I went to help a new family move into our ward this afternoon. Well, the Elders Quorum did the big move on Saturday, but this woman's husband is across the country doing job training, so she is doing it all herself, with a 3 1/2 year old girl and a 7 month old boy, so I went to help her unpack today. We got to talking about where she was from and what her husband did. She mentioned her husband went to school on Bainbridge Island. "WHAT? What is your last name again?" Dahlstrom. Ken Dahlstrom and his family just moved into my ward! The world seems so small inside the church.
He happened to call while I was there and asked my maiden name. When he heard it, he immediately went into stories of scouting with Ben. I just had to laugh. You never know who you'll run into or what distant memory will suddenly turn up in your ward! I was just going to help a woman alone with her move, and suddenly I'm taken on a trip into my past. This is weirder to me than driving down Meridian and having Alan Cleaver driving right behind me.
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3 comments:
Your Aunt Pat is in my ward, and Scott's mom is a regular visitor :-) (I'm in Silverdale 3rd)
I had no idea, Amber! That just proves my point! :)
That is too funny! It is a small world, and isn't that nice? And what unexpected blessings come when we serve others.
So where are the Dahlstrom parents?
And did you read on my blog who found me there?
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