to meet before. I thought she was raised LDS because her father was LDS. She told me only he was. Her mother was southern Baptist. Although she grew up in Utah. Her dad wasn't active LDS so there wasn't a conflict over what to raise their children. Their mother chose.
She and her sister reside in a neighboring state today.. Both are retired now. I called to make sure she got my message last week about the unclaimed fund of her father's. She thanked me for that. She said there were some claims she and her siblings had cashed out years before, and this may be one that was overlooked.
She has led a very interesting life and career. When we touched on religion she mentioned that with her background she prefers liberal Christian leanings to evangelical ones. She lives in a strong evangelical community, but prefers worship as a Congregationalist. She told me that came about from when she used to work in Boston, Mass and attended a Congregationalist church at Harvard. Theologians came from all over the world to speak and teach and it struck a chord with her that were closer to her own values. So when she found one where she lives now as an offshoot of the eastern Congregationalists, she decided to make it her church home going forward.
She was never LDS.
She did say that the evangelicals control the area where she lives like the Mormons do in Utah. They are dominant there. Her best friend just went evangelical, and was hoping my step-sister would too. But my step-sister is more than happy with her liberal Christian theology of "many roads lead to heaven." Not there is only one path and the other is hell and brimstone.
We had a nice conversation about our parents and their similarities. When we ended the call she called me her sister, and we told each other we loved each other.
I found out we have more in common than not. (Besides our parents.) For having never spoken before today, we share some mutual interests and perspectives. I'm glad I reached out to let her know about the abandoned property. If not for that, we may have never met.