[djohnson(XLCmember)]

Peter I think it is very much on topic! Thank you very much for your openness and honesty.

I think in some things the LCS seems to do very well e.g. the joy of fellowshipping around a meal as you mentioned. They could teach the rest of the Body a thing or two about it. Sadly this kind of joy is mostly missing in evangelical churches. For some reason to built meaningful relationships with others is not easy. You could attend a church for months or even years and never be invited to dinner by someone. If invited the discussion will typically be around sports, weather, economy, politics etc. Not that this is bad but it is superficial. I'm not sure why it is like that. Maybe it is a reflection of our individualistic compartmentalized Western culture whereas in the East there is more community life. Note how spontaneously the early church adopted the idea of meeting from house to house, eating meals together etc. And how Jesus went to dinner at various places. Anyway I'm sure the Lord will guide you and your family where he wants you to be.