User:Jordan Huntley

A Time When I Learned To Like Something

(For English 102)

When I was in the middle-to-late stages of my childhood my parents and I would attend church on the occasional Sunday. On those days I would sit with my parents during sermons and I would be partially listening but partially bored. As a younger child I wasn’t completely focused on the messages from our church, and I didn’t really enjoy hearing them. Due to the lack of entertainment I experienced there, church wasn’t my favorite place. As a child I didn’t vehemently dislike preaching, but I just wasn’t interested in it.

As time went on, however, I began to listen to more of the sermons (my increased listening was attributed to growing maturity and a greater focus on religion). I can’t say I remember there being one sermon in particular that resonated with me and sparked my attentitiveness, but in general I developed a liking for the various messages that were presented on Sundays. I liked hearing about messages centered around peace, hope, and joy. Additionally, going to church felt good because I knew that it was the right thing to do.

Overall, I changed from not caring about the sermons and not really liking church to enjoying the sermons and wanting to go to church. Currently, there are two main churches that I attend the most. The first church is called New Life Church, and it is in Everett, Wa. The second church is called The Grove Church, and it is located in Marysville, Wa.