Big Sky Branch

We planned our trip specifically so that we would be able to attend the Big Sky Branch on Sunday.  They have a nice little building, but construction at the resort went bust with the economy and most of the members have left.  They keep things going because there are a lot of visitors year round.  The branch presidency drives about an hour from Bozeman every Sunday.  They announced that two more members were moving out which brought their numbers down to 17 members.  I think a lot of them are less active.  Besides the branch presidency and the high counselor who spoke, I only saw four people who were probably from Big Sky.

This week was an exciting week for them.  There were two family reunions in the area that came and Terry and I.  They probably had close to 60 in attendance.  They meet for two hours, sacrament and gospel doctrine.  They had made arrangements for a primary class, and someone in the branch presidency took the YM/YW and came up with a lesson.

We've only been twice, but both times the sacrament speakers and gospel doctrine teachers have been excellent.  Today, Brother Anderson, who is a convert from England, and has lived all over the world, and has his PHD in something, spoke on recognizing anti-Christs or faith shakers, and how to keep the faith.  It was really good.   I think that Brother Anderson is a professor at Montana State.  He also taught the Sunday School lesson. 

This little branch needs people to move in.  Terry and I want to be among them.  It might take a decade before we can move there full time, but I know we can make it happen.