On Sundays, usually about 45 minutes before our worship services for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints begin, my husband, two kids and I slowly walk the block or two to our church building. Our children are young, so once we are ready for church it’s typically better to get out and make our way to church, stopping to look at bugs, flowers or fallen leaves along the way.

Getting to Sacrament Meeting early gives us the opportunity to chat with members of our ward. We moved into this ward just over a year ago and we’re just barely feeling like we belong here — when the people in the pews become less like new people and more like our ward family.

Even though it’s only been a year, we already seem to have our “usual” spot we sit in. You know the feeling, right? Like when the Joh

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