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[Billie Jo] Previously on "Suddenly Amish."
[Bishop] People are leaving the Amish community.
[speaking Pennsylvania Dutch]
I will be inviting English people into
our community in hopes of repopulating the church.
[Matt] I've always been interested in the Amish community.
[Esmeralda] The Amish way of doing things kind of just makes
more sense to me.
[Bishop] You'll need to integrate into the Amish community.
It will be your jobs to disciple them,
to prepare them.
[James] I do not have a good standing in my community right now.
I am shunned.
By helping me, I'm offering James a chance at redemption.
[James] I don't expect these English to last more than a couple days.
[Allen] It is our responsibility to teach them what's right
and what's wrong.
[James] I am escorting you off the property.
He's chasing me with a [bleep] axe.
If I'm not strict enough, I might be the one
paying the price.
You're an English guy trying to drag off our Amish ladies.
I need to go find them.
[knocking]
James is very unhinged. This community's not for me.
-I'm out of here. -[Kendra] I'm going home.
I'm leaving.
[Billie Jo] We're like, dropping like flies here.
[singing]
I'm scared.
I don't think that the Amish accepts anybody in
the LGBT community.
Imma just keep my little secrets to myself.
My hearing aids are controlled by this.
I'm gonna have to take your phone now.
If he takes my hearing aids away, that messes with my head.
Welcome to the Amish.
[Billie Jo] The hardest part for me is the heat.
-I feel like I'm dying. -[Esmeralda] I studied, got my master's,
[indistinct] now holding a broom to sweep floors.
It's such a step down.
-Reckoning Day is tomorrow. -Tomorrow is a big day.
[Bishop] At that time, the church will decide whether they can
continue pursuing membership in the Amish church.
I am really concerned with the Amish stance against
the LGBTQ community.
I don't know if I'm ready yet to tell Allen and James
that I'm bi, but I feel like I either talk to them
about my sexuality now or it will never happen.
My thing is this.
[dramatic music building]
[reverent chanting]
[Judah] Can I hear in the headphones what that sounded like?
OK.
[Judah singing] Don't know if I'm wrong, don't know if I'm right.
Following the signs, chasing peace of mind.
Running from the time, running from my mind.
I've been trying to find...
I've been trying to find me.
OK, keep that, and then let me do it again.
The song -- the song is gonna be called --
the song is gonna be called "Trying to Find Me."
Just trying to really find myself through everything
that's going on in life.
[Judah] I feel drained.
I don't feel like my potential is being used.
Like, who am I? What is this world?
Who am I in it?
My sexuality shouldn't label me.
Why do I have to put up a front or be somebody different?
My biggest fear is if the Amish will accept me
for who I really am.
It be crazy. I know God got my back.
[crickets chirping]
So if I were gay, then I would not be able to be a part
of the community. Is that what you're saying?
[tense music builds]
My thing is this...
um...
I'm bisexual.
I mean, honestly, with me and my journey.
I've been through so much in my life where I've hid myself
from my mom, from my family, but I've been safe enough to
be here and be myself around these people.
I'm not gonna do that.
Him dropping this bomb, especially right before
reckoning day, is very brave of him, I think.
So if the Amish community cannot accept me
because of me being bi,
then this is just not a community that I'm gonna be
a part of, respectfully.
With Judah coming out and saying that he's bisexual,
it was shocking.
Right now I'm kind of torn because in the Old Testament,
God clearly stated one man and one woman in marriage.
[James] The Bible says it's a sin for a man to lay with a man.
It's definitely an area of concern.
[Sarah] When Judah said that he was bisexual in the dinner table,
I was worried a little bit
because he's gonna have to go in front of the Bishop.
[Judah] I don't know.
I came to this talk, like, really ready to join
the community, but now I'm just like, do I really want to keep
hiding who I am?
[acoustic guitar playing]
♪♪
[Billie Jo] Today is reckoning day.
This is something that I've always wanted so badly.
And the more I think about it, the more I really don't know.
Can't think about just me.
It's also my family, and it's a lot.
[acoustic guitar continues]
[Allen] Today is reckoning day.
James and I will be going in front of the Bishop
and making a case as to
why we think the English that are still with us would
or would not be a good fit for our community.
Sarah and I, we did pray about this.
And I really don't know what I'm gonna say
about each one.
