Was it the last Memorial ever? Time will tell but I wanted to share some shots I took during another eventful Memorial season. With 1 day to spare we finished our VERY large territory. Our congregation of about 91 publishers had a combined attendance of 323!! I say combined because for the first time ever, our rural group that's trying to form, San Francisco, had a Memorial. They have 19 publishers and had 82 attending! In Nindiri we were 241. Needless to say we were pleased since the year before they told me there was about 250.
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| First day of invitation work we were like ants invading the neighborhood |
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| Cleaning day the Sunday before. There's me, um, talking and not cleaning. Hey, I did SOME work, I promise. |
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| Some of the hard-working brothers who dedicated so much time to making sure San Francisco had a dignified place to celebrate their Memorial. Many years ago a loving sister left this piece of land to the congregation with the faith that one day there would be a group in her territory and they would need a KH. Won't she be happy in the new world to know her dream came true! |
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| For the 1st time, I had the privilege of preparing the unleavened bread for the emblems. Unfortunately, I found out about my assignment the day before. It was a little stressful, but everything came out great. Even if my bread was more like a pancake than a cracker. Oops! |
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| My student, Jamileth, came for the 1st time in years. She brought her husband, little brother, and daughter. She was very happy to attend. About 7 years ago she was an unbaptized publisher. We've been studying about a month and she's determined to get herself back on the bandwagon. I'm very proud of her. |
