There was TOO much going on this week to tell all at once, but the main 3 events are:
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There was a graduation ball that was amazing. They had to make the
decorations from a budget of nothing and so they went to the jungle and
picked all these air fern, palm leaves and then they made paper machete
in huge sheets and put it over a frame and then painted it into a
castle. It was gorgeous and all the 130 graduates were dressed modestly
and the promenade and waltz were grand! VERY INVENTIVE USING WHATEVER
THEY HAVE ON HAND
2- Then there was graduation itself: the whole class,
of course, sang 2 songs - one of them was a song by Carrie Underwood
that sounded better than when she sang it . And the valedictorian
speech made the whole audience cry. The girl told about the day she
woke up to go to school and how her father got up earlier than she to
make sure she and the family had lunches to take to go to school. He
was a fisherman for a living and gave up EVERY cent he made for his
children to be able to go to school. She also praised another person in
her life that meant more to her than anyone, her Heavenly Father. She
took everything to him and he gave her the ability to excel. I've never
been so touched by a young person's speech.
I'M SURE BOTH FATHERS WERE VERY PROUD OF HER!
1- We were well taught by the visiting general authority - Elder Hallstrom.
It
was great to be with all the missionaries and just listen to the
testimony of a man that meets almost daily with the prophet and the
apostles and hear about how they receive revelation to hasten the work.
WE BETTER ALL HASTEN !
I will post a few photos here, but Dad will put more on the blog tomorrow.
I did one for the CACHETA COUSINS BLOG today.
We love you more than we can say. Thanks for being such a great FOREVER FAMILY!!!
Ma & Pa
Pic 1 - The paper machete castle with air ferns decoration
Pic #2 - graduation gowns and all matching sandals
Pic #3 - This was one of the graduates getting decked out with leis.