[Aaron] I would be lying if I said I wasn't tossing and turning
the entire night just thinking about,
OK, do I want -- do I not want?
What's he gonna say? How would this go?
This day is the day that everything changes for me.
[Judah] I'm just so sad because I've created all these bonds
with everybody, and to see this about to come to an end,
my heart's kind of broken,
and we're all gonna have to make a decision.
Do we want to be a part of an Amish community,
or do we want to go back to how we were before?
[Esmeralda] Even if the congregation agrees to
let us stay, we still have to make that decision
for ourselves.
So it's not the decision that the Amish are gonna
make about me.
It's really the decision I have to make about them.
[Bishop] In order to become Amish members,
it would be a two- to three-year time span.
And in that time, you would be expected to be a part of
the community projects that go on.
You would be expected to understand and experience
the Dutch dialect.
And at the end of this process, there would be a six months
time of discipleship,
where you would examine the foundational principles of
what the Amish believe about the Bible.
And then if you agree to that, you would be expected to have
an adult baptism and pronounce you a member of the church.
[James] The Bishop brought together a select group of members to
help us make decisions about these English people.
I worry these English aren't ready to continue their journey
here in the Amish community.
If we don't accomplish anything from this mission,
there's less chance of me falling in the good graces
of the Bishop and becoming unshunned.
[Esmeralda] It's stressful, it's overwhelming.
There's rows and rows of people from all over the community.
And depending on your decision, this could be the community
that you're joining.
[Billie Jo] I know that I am being watched.
The uncertainty is a nightmare.
We're gathered here...
for this special service...
for the future of our church.
God has sent six non-Amish people in our midst
who wish to join our community.
Four remain.
It's a decision for life.
-Everybody's petrified. -[Judah] This is it.
The moment of truth.
[Bonnie] I know that she's been obsessed with the Amish for a long time,
but I didn't really, until the last few years,
realize that she would like to be Amish, so...
We are very close.
It's a little scary that I might not be able to see her,
but I want her to be happy.
If the Amish rejected her, I would feel terrible for her.
It's a decision for life.
[tense chord plays]
[Bishop] At the end of this service, I will ask the congregation to
nod their heads if they agree to allow these candidates to
continue with us.
You may remain silent if you dissent.
Allen and James, you've been house-parents here.
I would like to hear from you what you've observed
and what your recommendations are,
and we as a congregation will then make a decision.
At this time, rise and share what you have to share.
[Judah] The air feels so thick right now.
I'm anxious because I just came out to my Amish family.
I don't know if Allen's gonna have my back.
I don't know what's gonna go on.
Um, I'll start with Billie Jo.
Esmeralda...
she had a hard time to give up the items
that she loved,
but she understands. She conformed.
Aaron has been very cooperative.
We've seen some community efforts
helping out on the farm.
So yeah, I've been very impressed with Aaron.
Judah, he was scared of animals, but he's been helping
out on the farm, feeding the animals
and catching fish. Yeah, that was great.
So, one question I would have for you is,
do you have any recommendations,
things that you would like to see them work on?
[clears throat]
Judah has -- is...
Maybe something you wish they would change?
Judah...
to me, you're like a son.
And I hope we can be a blessing to each other.
And to the people around us.
For my part, I'd be ready to move forward and give
these gentlemen and ladies an opportunity
if they desire so.
Good.
When Jude is at that he was bisexual the dinner table,
I wasn't too sure about what's going to happen.
But as a person,
I don't think I'm gonna look at Judah any different way
than I did before.
[Judah] Honestly, like Allen almost brought me to tears
because no matter what, you know, the Amish rules are,
he accepts me. He loves me.
He cares for me. He knows my heart.
[Allen] Scripture states that one man and one woman in marriage.
But being honest with myself, I saw more growth in Judah
than probably any of the others
and kind of made my decision on his growth.
[Billie Jo] It was really brave of Allen to accept Judah
and look past the rules.
But I have no idea how James is gonna react to this.
[Bishop] Thank you, Allen.
James, what would you have to say?
I sense your opinion. Your opinion may be different.
Well, I don't know, um...
[Judah] I don't know what's about to come out of his mouth.
I mean, since day one, he chased somebody out
the house with an axe. -[Billie Jo] He's just a wild card.
Who knows what James is gonna do?
A lot of them have ties back into their worldly lives.
Esmeralda has one foot in, one foot out.
A girly-girl, sorry.
