The Plan: Retire & achieve "Needgreater" status (Ecuador, Colombia, Peru?)
("I love it when a plan comes together." Hannibal Smith, The"A" Team)

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Elder School in Vegas



After a year-long break for no particular reason, the blog is resuming. It’s so easy to just let life drift by and before you know it, years have passed. That tells me that before too long I’ll wake up one day and be heading off to the foreign field to serve where the need is greater. I just need a couple of more things to fall in line, but I see the goal right in front of me.
OK- so a year and half after Shirley’s heart-attack at the circuit assembly, she’s fully recovered and you’d never know it happened. So far those stents are holding and her heart’s pumping fine.
Manny & Jesse at Elder School
In February, Manny & I attended Elder School here in Las Vegas, which always gets the blood flowing. Hard to believe it’s been more than 5 years since I went to school in Patterson in 2009. Now the school travels from city to city and the 2 instructors (former circuit overseers) are permanently on the road.
There were about 30 brothers at the school and I’ve posted a few photos. There were many highlights, but the ones I’m most free to disclose have to do with food, which was lovingly prepared by various congregations.

These cool desks attach right to the seats and make it much easier to maneuver books & notes etc. They're used for Pioneer School as well.

Inside the Kingdom Hall before class

Can you believe it? Six (count 'em) SIX varieties meatloaf  on  Meatloaf Day.
                   Does it get any better than this?
                                    

I'm a salad guy, and we had some good ones.

More goodies

One day at break, we had this nice healthy shrimp & avocado dish.  Really tasty.
               


Dining table complete with table cloth.