The day began cloudy and overcast with a threat of rain, but as you stepped into the Primrose Lutheran Church this past Sunday morning, it felt as if it were the first sunny day of spring, heralding the end of a long winter. All of the parishioners were smiling, happy, talking with everyone they came in contact with. There was a distinct sense of joy, as well there should be, on a day such as this one.

The Primrose Lutheran Church, a beautiful country church several miles north of New Glarus and west of Belleville, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was celebrat...