In our continuing effort to visit all of the units in the Sarasota Stake, we attend the Wauchula Branch today. Not surprisingly, it is about an hour drive from our apartment. This is a small, struggling branch. The branch president lives in Sebring, although I believe he may have lived in Wauchula some time ago. He seems to know all of the members including those who are not active. He currently has only one counselor whose wife is the R.S. president. They have been long-time members of the Church but have only recently returned to activity. Today was the first time that the counselor had conducted a Sacrament Meeting.
The two missionaries assigned to the branch both have callings, one with the young men and the other with the Elders Quorum. The branch president really depends on them, and they have many assignments in the branch. They are going on splits and taking brethren home teaching with them. The branch president told us that no one was home teaching or visiting teaching until two months ago. They do work with some investigators but more of their time is spent working with members. In this situation, perhaps that is for the best.
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