Aaron has definitely integrated very well in a lot of ways,
but he still struggles with the hearing aid thing.
For James to stand up, give testimony to the community
and give testimony to the Bishop and say that even
though he knows and he watched me,
he mentored me.
That really hurt.
[Esmeralda] I feel like James hasn't really seen,
just, like, the changes I made.
To him, it's so, like, superficial that
he doesn't think that it's growth, so
it kind of feels like, OK, like,
OK, cool, like, he's not proud of me,
but I am proud of myself.
[James] So, we're down to Judah.
Judah has brought probably questioned the most.
What do you actually want?
From what?
Do you want the Amish life or not?
I love it here, and I'm having a great time.
I met some amazing people,
and I'm super grateful for that.
Kind of the main concern with Judah is, in certain ways,
he wants to be creative, but the Amish don't...
believe in being creative.
Bishop, if I may...
I just want to be able to share the Word of God.
That's all I want to do.
[Bishop] Judah, he's looking for more individuality.
I would like to encourage us
to accept Judah where he's at today.
I would like to encourage Judah to continue growing.
I think you would find some...
acceptance as you continue to grow.
And I would just like to encourage the congregation
on that point,
just to be more accepting, more loving, more gracious.
I think James has been quite strict with them.
Losing Matt, Kendra, and Emma is an example of this,
but that is for a later discussion.
Looks like the Bishop and I need to have a conversation.
I don't think he fully realizes how much effort
I put into this.
When we talk about the experience with Matt
and Kendra, there's principles.
The choices we make bring consequences,
and James didn't care.
[James] I'm trying to be unshunned by my church.
The Bishop kind of has the final say-so, and if he has
a bad impression of me,
I'm not -- I'm not in a good position.
At this time,
could each of you in turn stand and say your piece?
Aaron, if you would, would you come up here and just address
the congregation and share your piece?
I'm nervous.
It's kind of in the hands of the Bishop today.
So it's... it's pretty heavy.
We have to explain why we've taken this journey on
and what we want from that.
So one thing that I love about the Amish is
that they're simple people.
They're beautiful in the way that they live their life
of giving, but I have a disability with hearing. -You do.
And in the community, that's extremely difficult.
My phone is connected
to my hearing aids, but then that was taken away.
If I stay, that's a humongous life change.
And I've been thinking on that a lot.
-Thank you. -[Judah] Good job.
Esmeralda?
Hello, everyone.
I hate public speaking, so having to go up there in
front of community, I feel like it's just
so much more pressure.
I was so scared to leave my comfortable life back home
and come here and pursue this because I knew
it was gonna be so challenging.
But I feel like I learned
conforming is not always a bad thing.
I learned so much about confidence and that it's OK
to be yourself here and not need makeup and fancy clothes
to feel good about yourself.
And I'm hoping I continue to grow and give back to
the community that has given so much to me.
Thank you.
You may take your seat.
[Esmeralda] It was a lot of pressure, a lot of emotions,
and again, I'm not good at public speaking, so I feel like
the eyes of everyone in the community
just looking at me.
-[Bishop] Billie Jo? -[sighs] -- yes.
All right. Hello, everyone.
My mouth is dry.
My hands are clammy.
I want to impress the Bishop. I want to impress the church.
But at the same time, I'm not sure that I'm cut out for
the Amish life.
It's completely overwhelming.
[heavy exhale] All right...
It's completely overwhelming, the enormity of this.
This is like a job interview that I want so bad.
So I am just saying what I think is the right thing
and just speaking from my heart.
I am grateful for Sarah and Allen and James
and everything that you have
taught myself and all the others.
That it's not just about how you dress or what you can
or cannot do. It's about your morals.
I've loved so much.
I will never get these moments back.
It's a lot harder than I thought that it would be.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Judah, would you like to share?
Good evening to the congregation, um...
[Judah] The emotion is literally bottling up.
It's like that feeling when you have so much to say,
but it's all caught right here,
and you just really can't get it out.
Has there been enough positive to the experience that
you would like to continue to learn from it?
Or are you saying, "No, I'm done"?
[exhales] I'm gonna just say this.
I've met some beautiful, amazing people on this journey
with me, and I've made community.
I've literally faced fears here.
I've pet animals, I've caught fish,
I've been chased by chickens out here.
I've done a lot out here, you know what I'm saying?
