4-5-1945

Dear Mother, Dad, Shirl, & Rhoda; (& Brother Neil)
Well, perhaps I had better tell you of a very funny-yet good-experience I had last Sunday.
Well, I thought I would take in a little church so Sunday evening I looked for a church-I inquired around and finally a taxi driver told me he knew where the L.D.S. church was---so, I went there. Well, I went in and they were having a little fire-side discussion before the actual services. I sat down & started to listen to what they were saying They started talking about some delicate subject like the plurality of Gods or something like that & there seemed to be some who agreed with the speaker & some who didn’t. They began arguing back & forth & doing everything but calling each other liars. It really got heated—so hot that one person & her husband & two kids shoved off before the tide went out. Boy, I thought “what the heck is this church coming to”. And then I began to wonder if this was really a Mormon Church—I didn’t see how it could be, and yet they were talking about Joseph Smith the Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price, & Doctrine and Covenants. Well, I stuck out the session & then prepared to get out while the getting was good.
But, before I left a few people wanted to meet me---When they found I was from Salt Lake they asked me if there was a very large branch of the Reorganized L.D.S. Church back there. When I heard that I knew it was a mistake & I had ended up in the Reorganized Church.
So, that explained everything.
But, really, I have never seen such a lack of spirit in a place in my life. It was really terrible.
Well, this next Sunday I will find the right one and see if I can’t have a better time.
I am well & enjoying this place a lot. Thanks for mailing my uniforms. Gordie says to tell you hello.
I hope you are all well.
Bill
P.S. I expect to see Don’s carrier in this base soon, because they all come here at one time or another. There are 6 in now.