The Latter Day Saint

While subbing the other day I wound up in a school that required me to arrive at 11:30, but I didn't have a class until 2:10. (glad I was early) I ended up in a teachers lounge reading a book with a another sub who didn't really look a day over 16.

She had long brown hair that was very strait, glasses, and a baby face (which I guess women are supposed to have, but her look was even less aged than any 24 year old woman). She had a degree from UMBC in education, but was looking for her niche in the field. And oh yeah, she was bound and determined to get her drivers license soon, because, "a girl my age..."

I didn't have anything better to do so I started a conversation with her. She was very nervous, averting her eyes and stuttering, but I actually got her talking. She spoke about her family in the Arnold area. She is one of eight children and her oldest brother is on mission right now for the church. Naturally this sparked my attention, so down that road we went. What church, how long is the mission, etc.

She is a Latter Day Saint (A.K.A Mormon) and their family is a devoted family to their faith. Her older brother is at BYU. I asked her all manner of questions regarding Mitt Romney and Mormonism. Why are they called Mormons and/or Latter Day Saints. Her perspective was that LDS was a more politically correct term. That there were a lot of misconceptions about Mormonism so the membership were asked to call themselves LDS.

We spoke for 20 minutes, and other teachers arrived. It was obvious that they knew her and didn't have much respect for her. They somewhat forced her to quiet down and she ended up leaving the lunch room. But for my part, it was a very interesting conversation with a Latter Day Saint.

Who have you talked to?

--Ben