And it wasn't for no reason.
I would love to stay and learn more about this community
and learn more about myself and God,
because I've learned a lot here.
End of the day, I would like for y'all to accept me for
who I am because I accept each and every last one of y'all
in these pews.
We can all be who we are and still serve Jesus
in each and every way.
-Thank you. -Thank you, Bishop.
♪ Can you hear me? ♪
♪ Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? ♪
At this time, as a congregation, if we're...
of one mind and heart, could we give a nod of assent
if we would allow these four applicants
to continue finding their way here?
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
[Billie Jo] The decision obviously makes me nervous.
I think I know what I want to do, but it's important that
I feel that I'm accepted and that others will be accepted.
Are we agreed to move forward graciously,
with mercy, with love, with compassion?
♪ Ooh ♪
[Judah] I've given up so much of my life to be here,
and I don't want it to be in vain.
This is where our lives change.
[Bishop] Are we prepared to allow these applicants to continue?
[upbeat music playing]
[Aaron] I feel like there was a big sigh of relief after this.
It's pretty heavy.
The congregation has spoken,
but for the English,
I would like to encourage you to take it very, very seriously.
In the Amish world, this decision...
is a lifelong decision.
Take the time you need to think it through.
Think about it.
Bishop Vernon asking us to take a moment to step back
and really, you know, think about the decision
that we're gonna make is a smart move.
Take a day, breathe, and see if it's something
that we really decide to do.
Now, we all have a decision to make, and I just hope
that everyone makes the right decision for themselves.
[Esmeralda] I'm super grateful that the Bishop and the community
gave me the opportunity to join, so making this decision
is gonna be really hard.
[Billie Jo] Try it.
Wow!
-Cheers. -Cheers!
-[glasses clinking] -Mm!
The Bishop is just sitting in the back,
just watching everybody, and his energy is real tense.
[Billie Jo] I could just see by, like, body language there was
something brewing.
What we know is we didn't get kicked out, so cheers to that.
So, if you're sincere, I told you that you could continue to
sort through these things.
But I did not come here to create drama.
And I'll just be very, very frank.
I am very, very upset with
what happened with Kendra and Matt.
I'm very upset.
I'll be honest with you, James.
You need this experience as much as they do
because you literally have walked away from the faith...
in Jesus Christ.
[Bishop] James was rebellious,
and he was a disappointment to me...
because in the Amish world, you're willing to say,
"OK, I made a mistake here.
I think I should have done that differently."
And that has not happened.
I don't know what James was doing.
That's not the Amish background I came from.
I will not be a part of...
pounding on anybody and hurting people.
I don't think the Bishop should have gotten upset at me.
I mean, I was just trying to keep law and order
in this group.
I mean, the fact is that Kendra and Matt went to a hotel,
and they shouldn't have.
But at the end of the day, he is in charge of
making final decisions,
and there's nothing I can really do.
So, if you were to ask whether I would recommend James be
unshunned in his community...
the answer is no.
Hey!
Welcome to my classroom.
This is my special-ed class, and I have students that come
in every single day and we have goals, we have objectives.
I guess I can relate to them because, you know, I do have
a disability with my hearing.
As you can see, they're in there.
So having my phone where I can adjust the volume is crucial,
because how am I gonna educate them
if I can't hear them?
And get feedback or give feedback?
Or just really be
an advocate for these kids who might just need somebody to
slow down with them? And, uh...
I will miss that.
[pensive music plays]
[Esmeralda] The Bishop told us to take a little more time to
make our final decisions.
I want to grow with the community.
It's also, like, I need to look at my own life and, you know,
the decision that I truly want to make.
Yeah, they took my eyelashes off, my nails off.
Like, the first night I was here,
they obviously took away our phones.
They took away all my makeup,
all my, like, not modest clothes.
But, yeah, it's all gone. It's all locked away.
But, yeah, like, at church today, hearing everyone else
kind of, like, made me also feel pressured
to wanting to join the community.
But the Bishop also kind of gave us, like, the grace to
really take our own time and make our own decisions.
So, like, in the back of my head, I'm still like,
"Do I really want this for the rest of my life?"
[Judah] It feels so bittersweet.
Like, it feels just like yesterday,
we walked in English, and some of us will be leaving
out Amish, you know? -Brother James,
[continues in Pennsylvania Dutch]
[speaking Pennsylvania Dutch]
Sure.
