As many of you are aware, the Church recently removed the full-time janitors from staff. Members of wards are now responsible for basic building cleaning and upkeep. It has been my responsibility to supervise a young men cleaning crew for several months now and I have cleaned bathrooms every time (vacuuming and garbages are always taken by the young men). I have several observations:

1-The Men's bathrooms are MUCH cleaner. Every week. Give yourselves a pat on the back, Priesthood holders- against all presuppositions, you are the tidy ones!

2-The Women's bathrooms are comparatively sloppy, messy and (intentionally?) dirty. There is always toilet paper on the ground, soap all over the counter, and dirty mirrors. It looks like a middle-school in there.

3-Men's "aim" is generally pretty good.

But most importantly,

4-ALL THE SISTERS ARE ON THE SAME "CYCLE"!!! I have the singular privilege of emptying the "sanitary bins" in the female restroom (the young men are to "impressionable"), and can attest to this fact. For 2-3 weeks the bins will be empty of anything (with the exception of the routine piece of chewed gum). Then, all in one Sunday, the bins get PACKED! You can predict it on a calendar! (For several weeks I thought that the Sisters took care of this business at home, until I had this experience). Seriously, they all go at the same time! You would not believe the synchronization...