Was up in the Wolska district of Warsaw today for the Poland Warsaw LDS Mission 25th anniversary picnic:
Not an LDS (Mormon) myself, but I like this religion a lot, especially its teaching about people being created as heterosexual spirit children by God (and a Goddess Mother) in pre-mortality. Yes, the LDS get my vote because they staunchly defend the beautiful concept of heterosexuality (e.g. in their eternal marriage doctrine).
Thankfully, the rain just about held off and everybody was treated to a fantastic lunch. I really enjoyed my pork, oatmeal and (mainly beetroot) salad.
Below, there's a picture of the main hall at Wolska where, after the picnic, everybody watched a presentation about the 20th/21st century history of the LDS Church in Poland:
And of course, for the budding anthropologist/ethnographer, the picture below is fascinating, as it shows young missionaries playing basketball with a mixture of converts and investigators (pre-baptismal recruits) on the basketball court in front of the Warsaw Wolska chapel:
Of course, LDS conversion process may start with young LDS missionaries (or local LDS members) befriending/networking recruits before gradually or quickly introducing them to their religion.
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