Any time that Allen and James speak in Dutch,
something's about to go down.
Now is the time where the English are going to make
a decision whether they want to stay or leave.
-[Billie Jo] Oh. -[Esmeralda] Oh, my gosh.
I haven't seen that in so long.
[Billie Jo] Oh, my goodness. The contraband chest.
The pants already no. Shoes have to go.
[Billie Jo] I literally forgot about those.
I want to hear one of you say, "Thou shalt not tempt us."
[Billie Jo] Thou shalt not tempt us.
Oh, God.
This chest holds a lot of things that we love
and we've had and we used.
I'm a little nervous what people are gonna do with this
temptation because everything has been away from us.
-So the time has arrived. -Go ahead.
[Judah] It's like they're baiting us to see if,
do you really want to be Amish?
[Billie Jo] I'm a little on edge.
Everyone here has become like my family, so I really don't
want to say goodbye to anyone.
[fire crackling]
[James] Who is staying Amish? Who is going back English?
Come on up.
Everybody's just looking around like,
"Who's gonna stand up?"
[tense music builds]
[Esmeralda] Walking up to that chest, once you see like a part of
the old you, it's like you just get all those memories of,
oh, like, I can just go back home and, you know,
act like I'm, you know, back to the convenient life,
back to English life.
It's so easy to just pick up those stuff and go.
OK, let me get my stuff.
Gotta -- gotta go back home for a little, figure things out.
So I would like my stuff.
I've made the decision and this Amish life is not meant for me.
[Judah] We came in together.
I wanted us to stay together, but everybody got their own
path and their own journey.
[Esmeralda] It is bittersweet.
I'm gonna miss the people here and the house despite the flies
and no AC and no lights.
I feel like if you're wanting to live a very simple,
minimalistic life, then the Amish life
could definitely be for you.
But if you're not ready to give up the everyday conveniences
of life, then I do not recommend.
Aaron, it's your turn.
[heavy exhale]
[sniffs]
[Aaron] If I leave today, I'm leaving my family.
I do need these.
I cannot believe this.
-And I do need this. -I understand.
[Aaron] I think that as much as I wanted to be here,
I have been really wrestling with a lot of stuff all day
and realizing I can't keep my hearing aids,
and that's huge. That's a deal breaker.
[Billie Jo] I think that the phone and the hearing aids,
you know, that's something that he feels he needs to have in
order to live comfortably.
So he has to do what's best for him on his journey.
[James] You got all your stuff?
[Allen] It's a disappointment to me that Aaron made the decision
not to stay, simply because the fact of his hearing aids.
I wish there was a way that we could have made it
easier on him.
He had a chance to become a good fit for our community.
Walking away from something that you have put so much
energy into, life and breath, isn't easy.
I love and want community,
and that's one big reason I took this journey.
But it doesn't have to be Amish.
OK, BJ.
I mean, I'm just gonna take a look, you know?
I -- it's been so long, Allen, I almost forget what's in there.
[James] Yield not to temptation. What do I see?
[laughing]
[Billie Jo] Phones are in there,
and things that we used every day.
This is like Pandora's box.
BJ's hesitating, and I can't even believe
that she's considering leaving right now.
She's literally wanted to be Amish her whole life.
-So, what do you think? -I am...
I am staying out of it. -Hey!
-I am focused on this. -Whoa!
-Aw! I love you. -I love you too.
I have longed to be a part of the community, and this journey
has showed me that it's absolutely the place for me.
I love the people, the culture, the lifestyle.
The verdict is in. I do want to be Amish.
All right, Judah, your turn.
What is your decision?
Are you staying or are you leaving?
Come on up.
When Judah walks up, I'm just bracing myself.
Oh my gosh, Judah, don't do it.
I'm scared to death that he's going to do what they did.
[dramatic music plays]
I really don't know what he's gonna do.
I'm gonna stay.
-[reverent chanting plays] -OK.
-That's a great decision. -Thank you, sir.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
[Judah] Being here, I didn't expect to gain any friendships,
and the fact that I'm here as the last two with you really
does mean a lot to me.
-I'm proud of you. -Thank you, Sarah.
-I'm so proud of you, I love you. -Thank you.
I appreciate you for making this a safe space for me to be
open and be myself. I appreciate you.
I love you.
And I'm excited to see, like, where this crazy journey
takes us. -[chuckles] Same.
