Last night I was talking to a buddy of mine about what ward he should attend. Like me, he's a post-31 member of the Geriatric Cleansing crowd. He's attended one singles ward faithfully for several months, but because of some strict gatekeepers, he hasn't been able to get his records in. So he doesn't know whether to go to a home ward for a while, start the process over with another singles ward, or hold out hope that the gatekeepers lighten up a bit. None of the options feel quite like they fit.
I told him that sometimes I wish wards were more like McDonald's franchises. You scope out an area of opportunity, put in your application, make a marketing pitch, and carve out your own little niche of fast food heaven.
Of course, that's probably how the Apostasy started.