Church Today

Our church building is notorious for being cold enough to store meat in. I know everyone says their church is cold in the summer due to the air conditioning running constantly, but ours really does take it to a whole new level. My children bring jackets or sweaters to wear in order to stay warm. So today when we showed up to church and the doors to the chapel were open I wondered if the air conditioner was working overtime. It wasn't. In fact, it wasn't working at all. Sacrament meeting was extremely warm. The current temperature outside is 94 degrees and the humidity is at 33%. I couldn't help thinking about the early pioneers that settled this area and how they not only didn't have air conditioning for church but had to deal with mosquitoes, no running water and had to ride in a wagon over dusty roads to get to and from church. As I looked around Sacrament meeting many people had made their programs into fans and were fanning themselves. My son Jacob's hair was wet with sweat. At the end of Sacrament meeting the Bishop stood up and said that he had consulted with the Stake Presidency and we would be cancelling the remainder of our meetings. He was especially concerned about those with health problems that would stay for the remainder of church when they shouldn't. So they sent us home.