With Judah and BJ planning to continue the journey in
the Amish, I wish them well.
In the end, I guess Esmeralda and Aaron,
it was just too much for them.
This life is not for them.
[Aaron] I'm sad to leave.
Am I gonna regret leaving?
I don't know.
[Esmeralda] I'm gonna miss the slow-paced life here.
I don't think I really had any regrets,
I think I did everything to the best that I could.
And I loved everyone to the best of my ability.
[Esmeralda] Oh.
-Oh, my gosh. -Esme!
[indistinct]
I love you guys.
[sniffling]
-All right -- we'll see you guys. -[Aaron] We'll see you.
-Love you all. -[Allen] Safe travels.
[Billie Jo] Thank you.
[James speaks indistinctly]
[Billie Jo] Bye.
-[Aaron] Bye, guys. -Love you guys.
-Love you, Es! No! -[Billie Jo] Love you so much.
Seeing Esmeralda and Aaron in their English clothes
is kind of crazy.
Saying goodbye, it's bittersweet.
But right now, I'm happy.
I am here for the long run, for the Amish life.
I'm so grateful for this entire experience.
Sorry.
[Bishop] Everybody deserves a place where they can find joy.
And if that's not here, we're gonna bless you.
If you can take something from this experience,
I bless you for it.
If it leads you to something different other than being
Amish, I bless you for it.
Has it changed the way they look at technology?
Has it broken the cycle of just being glued to your phone?
That would be my hope for these six applicants.
♪ A fresh perspective of my life ♪
[Esmeralda] I'm glad that I did this, because it just showed me
how much I take for granted back home.
So I'm definitely putting that into my life
and being more grateful.
I'm excited to finally, you know,
be more, like, immersed in my life.
♪ Another moment locked in time ♪
[Kendra] Even though it was a very challenging experience for me,
it's completely shifting how I'm living my life now.
All this, I don't need it. I just don't --
[Kendra] I stopped accepting dance opportunities if the outfit was
a little too revealing,
and I started dancing for my church.
[Kendra] Update on Matt and I, unfortunately, it just wasn't
meant to be. So he's not my cowboy.
I'm hoping and praying for another cowboy.
[Matt] Life is simple now. Screen time is down.
TV time is down.
The boys don't play as much video games anymore.
My kids want to be Amish now, and I told them
Dad gave it a shot.
And they said, "We can't bring our phones, Dad,
so don't bring your phone. I don't want to get in trouble."
[Aaron] Walking away from something that you have put so much
energy into isn't easy,
but what I'm really glad is that I considered trying
the Amish life, because the lessons learned,
the revelations and realizations,
it was everything that I needed.
[Allen] Our mission was to help them find a better life,
and I do feel like we did succeed.
And I hope they have good memories of our time together
and think positive of the Amish lifestyle.
♪ For life ♪
♪ The time is now ♪
♪ This is our moment ♪
♪ We chose our path ♪
♪ Get up and do it ♪
♪ There's no where I'd rather be, yeah ♪
♪ Right here, right now ♪
[James] The Bishop didn't feel like I'm ready to be unshunned,
but I'm glad for everything I've learned during this
mission, what the English have taught me about acceptance.
Some of the English left, some stayed, but hopefully more
come in the future,
and I'm willing to be here to help them.
[Judah] I'm currently in Atlanta, seeing family, friends,
and letting them know that I decided to move forward
and continue my journey with the Amish community.
Even though everybody moved on,
I still feel like we're all a family.
Like, Allen and Sarah are the parents.
BJ is like an older sister. Aaron is a brother.
Esme is a sister.
James is like that annoying uncle at the cookout that
you really don't want to talk to, but you love him anyway.
[Billie Jo] Judah and I both are pursuing our discipleship.
We've talked about getting a house together.
And meanwhile, I'm trying to learn Pennsylvania Dutch.
[speaking Pennsylvania Dutch]
I think that means "I don't know."
We'll see. I'm learning.
♪ There's no where I'd rather be, yeah ♪
[Emma] I think a lot of people covet the Amish lifestyle just
because it seems so peaceful and everybody wants peace
in their life.
Everybody is looking for something,
and most of those people that are looking for something,
they're looking for a place where they can feel safe...
and where they can just...
have that peacefulness.
♪ Ooh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Ooh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Ooh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Ooh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Right here, right now ♪
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