Sometimes I wonder If People think.

My Grandmother is 96 years old. Last Wednesday night she fell, drug herself to her phone and called my mom. My mother and I went over to lift her up off the floor and set her a chair. She was very weak and could not help at all. We sat and talked for awhile and checked for injury's. Fortunately other then some bad bruises she was fine, but still to weak to stand or walk on her own. So we stayed got her to the bathroom, helped her into her pajamas, and put her in her recliner where she spends her nights (I should mention that she is legally blind and lives alone).
My grandma is also very religious. She hates to miss church for any reason short of death. By Friday she still could not support her own weight(84 Lbs.) for more then a few steps and their was no way she was able to get in the car without being lifted. My mom can't lift her. So she was very upset that she would have to stay home from church that week. This is where I opened my big mouth. I told her I would take her to church so she didn't need to worry about it. I can get her in and out of the car and do all she needed to get there. My grandma was very thankful for that.
Sunday came and we were of to church, I would need to stay for all three meetings(she/we are LDS) and I was not looking forward to it, but I knew my grandma was. I have some anxiety about going to church because of personal reasons.
So there we are sitting in her first class and one women felt she needed to share about a neighborhood Christmas party that they served alcohol at. She kept saying what a wonderful party it was. She knew some of the people who were there were also "Mormon" not active and drinking. Her tone and the rest of her story was very judgmental toward "those type of people". I was hurt by her words, it made me feel unclean, and not want to be there at all.
That class ended, I helped my grandmother do what she needed, and her next class started. I sat through it too. Thinking of the first class most of the time. Did the women in the first class know anything about the people she seemed to be judging? Did she know she could be hurting several of the women in that room with her words? Does she understand what forgiveness is? I wasn't mad at her.... OK I WAS mad at first. But my thoughts went straight to "typical Mormon, judging everyone that isn't as perfect as they are". However as I sat there I thought about the Mormons in my life that have not judged me, the ones that relies we all do things that we regret. We all have our own choices to make, and they may not agree with yours, but that is OK and you might still be worth knowing and maybe even liking.
So let think before we react!

Think before you stereotype a whole religion by the careless comments of one.
Think before you judge someone else for their actions.
And
Think before you offer to help take your grandma to church :)